Spurs lose out 6-3 to Liverpool at home, with Spurs' goals coming from James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham lost their final game before Christmas to Arne Slot's Liverpool, a game in which the Lilywhites were on the back foot for the whole 90.
Tottenham made no changes from their 4-3 win over Man United in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup, but Destiny Udogie did return to the bench following a slight injury.
Ange Postecoglou spoke pre-match on the criticism of his style of play and the concept of his football, saying how, "I don't need validity, and it won't change"
Postecoglou stuck by that, going all out against the Redmen, but Arne Slot's counterattacking football came out on top.
Spurs will head into their boxing day clash against Nottingham Forest eight points off of them and 11th in the table.
Story of the Match
Ange Postecoglou stuck with what worked in their previous match, with Djed Spence still starting ahead of the returning Destiny Udogie at left-back.
A scary start for Spurs saw Mohammed Salah come close, hitting the side netting after a wayward pass from Fraser Forster fell directly to him.
Liverpool looked quick from the off, and Spurs were looking nervy with their passes out from the back.
Salah came close again in the 10th minute, but a big save from Forster kept the game goalless.
Liverpool were getting the chances, but Spurs were holding off well, forcing the away side to take their shots quickly.
Another chance for Salah saw the Egyptian hit the bar this time, his fifth attempt in just the first 20 minutes.
Liverpool got their opener just minutes later, a pinpoint cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold found Luiz Diaz, who headed it past Forster.
It was poor marking from the Spurs defence, and they found themselves a goal down.
At the 30-minute mark, Spurs were pushing with their regular attacking football, but nothing was working for the Lilywhites.
The evening got worse for Tottenham though, a ball into the box was met by Dominik Szoboszlai who headed it into the air for it to be contested.
Alexis Mac Allister came running in however to head the ball home and put the Redmen 2-0 up.
However, just minutes later, Spurs grabbed a lifeline through James Maddison.
Dejan Kulusevski won the ball off of Mac Allister high up the pitch and played it to Maddison who curled it in past Alisson.
The game was still up for grabs for Spurs who cut the deficit to only one goal just minutes before the end of the first 45.
Not too long after Spurs' lifeline, the woes came back for the home side as Liverpool grabbed a third.
Radu Dragusin missed a header which allowed Salah through on goal, the Egyptian then played the ball to Szoboszlai who put it through Forster's legs.
The half-time whistle then blew, and Spurs were down by two with the scoreline reading 3-1 to Liverpool.
Tottenham started the second half looking lively but still making the same mistakes with passes as they were in the first half.
Liverpool, on the other hand, were showing no signs of slowing down and quickly grabbed a fourth.
A shot from Cody Gakpo was blocked by Archie Gray, Szoboszlai's follow-up effort was also blocked by Gray, but the second follow-up from Salah was put into the back of the net.
Spurs were looking down and out being 4-1 down, but were still sticking to their style of play.
The goals didn't stop there, and on the hour mark, Liverpool grabbed a fifth.
A quick counter saw Szoboszlai run through and play it into Salah, the Egyptian placed it in easily to make the scoring 5-1.
It marked the first time Spurs had conceded five at home in their new stadium.
A second goal came the way for Spurs with 20 minutes to go, and it was from the man on form, Kulusevski.
A lofted ball from Dominic Solanke saw Kulusevski volley it home and cut Spurs' deficit to only three goals.
Spurs continued their attacking efforts, and 10 minutes later, they grabbed a third.
A ball into the box saw substitute Brennan Johnson head it down for Solanke who on the turn hit it past Alisson in net.
Spurs made it 5-3, but Liverpool were quick, and just a minute later, made the score 6-3.
Luis Diaz grabbed his second following a cute ball from Salah.
With five minutes to go, the action was showing no signs of slowing down, both sides were still attacking in numbers.
Added time finally saw the game slow down, and the whistle eventually blew.
A game of frantic action was finally over, and Liverpool came out on top, winning 6-3.
Player of the Match - Archie Gray
Despite the result, the 18-year-old played his heart out in the centre of defence.
Gray was played yet again out of position but did well when called upon, a fair few goals were conceded, but Gray stood out amongst the team.