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Watch free highlights of all the midweek Premier League fixtures - including Liverpool vs Everton and Chelsea vs Spurs - first on the Sky Sports app.

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How do I watch Premier League highlights?

Simple. Just come to the Sky Sports website or app at full-time of the game you want to see - and the highlights will show up on the homepage, in the match blog, match report and our highlights blog here.

Do I need to be a Sky Sports customer to watch highlights?

No! You don't even need a Sky account - just head over to the app or website and watch highlights of each game.

Which games are on this week?

Tuesday April 1

FT: Wolves 1-0 West Ham

FT: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

FT: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man Utd

Wednesday April 2

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 7.45pm

Bournemouth vs Ipswich, kick-off 7.45pm

Brighton vs Aston Villa, kick-off 7.45pm

Newcastle vs Brentford, kick-off 7.45pm

Man City vs Leicester, kick-off 7.45pm

Liverpool vs Everton, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

Thursday April 3

Chelsea vs Tottenham, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss admits there are 'some outstanding candidates out there' if club sack him

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says there are "some outstanding candidates out there" should the club decide to sack him.

But the under-pressure Australian says speculation around his future "doesn't rock my world", while he did not feel "disrespected" by comments from ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino after the Argentine exclusively told Sky Sports News he wants to "one day" return to the club.

A week on from Pochettino's interview, a report in The Athletic claimed Postecoglou's future is in serious doubt beyond this season, with Spurs reportedly making Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola their top target to take over as head coach should they decide to sack the Australian.

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Spurs sit 14th in the Premier League and are aiming to avoid a 16th league defeat of the season at London rivals Chelsea on Thursday, live on Sky Sports.

Asked about how he deals with the talk around his future, Postecoglou replied: "I know what my responsibilities are. I'm sure if the club decide to go in a different direction, there are some outstanding candidates out there for it.

"And you know what, maybe somebody will think, 'Ah Ange Postecoglou's not a bad coach, maybe we'll take a punt on him'.

"It doesn't rock my world, it doesn't consume me. I am here and passionate about what we are doing.

"I was brought in to change the way the club plays, rejuvenate the squad and bring success. I am focused on that and that's what I'll keep doing."

Ange responds to Poch return comments

During the international break, former Tottenham boss Pochettino admitted he wants to "one day" return to the club as he revealed he has a "very good relationship" with chairman Daniel Levy.

Questioned about Pochettino's remarks, Postecoglou said: "Mauricio hopefully wants to come back one day, I hope it happens for him. We all have dreams and aspirations.

"You're suggesting he was trying to put pressure on me?"

When asked whether the timing felt disrespectful, the 59-year-old replied: "Well, I don't feel disrespected.

"If you ask Mauricio that question directly, you'd get a pretty clear answer as to what his intent was.

"Again, nothing for me to be consumed with."

'Chelsea game can give us confidence ahead of Europa League QF'

Postecoglou is facing unwanted history on Thursday. Defeat at Chelsea would see him become the first Tottenham boss to lose his first four league games against the Blues.

But the ex-Celtic boss will be hoping a positive result in west London can act as a springboard ahead of this month's crunch Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, which raises hopes of Postecoglou ending Spurs' 17-year trophy drought.

Postecoglou acknowledged a tough away trip to Stamford Bridge - where Tottenham have only won once since a victory in 1990 - could act as a dress rehearsal for their last-eight second leg in Germany on April 17.

He said: "It is a little bit different because I think European competition and knock-out competition tends to be a little bit more cagey, but there are some elements there.

"Playing away from home, against a loud fanbase, against a quality opponent, where certainly if we can come through that test, it gives you confidence about what is ahead.

"We need to try to build some momentum into the rest of the season and finish in a positive way. Going to Chelsea, we know we have to play well to beat them."

O'Hara: Ange will lose job if Spurs are knocked out of Europe

Ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara speaking to Sky Sports News in the wake of the defeat at Fulham before the international break:

"Ange is clinging on to his job right now.

"Tottenham fans are booing them off the park [at Fulham]. If you take Europa League out of it for a second, if you're looking at the Premier League table and you're looking at the performances and the output from the players, it's not good enough.

"[Postecoglou] is riding on the Europa League now. All the eggs are in that basket. If we get knocked out, he's going to lose his job."

What does future hold for 'hot prospect' Iraola?

Sky Sports News' Mark McAdam:

On June 19 2023, a relatively unknown Spanish manager became the first foreign boss of AFC Bournemouth. Fast forward 652 days and that man isn't unknown anymore. In fact, he's so well known right now - he's one of the hottest prospects in the footballing world.

In the last few weeks alone, he's been linked with Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur.

Last season he masterminded Bournemouth's highest-ever points tally in the Premier League and looks set to better that this year, and he's done it with style, charisma and a huge chunk of modesty.

The Tottenham job, though, has more substance, and could be an interesting proposition for the 42-year-old, depending on Ange Postecoglou's future in north London. The big question remains - could they possibly prize Bournemouth's biggest asset away from the south coast?

Possibly. But it won't be easy.

Bournemouth are as relaxed as their boss. He's not the type of manager who wants to jump at the first opportunity; he understands the value of development and time, and he knows he still has a lot of things to learn.

Bournemouth might just be the right place to do it. But let's be honest, one day, he will get his chance to manage a bigger club.

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Ange Postecoglou: Tottenham boss admits there are 'some outstanding candidates out there' if club sack him

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says there are "some outstanding candidates out there" should the club decide to sack him.

But the under-pressure Australian says speculation around his future "doesn't rock my world", while he did not feel "disrespected" by comments from ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino after the Argentine exclusively told Sky Sports News he wants to "one day" return to the club.

A week on from Pochettino's interview, a report in The Athletic claimed Postecoglou's future is in serious doubt beyond this season, with Spurs reportedly making Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola their top target to take over as head coach should they decide to sack the Australian.

Under-pressure Ange facing unwanted history at Chelsea

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Spurs sit 14th in the Premier League and are aiming to avoid a 16th league defeat of the season at London rivals Chelsea on Thursday, live on Sky Sports.

Asked about how he deals with the talk around his future, Postecoglou replied: "I know what my responsibilities are. I'm sure if the club decide to go in a different direction, there are some outstanding candidates out there for it.

"And you know what, maybe somebody will think, 'Ah Ange Postecoglou's not a bad coach, maybe we'll take a punt on him'.

"It doesn't rock my world, it doesn't consume me. I am here and passionate about what we are doing.

"I was brought in to change the way the club plays, rejuvenate the squad and bring success. I am focused on that and that's what I'll keep doing."

Ange responds to Poch return comments

During the international break, former Tottenham boss Pochettino admitted he wants to "one day" return to the club as he revealed he has a "very good relationship" with chairman Daniel Levy.

Questioned about Pochettino's remarks, Postecoglou said: "Mauricio hopefully wants to come back one day, I hope it happens for him. We all have dreams and aspirations.

"You're suggesting he was trying to put pressure on me?"

When asked whether the timing felt disrespectful, the 59-year-old replied: "Well I don't feel disrespected.

"If you ask Mauricio that question directly, you'd get a pretty clear answer as to what his intent was.

"Again, nothing for me to be consumed with."

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Premier League highlights: Watch Liverpool vs Everton and Chelsea vs Tottenham best moments for free on Sky Sports

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Watch free highlights of all the midweek Premier League fixtures - including Liverpool vs Everton and Chelsea vs Spurs - first on the Sky Sports app.

Follow every game on the Sky Sports website and app, where you can watch free match highlights shortly after full time.

Watch FREE PL highlights FIRST on the Sky Sports app - shortly after full-time

Live Premier League table

Get Sky Sports or stream with NOW

How do I watch Premier League highlights?

Simple. Just come to the Sky Sports website or app at full-time of the game you want to see - and the highlights will show up on the homepage, in the match blog, match report and our highlights blog here.

Do I need to be a Sky Sports customer to watch highlights?

No! You don't even need a Sky account - just head over to the app or website and watch highlights of each game.

Which games are on this week?

Tuesday April 1

FT: Wolves 1-0 West Ham

FT: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

FT: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man Utd

Wednesday April 2

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 7.45pm

Bournemouth vs Ipswich, kick-off 7.45pm

Brighton vs Aston Villa, kick-off 7.45pm

Newcastle vs Brentford, kick-off 7.45pm

Man City vs Leicester, kick-off 7.45pm

Liverpool vs Everton, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

Thursday April 3

Chelsea vs Tottenham, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

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Andoni Iraola future: Cherries boss 'loving life' at Vitality Stadium amid Real Madrid and Tottenham links

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On June 19 2023, a relatively unknown Spanish manager became the first foreign boss of AFC Bournemouth. Fast forward 652 days and that man isn't unknown anymore. In fact, he's so well known right now - he's one of the hottest prospects in the footballing world.

In the last few weeks alone, he's been linked with Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur. Last season he masterminded Bournemouth's highest-ever points tally in the Premier League and looks set to better that this year, and he's done it with style, charisma and a huge chunk of modesty.

In case you didn't know who I'm talking about, it is Bournemouth's head coach Andoni Iraola.

It's unsurprising really; he was in the same youth team as Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso, comes from the same Basque region in Spain as Unai Emery and was team-mates with Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard and David Silva in the twilight years of his playing career.

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With those ingredients, it would be more of a surprise if he wasn't very good.

But just 18 months into his managerial career in England, he's showing his attributes as a coach in the most challenging league of all - and people are sitting up and taking notice.

He would be the first to say that being linked with the Madrid job was far from being a realistic possibility, but it made for some good headlines for a couple of days.

The Tottenham job, though, has more substance, and could be an interesting proposition for the 42-year-old, depending on Ange Postecoglou's future in north London. The big question remains - could they possibly prize Bournemouth's biggest asset away from the south coast?

Possibly. But it won't be easy.

Bournemouth are as relaxed as their boss. He's not the type of manager who wants to jump at the first opportunity; he understands the value of development and time, and he knows he still has a lot of things to learn.

Bournemouth might just be the right place to do it. But let's be honest, one day, he will get his chance to manage a bigger club.

But how has Iraola swanned into the Premier League with his self-dubbed "chaos football" and upset so many of the big hitters? There's one phrase that gets chucked around the Bournemouth dressing room daily and that is: 'let's make it uncomfortable for them'

It's become an unofficial internal motto. Let's put every side under pressure, do things they don't like, press them and run at them. Do anything and everything to "make it uncomfortable for them".

Right now, Iraola seems content. He is loving life at Bournemouth and is comfortable with the team he's built.

The Cherries have been a surprise package this season until recently, but every team has a blip, even the best.

Even the game with Man City in the FA Cup last weekend wasn't a walk in the park. This philosophy and style is working - Arsenal, Man City, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Spurs and Man United have all been beaten, with every single one of them saying it was far from fun.

It's a style that is almost the future of football. It's not about endless passes between the back four or possession for the sake of possession. It's intense, it's fast and it's about having as many shots as possible to put the opposition under pressure.

Bournemouth are third when it comes to the number of shots this season, behind only Liverpool and Man City.

It's a shame Bournemouth's FA Cup run is over; Iraola and the team deserved to achieve something for their season, but it also shows the difference between being good and being the best.

No win in six may be a slight concern, but there's still enough time to create history for Iraola's club, and maybe even finish with some form of European football for next season. The season is still very much alive despite their recent slump.

They've shown so much during the campaign, European football is probably what they deserve, but you don't always get what you deserve in football. This honest group deserves something - a squad that's very together, on and off the pitch.

His biggest strength is his ability to get the best out of players. I don't think there's a single Bournemouth player that's not improved under him, everyone has got better, everyone is worth more than what they paid, and everyone will point to his stewardship as a key factor in their development.

He has some exceptional young coaches around him who really understand the club and English football, Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper, who are both destined for big things in the game when their time comes.

It's hard to pick out one player who has seen the sharpest rise in performance. Justin Kluivert will be up there. Before Bournemouth, he had played in four different countries, in four different seasons, all on loan.

He's now found a home, a position and established himself as one of the most dangerous players in the Premier League. Iraola found something that others couldn't, which is just one example of him having a different footballing vision from the rest.

He's got a habit of moving players' positions and unearthing something in them that no one had seen before. Wide men become defensive, strikers become wingers.

Milos Kerkez, Antoine Semenyo, Dean Huijsen and Ryan Christie - the list really should include everyone because everyone is better than they were before his arrival.

It's key developments to those players that will catch the attention of owners and sporting directors across the globe - they know their assets will become more valuable under Iraola. That's something worth its weight in gold.

But when it comes to moving on, will Iraola need convincing that Bournemouth is the place to be? No, he'll know that already.

Owner Bill Foley's ambition is crystal clear; the club have just moved into their new state-of-the-art training complex, the stadium is being redeveloped to increase capacity, there are always funds to improve the squad and there are incredible colleagues in commercial and recruitment working at the club. Right now for Iraola, this is the time to stay.

Foley recently said in an interview he wanted to start talks over a new deal for the boss, but Iraola has only ever signed short-term deals. It's the way he likes it, but always says he respects his contracts.

Will that worry Bournemouth? Yes, and most probably no. Their recent succession planning has been very good, with anyone who has left, they've had a plan. Sporting directors Simon Francis and Tiago Pinto, two more astute operators in Bournemouth's impressive collection of employees, will be preparing for every eventuality, regardless of who leaves.

They understand their model and know it involves sales, so it shouldn't be a surprise that a player or even head coach grabs the headlines about a possible departure.

There's no question there will be players leaving this summer, and some hefty profits made, but it will be a real test of the structure of the club about how solid this ship is. Can they replace as they have done, and can they convince everyone the journey is only just beginning?

Whatever happens this season, European football or not, it's clear that this is a club on the up, ready to compete for Europe. There's a sound footing, a wave of optimism and now the footballing world is watching.

They are watching with expectation, and in football, expectation is where the problem lies.

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Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur: The Battle of the Bridge revisited

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Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports, almost a decade on from the infamous 'Battle of the Bridge' encounter.

Tottenham travelled to Stamford Bridge in May 2016 knowing they simply had to win in order to stay in touch with Leicester City at the top of the table and remain in the hunt for a first top-flight title since 1961.

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However, Mauricio Pochettino's side made their journey back across the capital with their title hopes up in smoke after what has gone down as one of the dirtiest clashes in Premier League history.

So what exactly happened in southwest London that night? Why was it such a bad-tempered contest and what was the fallout?

The background

The visitors arrived at the Bridge, where they had not won since February 1990, bristling, having thrown away the lead, and two vital points, in their previous game at home to West Brom.

Their already spiky mood was not improved by various interviews given in the lead-up to the match in which Chelsea players said they were looking to get one over on their city rivals and help Leicester win the league.

"For different reasons, we arrived at that game in a very sensitive moment," Pochettino would go on to explain. "We were very aggressive in all that was happening. It was a special moment, very special. Out of context, we can say, 'Why did Tottenham behave like this?'. But with all the context, in that moment, I think it was normal."

A cautionary tale

Not that you would have known anything untoward was about to unfold, though, with the visitors racing into a dominant two-goal lead as half-time approached thanks to well-taken strikes from Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son.

Until that point, Spurs defenders Kyle Walker and Jan Vertonghen were the only players to have been booked, but all that was about to change as the game entered injury-time at the end of the first half.

It was Danny Rose's late challenge on Willian right in front of the dugouts which was the catalyst for a mass brawl that saw, of all people, Mousa Dembele eye-gouge Chelsea striker Diego Costa.

"I was involved in the game and I forgot my thoughts," Pochettino said after the match. "It was a mistake. I cannot go onto the pitch."

Rose himself was lucky not to see red for his tackle on Chelsea's Brazilian forward - "The linesman has bottled the decision there, he [Rose] should have been sent off," was Jamie Carragher's assessment at the time on Sky Sports - but it laid the groundwork for a feisty second half.

The two players in question were both cautioned, taking the total of first-half yellows to four, with eight more to come after half-time - including in total a record-breaking nine for the north London club - as substitute Eden Hazard inspired the hosts' fightback to draw 2-2.

'I allowed them to self-destruct'

Incredibly, however, there were no red cards issued by referee Mark Clattenburg, despite Erik Lamela deliberately treading on Cesc Fabregas's hand and Eric Dier cleaning out Hazard late on.

"It was theatre," Clattenburg later recalled. "I went in with a gameplan: that I didn't want Tottenham Hotspur blaming Mark Clattenburg that they were losing the title. There should have been three red cards to Tottenham.

"I allowed them to self-destruct so all the media, all the people in the world went, 'Tottenham lost the title'.

"If I sent three players off from Tottenham, what are the headlines?, 'Clattenburg cost Tottenham the title'. It was pure theatre that Tottenham self-destructed against Chelsea and Leicester won the title."

However, the final whistle - which confirmed the end of Spurs' title challenge - brought more ugly altercations as the two teams headed down the tunnel, with the visitors' back-up goalkeeper Michel Vorm and Costa going at it, before Vertonghen also became involved in a heated touchline row.

Even Chelsea's mild-mannered boss Guus Hiddink found himself involved after being knocked into the dugout area during the melee, although the 69-year-old Dutchman saw the funny side to it, joking: "Even at my age, I had no problem falling down!"

What they said…

"It was a London derby we hadn't lost in 26 years," Chelsea captain John Terry said at full-time.

"It was always going to boil over. A couple of times it got out of hand but players are fighting for points and titles. It's emotions - that's football."

Meanwhile, former top-flight referee Dermot Gallagher thought the clash was the hardest he had ever seen to officiate in the Premier League era.

"I think that's the toughest game I've seen in 24 years for a referee," he said. "That was a tough, tough test. The referee realised the stakes, realised the emotions and everything. I think he's tried to referee the occasion.

"To end up with 12 yellow cards in a match is really extraordinary. He's tried to stand back and let the players play the game and he's at the behest of the players then, but the players didn't buy into what he wanted to do. That's why he came in really, really tough at the end."

What happened next?

The Football Association charged both clubs with three breaches of failing to control their players, with Spurs hit with a £225,000 fine - on top of a £25,000 penalty for collecting six bookings in the game - while Chelsea were fined £375,000 having had more previous misdemeanours.

Dembele, who also should have been sent off, was subsequently handed a six-match ban for his attack on Costa which spilled into the following campaign.

"It was a very emotional game and you react to things," he said three weeks later.

"Now I have to learn from this. My intention was not to do something bad to him. It is not in my character to be so emotional. I'm disappointed about the six-game ban, but I know they want to give a message. I will move on. Hopefully we can keep the passion but do it better. We can be proud of ourselves and take the positives into next season."

As for Spurs themselves, Pochettino's team - who had fought all season long for that elusive first top-flight title in more than 50 years - would go on to lose their final two league games to Southampton and Newcastle and somehow finish the season behind arch-rivals Arsenal in third.

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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Under-pressure Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou facing unwanted history at Stamford Bridge

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Ange Postecoglou is facing unwanted history on Thursday.

Defeat at Chelsea, live on Sky Sports, would see him become the first Tottenham boss to lose his first four league games against the Blues.

It would be yet another damaging stat for the under-pressure Australian.

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The 2-0 loss at Fulham before the international break saw Tottenham fall to a 15th league defeat of the season - their joint-most at this stage of a Premier League campaign (29 games). It leaves them 14th in the table and in danger of their lowest-ever Premier League finish (15th in 1994).

"Ange is clinging on to his job right now," ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara told Sky Sports News in the wake of the Fulham defeat.

A day after the loss at Craven Cottage, a report in The Daily Telegraph claimed Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola and Fulham's Marco Silva are among the leading candidates to replace Postecoglou if Spurs decide to make a managerial change in the summer.

The next day, ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino told Sky Sports News he wants to "one day" return to the club and has a "very good relationship" with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.

The warning lights have never been brighter for Postecoglou. So is his only fix to win the Europa League and end Spurs' 17-year trophy drought?

"I think it is, I really do," O'Hara said. "Tottenham fans are booing them off the park [at Fulham]. If you take Europa League out of it for a second, if you're looking at the Premier League table and you're looking at the performances and the output from the players, it's not good enough.

"[Postecoglou] is riding on the Europa League now. All the eggs are in that basket. If we get knocked out, he's going to lose his job."

Poor London derby record and lack of first-half threat

Before that crunch Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, Postecoglou has a chance to not only pick up his first points against Chelsea, but to improve on Spurs' miserable London derby record this season.

No side has earned fewer points in Premier League London derbies this term than Tottenham, who have lost five of nine such games this campaign (W3 D1).

Stamford Bridge is a graveyard for Spurs - and it proved so for Postecoglou last season.

A limp 2-0 defeat in west London saw him fume at his players on the touchline in an explosive rant (watch below) as the visitors failed to have a shot on target in the first half.

Nearly a year on, and a lack of first-half goal threat remains.

No shot on target in the opening 45 minutes at Fulham meant it was the ninth time Spurs have failed to register a shot on target in the first half of a Premier League match under Postecoglou, which is more than Spurs' last two permanent managers combined - Antonio Conte (6) and Nuno Espirito Santo (2).

The free-flowing 'Angeball' that dazzled Spurs fans at the start of Postecoglou's tenure has fizzled out.

"I don't really understand the credit that Ange has got in the bank, I really don't," O'Hara said. "This is meant to be a football team and a football club that's trying to get Champions League football, and one of the most profitable clubs in the world.

"I get it when Ange Postecoglou came in. We had 10 games unbeaten, top of the league and we had this exciting football and everyone loved it. Well, I haven't seen that really since."

Chelsea architects of Ange's struggles

It was, in fact, Thursday's opponents Chelsea who were the team to trigger Spurs' decline in Premier League form.

The Blues' 4-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season in a chaotic Monday Night Football (relive the Premier League classic below) inflicted a first league defeat for Postecoglou.

It also sparked a seemingly never-ending injury and suspension list that has hugely hampered Postecoglou.

Nonetheless, from that infamous November defeat to Chelsea, Spurs have suffered more league defeats (27) than wins (22). And, as illustrated in the table below, only four ever-present Premier League clubs have taken fewer points than Spurs from then.

Their away form has also been alarming. Only relegation-threatened sides Leicester (10) and Southampton (12) have lost more Premier League away games this season than Tottenham (8).

"Ever since we lost to Chelsea, we've just been exposed and teams have figured Spurs out," O'Hara said.

"I think the problem he's had is that managers in the Premier League are top managers. Players are top players, they will adapt and they will figure out how to beat you.

"The first 10 games was a bit of an unknown quantity with Tottenham because you didn't know what you were going to get from Ange Postecoglou.

"But since then, teams and players have figured you out, and Tottenham since then haven't had a Plan B.

"Yes, they've had injuries, but I think we're still trying to believe that we can be that team from those first 10 games that Ange had.

"For 18 months, it's been really truthfully shocking."

But with a near-fully fit squad at his disposal and hopes of winning silverware still firmly alive, Postecoglou now has the chance to recapture that magic from his first two months in charge.

A first victory over Chelsea would be a much-needed step in the right direction for the 59-year-old in a defining two months ahead.

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How do I watch Premier League highlights?

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Do I need to be a Sky Sports customer to watch highlights?

No! You don't even need a Sky account - just head over to the app or website and watch highlights of each game.

Which games are on this week?

Tuesday April 1

Wolves vs West Ham, kick-off 7.45pm

Arsenal vs Fulham, kick-off 7.45pm

Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd, kick-off 8pm

Wednesday April 2

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 7.45pm

Bournemouth vs Ipswich, kick-off 7.45pm

Brighton vs Aston Villa, kick-off 7.45pm

Newcastle vs Brentford, kick-off 7.45pm

Man City vs Leicester, kick-off 7.45pm

Liverpool vs Everton, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

Thursday April 3

Chelsea vs Tottenham, kick-off 8pm - live on Sky Sports Premier League

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