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Ally McCoist insisted Mohammed Kudus did not deserve to see red during West ham's defeat to Tottenham in the London derby, despite a moment of madness from the midfielder.

Kudus had fired the visitors into an early lead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before Dejan Kulusevski levelled for Spurs before the interval.

Ange Postecoglou replaced James Maddison with Pape Matar Sarr at half-time and the hosts returned revitalised following the restart, with a quick flurry of goals.

Yves Bissouma put Spurs into the lead before their advantage was doubled when Alphonse Areola turned the ball into his own net, before Son Heung-min completed the rout on the hour mark.

Frustrations were evident among West Ham players as they tried to force their way back into the game and Kudus lashed out at Micky van de Ven during the closing stages.

The midfielder was initially shown a yellow card after appearing to kick the Dutch defender while he was challenging for the ball before slapping him during the resulting melee.

Van de Ven was also booked for shoving Kudus following the incident.

A subsequent VAR review ultimately overruled the referee's decision and Kudus was give his marching orders, much to commentator McCoist's chagrin.

'I'll be honest, I'm probably old-school,' McCoist said on TNT Sports. 'Give him a booking and let's get on with the game.'

After being sent off for violent conduct, Kudus will likely face a three-game ban which will come as a significant blow for Julen Lopetegui's side.

But there could be worse to come as Mike Dean claimed on Sky Sports that Kudus could be sanctioned twice. First for the initial incident, and again for his reaction towards Van de Ven.

The 24-year-old has started every Premier League game this season for the Hammers, and had opened his account for the campaign with a goal in their 4-1 win over Ipswich earlier this month.

Kudus will now likely be unavailable for West Ham's trip to Old Trafford next weekend, and subsequent clashes with Nottingham Forest and Everton.

Defeat on Saturday means the Hammers have won just two of their opening eight Premier League games this season.

Mohammed Kudus opened scoring before Dejan Kulusevski equalised for Spurs

Bissouma put hosts ahead before Alphonse Areola own-goal and Son's strike

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After a fortnight spent stewing over the meltdown at Brighton this was the perfect remedy for Ange Postecoglou.

Not simply three precious points in a London derby, but a victory to answer questions about spirit and character, having fought back from behind in a brisk transformation sparked by a bold substitution.

Postecoglou sent on Pape Matar Sarr for James Maddison when the scores were level at 1-1 at half time and restored a better balance in Tottenham’s midfield.

His team came out and scored three goals inside eight minutes through Yves Bissouma and Heung-min Son, either side of an own goal by the hapless Jean-Clair Todibo, as Dejan Kulusevski orchestrated it all from midfield.

This time it was West Ham who crumbled to the dismay of Julen Lopetegui whose team finished with 10 men, with Mohammed Kudus sent off for pushing Micky van de Ven in the face during a late skirmish.

MATCH FACTS

Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie (Gray 88, Bissouma (Bentancur 82), Maddison (Sarr 46), Kulusevski, Johnson, Son (Werner 70), Solanke (Richarlison 81)

Unused subs: Bergvall, Dragusin, Forster, Moore

Scorers: Kulusevski 36, Bissouma 52, Areola 55 OG, Son 60

Booked: Van de Ven

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

West Ham (4-1-4-1): Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodriguez (Mavropanos 70), Kudus, Paqueta (Alvarez 61), Soucek (Soler 61), Antonio (Summerville 61)

Unused subs: Coufal, Cresswell, Fabianski, Ings, Guilherme

Booked: Paqueta, Soucek, Soler

Sent off: Kudus

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

It was Kudus who gave West Ham the lead much earlier in the game, arriving unmarked at the back post to sweep in a low cross from Jarrod Bowen. It was not the first time the two wingers had combined to create problems for the Spurs fullbacks.

Guglielmo Vicario had saved from Kudus only seven minutes earlier. Again, Bowen was the instigator but the finish by Kudus was too close to the goalkeeper and Vicario was able to beat it away. This time, there was no mistake.

Spurs had several opportunities to clear the danger before the ball landed at the feet of Bowen. He wriggled clear of Destiny Udogie and cut the ball low to the Kudus who was completely unmarked. Pedro Porro was back on the goal line, unable to block the shot, and Brennan Johnson was too late on the cover.

Brighton had given Tottenham problems in wide areas. The collapse from two-up to lose 3-2 had been inspired by damage done by wingers Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh. Udogie had a torrid second half that day.

Here, Bowen and Kudus were always dangerous, but Spurs fought their way back into the game by half time.

Brennan Johnson, who flashed a volley wide when the game was goalless, went close again with an attempted header that skidded off his shoulder and dropped narrowly wide. And Alphonse Areola saved a deflected effort by Porro before conceding the equaliser.

Maddison broke out of midfield with the ball and picked out Kulusevski, who jinked inside from the right onto his left foot and beat Areola with a low drive which fizzed off the inside of both uprights before spinning into the net.

Postecoglou sent on Sarr and Spurs instantly found a happier balance. This was the make up of their midfield for most of last season. One deep, one playmaker and Sarr, putting in the miles, adding bite and generally getting through lots of the unsung work.

This season, in search of more creativity, it has usually been Maddison and Kulusevski with one deep midfielder, on this occasion Bissouma. But the introduction of Sarr at half-time swung the game Tottenham’s way with a rapid flurry of three goals.

The first of them converted by Bissouma, who arrived in the penalty box to guide a cut-back from Udogie through a crowd of legs for his second of the season.

Then one with a slice of fortune. Son started a slick move in midfield, traded passes with Kulusevski, collected the return and went for goal. Areola struck out a boot to block the shot but it ricocheted off Todibo and into the net.

Then, Son claimed Tottenham’s fourth on the break, isolating Todibo, sidestepping him with ease and beating Areola at his near post. West Ham were all at sea. Lopetegui made three changes to stem the tide but his side almost conceded a fifth when Son thumped a shot against the foot of a post.

From here, there was chances at both ends. Kudus was twice denied. Once by a block from Udogie on the line then a save by Vicario before he lost the plot and was sent off for losing his discipline in a late skirmish.

Kudus sparked the incident with a foul on Van de Ven, kicked him in the back as they were both on the ground and then jumped up, pushed the Spurs defender in the face and for good measure pushed Sarr in the face as others rushed to get involved.

The only real surprise was that it took a VAR intervention before referee Andy Madley pulled out his red card, but it was a shame for Kudus to ruin what had been a fine individual performance in this way.

Club football has returned!

Tottenham host London rivals West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the early Saturday, Premier League kick-off time slot. Ange Postecoglou’s men are looking to bounce back from their disappointing 3-2 loss they suffered against Brighton just before the international break.

The North London outfit had been on a five-game unbeaten run before the defeat, with pressure once again now on the Australian coach and his side. They face no easy task against their close rivals, after an initial poor start to the season, Julen Lopetegui’s Hammers will be looking for a statement win against Spurs.

Follow Mail Sport's live coverage below for the live score, team news, latest updates and reaction.

Ange Postecoglou is adamant that he can change Tottenham's reputation

Tottenham were heavily criticised following their collapse against Brighton

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Ange Postecoglou says he would be 'stealing a living' if he thought it was impossible to banish Tottenham's reputation for inherent fragility.

Accusations of 'Spursiness' returned after the collapse from 2-0 up at half-time to a 3-2 defeat at Brighton on their last outing rekindled the criticism of his predecessor Antonio Conte, who claimed it would be ever thus regardless of the manager.

Postecoglou revealed his team's running stats were down by a staggering 20-30 per cent at the start of the second half at the Amex, and refused to accept Conte might have had a point when he delivered that critical parting shot in March 2023.

'If I accepted that what am I doing here?' said the Spurs boss. 'Seriously, if I accept that this is somehow impossible to change, I am really stealing a living. I don't believe that and I never have. If I fail the failure is on me and nothing to do with the club.

'I knew the tag on the club when I accepted the position. It's not a secret. It wasn't like getting in here and going, 'Jesus Christ, this club hasn't won anything for 14 years, can you believe it?'

'I accepted the challenge so I can't sit here complaining. It's why I'm here. It's up to me to change that. I don't see it as impossible. I think it is achievable and that's why I'm going to do everything in my power to change it.'

Postecoglou was more concerned with the passive nature of his players at the start of the second half after analysing the Brighton defeat, which brought a run of five wins to a sobering halt and confronted his players with the data on their return from international duty.

'It's not that complicated,' he said. 'It's fair to say our sheer volume of running probably dropped 20-30 per cent in that 20-minute period. Our high speed running, our sprinting certainly dropped.

'I saw that anecdotally. I could tell because we were passive. When we're running it means we're pressing, and really aggressive in everything we do. We have the ball, we're sprinting forward and I sensed that wasn't happening. The data backs that up. It's not up for debate.'

Heung-min Son and Richarlison return for Saturday's derby against West Ham. Richarlison has been out since August and has been through a personal preseason regime by Spurs in the hope of ending his recurrent injury problems.

'He recovered from his injury a couple of weeks ago but we've used the last couple of weeks to get his fitness base up,' said Postecoglou. 'He's worked awfully hard, he's trimmed down and looks really lean.'

Tottenham have warned fans not to sing a homophobic chant that references Mikel Arteta and Dominic Solanke.

Spurs will be back in action on Saturday when they take on West Ham in a London derby following the international break, but supporters have been messaged prior to the match.

The club have sent an email out to season ticket holders this week warning that they will take 'a zero-tolerance approach' to discriminatory chants or behaviour, seemingly in reference to the particular song.

It appeared to surface during Spurs' 3-0 win over Manchester United three weeks ago, with the club sending out a statement after that game condemning the chants and promising consequences.

Now, there has been another memo sent out, with threats of action made if anyone is heard or seen singing the chant during the game against West Ham.

The email read: 'Dear Supporter. We should firstly like to thank our fans for their cooperation following our previous communication on this matter ahead of the Brighton away fixture, at which there were no reports of homophobic chanting.

'Ahead of tomorrow's home fixture with West Ham United, we will not be complacent and are therefore reminding supporters that the Club takes a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of discrimination.

'Our stewards will once again be wearing body cams to identify any individuals involved in unacceptable chanting so that the Club can take the strongest possible action, in line with our Sanctions & Banning Policy.

'For the avoidance of doubt, this includes the Dominic Solanke chant with reference to Mikel Arteta and any use of the term "Rent Boy" - which the Crown Prosecution Service considers a homophobic slur and hate crime.

'Stewards will identify those instigating and participating in any such chants – including those covering their mouths. Abuse and intimidation towards our stewards will not be tolerated either, with bans issued where necessary.

'We are justly proud of our superb and loyal support, home and away. However, we all have a responsibility to act as ambassadors of Tottenham Hotspur and discrimination of any kind has no place at our Club.

'We look forward to seeing our fans back at our home stadium, supporting the team in a manner that all our fans can enjoy and be a part of.'

After the United fixture, Spurs wrote in a statement that they were aware of 'abhorrent homophobic chanting' from sections of the Spurs crowd during the game.

The chant was also slammed by Spurs LGBT group 'Proud Lilywhites' after the United game, as well as anti-discrimination in football organisers Kick It Out.

The symmetry was impossible to escape as Dominic Solanke stood once more in anticipation on more less the same patch of Wembley turf.

Back in an England shirt, poised to win his second cap for his country, ready to come on as a second-half sub against Greece just as he had done when making his debut against Brazil.

Seven years older, wiser for the twists and turns and everything that happened in between. Bigger, stronger. A better striker, he agreed, more complete, and determined to be part of England’s future which he did not know at the time would be about to unfold under Thomas Tuchel.

'I’ve been through a lot,' admits Solanke. 'I’ve learned a lot. 'I’ve grown a lot, on and off the pitch. My game has improved a lot since that first cap. I’ve matured a lot, filled out. I’m a lot stronger than back then.

'Obviously, back then I was quite young, and it was a friendly game. This one, I was a bit older now and in competition so two different games. Probably more excitement than nerves this time. You just want to get on and play because representing your country, it’s a dream.

'When you’re young looking up at the top players, they’re all doing it for their countries. And there’s so many players that to be one of the selected few is a huge achievement.

'Every time you get the chance it’s something to cherish so I’m thankful to have the opportunity again. I feel like I’ve worked hard to get back there so it was a joy to be back.'

This was Solanke’s second coming as an England international. His first featured a mammoth haul of 72 caps at various youth levels, the pinnacle of which was England’s victory in the Under-20s World Cup in South Korea, where he scored four and won the Golden Ball, the prize for the best player.

Previous winners included Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona. 'Nice to brag about,' he smiles when reminded how Rodrigo Bentancur, now a Tottenham teammate, played in the same tournament for Uruguay. 'I’ll never forget, that’s one of my greatest achievements to this day. Hopefully, there’s more to come.

'It’s a long season and I need to keep playing for Tottenham, doing well for the club, and hopefully there will be more opportunities to play for England in the future.'

Solanke kept his England shirt from last week’s Nations League game against Greece, his second appearance for the senior team to go with all those from the youth ranks, and intends to frame it and hang it alongside the shirt already on his wall from his debut against Brazil in 2017.

Among his first tasks on his return to Tottenham’s training centre was to help out at a five-a-side tournament run by the club’s community coaches for aspiring young players aged 16-18 from around North London.

He mingles, chats and picks up a microphone to field their quick-fire questions. Idol? Didier Drogba. Toughest opponent? Virgil van Dijk. Most gifted teammate? Eden Hazard.

Biggest setback? 'Relegation with Bournemouth.' Advice? 'Keep going and believe in yourself.' Ambition? 'To try to be at the next World Cup.'

At their age, Solanke had already been tipped for stardom by Jose Mourinho who named him as one of three Chelsea teenagers he expected to make the top. The others were Lewis Baker and Izzy Brown.

'My conscience tells me that if Baker, Brown and Solanke are not national team players in a few years, I should blame myself,' said Mourinho with trademark conviction just three months before handing Solanke his senior Chelsea debut as a sub in a Champions League group game against Maribor.

It is a decade this week since that first glimpse of the young Solanke. Baker, meanwhile, is at Blackburn in the Championship on loan from Stoke. Brown retired after a succession of injury problems in April last year.

'When a manager like that says those things it’s great to hear,' says Solanke. 'A bit of added pressure but he obviously said it for a reason. I have good memories from there.'

It would prove to be Solanke’s sole appearance for Chelsea. He spent the next season on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch Eredivisie and Mourinho had been sacked by the time he returned.

Antonio Conte was in charge and Solanke ran down his contract, resisting offers having decided to leave for better pathway to the first team, joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017, then Bournemouth 18 months later, having failed to make an impression at Anfield.

'In life, there’s always things that can happen that are out of your control,' says Solanke. 'I’m a great believer that everyone’s journey is different, and you’ll get to where you want to be if you keep working hard. That’s kind of my mindset.'

A philosophy that has helped him ride the personal setbacks and keep learning from some of the iconic forwards around him about exactly what might be required to reach the top.

'Growing up at Chelsea, Drogba was the main guy, always scoring and the main man leading the team,' he recalls. 'For me as a striker that was a great person to look up to and he helped me a lot.

'He was very honest when I trained with them, doing a finishing drill he would point stuff out and express what was on his mind. He wouldn’t just not say anything. I’m thankful for that.'

Then there was Diego Costa. 'One of the funniest people I’ve met in football. A crazy personality, always messing about, pulling pranks. Players like that are important in dressing rooms just to lift the mood sometimes.

'And what he did at Chelsea over the years meant he was another to look up to, another great player and I learned from him.'

At Liverpool, there was the famous front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah, who signed in the same summer as Solanke and scored 44 goals in his debut season as Liverpool reached the Champions League final, losing to Real Madrid in Kyiv.

'They were a joy to watch and be around,' says Solanke. 'The clubs I’ve been at, there’s been some great players who’ve hit crazy form and hit their prime.'

This season, eyes are on Solanke expecting him to do the same. He reset during five and a half years under five different managers at Bournemouth, finding his rhythm and confidence during two years in the Championship and roaring back to the Premier League with the look of a player out to prove doubters wrong.

Since the start of 2021-22 he has scored 61 goals in 133 appearances, including his first three for Tottenham, who paid Bournemouth what could become a club record fee of £65million, backing his talent to blossom in the void left by Harry Kane.

That comes with pressure, although Solanke shrugs. 'Pressure is just part of football. No matter what club you’re at, you need to be playing well. At a bigger club there’s always added pressure and expectation, but everybody wants to play for the biggest clubs so that pressure is a privilege.'

The first challenge for Ange Postecoglou’s team is a respond to the collapse at Brighton, from two up at half-time to a third defeat in the Premier League this season, which leaves Spurs off the pace in ninth as they resume with a derby against West Ham on Saturday.

Can Solanke seize this chance? Up front in a team designed to attack freely and create chances, can he leave his mark at an elite level now he is bigger, better, more complete? Can he score the goals to help Spurs forget about Kane, end the wait for trophies, return to the Champions League?

'Being at a club like Tottenham that’s what we all want to be a part of,' he says. 'We’re in the Europa League this year and hopefully we can do well and go on to win that, but the Champions League is where everyone wants to be.'Perhaps it would close a circle for Solanke, having made his Chelsea debut in the Champions League and watched Liverpool come so close to winning it in 2018, to lead Spurs back into Europe’s elite.

'Hopefully we can reach that next season. It would be great to be a part of, and even better to win that. Hopefully over the next years we can get back in that competition and do well.

'I love the way we play. And it’s one of the reasons I decided to come here. It suits my game well, winning the ball high up the pitch, it’s going to benefit me and bring the best out of me.'

Brennan Johnson and Jarrod Bowen both to score Saturday boosted to 11/1

Spurs and West Ham meet in a highly-anticipated London derby on Saturday

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After their heartbreaking 3-2 defeat at the hands of Brighton in their last Premier League fixture before the international break, Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to bounce back ahead of Saturday's all-London showdown against West Ham.

Ange Postecoglou's side are favoured to get the job done on home soil - with Spurs heavy favourites at 1/2 to secure their fourth win of the season and first league win over the Hammers in over 18 months.

Conversely, West Ham are 9/2 underdogs to cause the upset in north London, while a draw is priced at 18/5 odds.

For those in search of longer odds - Sky Bet are offering four Price Boosts for this eagerly-awaited contest.

They include Pedro Porro to commit 2+ fouls at 3/1, Mohammed Kudus to have 2+ shots on target at 6/1, James Maddison to score from outside the area at 9/1, and Brennan Johnson and Jarrod Bowen both to score at 11/1.

Regarding the above boost, Porro committed two fouls in this fixture last season, while Kudus has had seven shots on target across his last three Premier League games.

Additionally, Johnson has scored seven goals in his last seven games for club and country, while Bowen scored in this fixture last season.

Sky Bet odds in Full-time Result market for Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham:

Tottenham Hotspur 1/2

West Ham 18/5

Draw 9/2

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Gascoigne inspired Tottenham on their run to win the FA Cup back in 2019

He later enjoyed a successful three year spell at Rangers after joining in 1995

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Paul Gascoigne has admitted he wants Rangers to beat Tottenham in this season's Europa League after being angered by being charged for tickets by his former side.

Gascoigne spent four years at Tottenham after signing for the club from Newcastle in a then British record £2.2 million deal.

The midfielder enjoyed a stunning campaign in the 1990-91 season, scoring 19 goals in 37 matches in all competitions.

This included his famous free kick in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as Spurs beat arch rivals Arsenal 2-1 before going on to beat Nottingham Forest in the final.

Gascoigne had agreed to join Lazio for £8.5m that summer to alleviate Tottenham's financial issues, but ruptured his cruciate ligaments by making a dangerous tackle in the final.

He spent the next season on the sidelines before joining Lazio for a reduced £5.5m fee.

Gascoigne returned to British football three years later with Rangers, where he won two Scottish Premier League titles, the Scottish Cup and League Cup over three seasons.

When asked whether who he would support when Rangers and Tottenham meet in the Europa League at Ibrox in December, Gascoigne explained why he would be backing the home side.

'If they're at home, definitely, it's difficult, that one,' Gascoigne told SportsCasting UK.

'At Rangers, I'm welcomed in every way and at Tottenham, I asked for a couple of tickets and they said "that'll be 400 pounds each." I was like, wow, with all I did for that club, you know?

'When I left Tottenham I got them a lot of money when I signed for Lazio and I put in my contract when I went to Lazio that Tottenham had the first option to sign me back and they didn't so I was a bit upset at that, considering the teams I could've went to.

'I made the right choice in going to Rangers, the fans were fantastic, they love me up there. I didn't like doing venues up there because I speak for an hour and they start singing for 55 minutes.

'When they play Spurs, I think I'll be a Rangers fan.'

Gascoigne has been seen at both clubs in recent years, notably featuring for a Tottenham legends team in a test event at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.

He had appeared as a half-time guest at Wembley at year before during Spurs spell at the national stadium.

Gascoigne featured in a Rangers shirt again in a match to mark the 150th anniversary of Ibrox in 2022.

Former Tottenham star Rafael van der Vaart has aimed a dig at defender Micky van de Ven following the Netherlands' 1-0 defeat by Germany in the Nations League.

Jamie Leweling scored the only goal of the game on Monday night, with the 23-year-old Stuttgart star enjoying a dream debut for Germany.

Leweling struck in the 64th minute for the hosts at the Allianz Arena, while he had also seen a second minute effort ruled out for offside following poor Dutch defending.

Germany had dominated the first half against the Dutch, who had been forced to alter their defence due to Van Dijk's suspension after he had been sent off against Hungary on Friday.

Van de Ven had moved centrally to cover for the Liverpool star's absence, while Jorrel Hato made his debut at left back.

Speaking on NOS, Van de Vaart insisted that the national team were missing the presence of Van Dijk in the heart of the defence.

The outspoken pundit claimed he was 'ashamed' of the Netherlands' performance in the first half against Germany after being dominated by the hosts in Munich.

'I don't easily get ashamed of the Dutch team, but today I did,' Van der Vaart said.

'We attribute so many qualities to them, but it's completely wrong. You can analyse it, but everything just goes wrong.

'Then we have doubts about the absence of Virgil van Dijk, of course you miss him. All well and good, Micky van de Ven, but this is no Van Dijk.'

Van der Vaart, who won 109 caps during his international career, agreed with fellow pundit Pierre van Hooijdonk that the first half had been 'a total off day for the entire team'.

The former midfielder claimed the Netherlands were 'lucky the Germans are not 5-0 ahead' at half-time.

He had also criticised the performance of Quinten Timber, twin brother of Arsenal star Jurrien, by claiming he had seemed 'colour blind' after gifting possession to Germany.

Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman admitted post-match that his side had struggled against Germany in the first half, but insisted they improved in the second.

'We were missing players, but that also applied to Germany,' Koeman said.

'We were too far back, then you bring it upon yourself. We also did not play well when we had the ball.

'They were better, faster, more physical. They did better than us on almost all aspects.'

The Netherlands had fielded their youngest team since 2012, with the starting line-up having an average age of under 24.

The defeat leaves the Dutch second in their Nations League group on five points, level with Hungary after four matches.

Germany are assured of advancing to the quarter-finals of the competition.

In a bygone era, football fans used to live off pints and pork scratchings as they stood on freezing terraces to watch their heroes kick lumps out of each other (and the turf).

Those days are gone. Modern supporters expect a higher grade of hospitality as they settle into their cushioned seats to chat to their neighbour about low blocks and false nines.

Roy Keane's 'prawn sandwich brigade' has been replaced by the falafel wrap and butter chicken brigades. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium even reportedly offers a pumpkin and pine nut ravioli with vine tomato sauce and basil pesto.

The north London side's fans are, in fact, among the most well-fed in the country, with fancy two-course meals available on request to absorb pints which are filled up from the bottom of the cup in just ten seconds.

You can imagine the shock, then, when Spurs supporters trekked all the way to Budapest to face Ferencvaros last Thursday, only to be greeted by an offering which would have been considered below-par even in football's culinary dark ages.

The underwhelming display of gastronomy involves a slice of white bread, a healthy smattering of lard and some red onions thrown on top.

Those left drooling at that description can pick up the morsel for just 85p (380 Hungarian Forint) or ten for £8.50.

But it is not everyone's cup of tea, with users on X, formerly Twitter, uniting in fervent opposition to the snack.

One user said: 'Even in England that s*** is overpriced.'

Another asked: 'Is this a meal or something from a fraternity hazing ritual?'

A third added: 'Did a 5-year old make this?'

There were a couple who stoically defended the treat, with one wisely saying: 'Plenty will mock this, but it'll save your life at the eighth pint.'

Another supporter heroically said: 'Idc [I don't care] what people think. But this is something I'd enjoy eating.'

The products of Ferencvaros's kitchen have some competition for the title of the worst food in football.

An attempt at a Philly cheesesteak at Sheffield Wednesday, costing £5, attracted the ire of culinary afficionados with its bland, dry and flavourless appearance.

Meanwhile, a mystery meat sandwich at top flight Vietnamese side Haiphong FC available for just 67p is certainly not one for the faint-hearted.

And at Wycombe Wanderers, Chairboys fans are forced to gorge on sickly sausages costing £6.50. Served in a box the same colour as the meat, even the bread seems to want nothing to do with the pale banger.

Back to Budapest and, fuelled by some half-time sustenance, Spurs supporters were treated to an entertaining feast of football in the second period, which saw Brennan Johnson score once again to double their lead, before Barnabas Vargas gave Ange Postecoglou's side a late scare in a 2-1 win.