Five wins and five defeats in the first 11 games, Tottenham in 10th place in the table: things were far from rosy in the garden in N17. Defeat to Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Brighton had left Spurs supporters scratching their heads and wondering where the team were going.

The Premier League table might tell you otherwise, but Tottenham's start to the new season has been really rather impressive. You just need to observe it through the right lens. No team in England's top flight has more non-penalty expected goals (npxG) than Ange Postecoglou's,

Tottenham will take on Manchester City without two of their best players due to injury. Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed that he will be without both Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for their visit to the Etihad later this evening.