It’s only four points from five home games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season for Spurs, following their latest 0-1 defeat to Chelsea.

The pain of not having won a London derby against a fellow big six side continues for Tottenham fans, and this one might just go down as the worst performance under Thomas Frank so far.

While the scoreline might suggest otherwise, Spurs, once again, have got Guglielmo Vicario to thank for keeping the numbers respectable on a rather grim night.

Joao Pedro punished one of the few moments Vicario couldn’t bail out his teammates, which proved enough to send Chelsea back to winning ways after their 1-2 home defeat to Sunderland last weekend. For Spurs, it’s now back-to-back losses following their Carabao Cup exit to Newcastle midweek.

It was an injury-hit Spurs side that started the game, and with the club’s new habit of announcing lineups in squad-number order, nobody had a clue what formation Frank was trying to run. On the bright side, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, and Wilson Odobert all returned to the bench after short spells out.

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The match started scrappily with both sides fouling, hoofing long balls, and failing to find any rhythm. Things...