The pressure on Thomas Frank is only expected to intensify in the coming weeks following yet another Premier League defeat tonight to Newcastle United.

Let us take a look at five things we learned from Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to the Magpies, which has pushed Spurs further into a relegation fight.

Tottenham Hotspur’s form has been rather appalling in recent weeks, but it is not just a run that started recently; it is one that stretches back several months.

You would have to go all the way back to December for the last time Spurs managed a victory in the Premier League, with that coming against Crystal Palace.

In fact, since the start of the year, Spurs have not tasted a single league victory and have now only managed two wins in their last 17 Premier League games.

That surely is not good enough for a club of Spurs’ magnitude, one that is so used to pushing for European spots.

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The list of absentees for Tottenham seems to be getting worse with each passing week. Last weekend, it was Destiny Udogie who was taken off and sidelined, while tonight Wilson Odobert was forced off with an injury.

It currently remains unclear how long the...