Fifteen first half minutes in which we conceded twice and had a man sent off proved to be our undoing on a night when nothing went our way in the north London derby.
After an even start, Spurs took the lead from a questionable penalty, and doubled the advantage moments after Rob Holding was shown a debatable red card.
It was always an uphill battle after that, and Tottenham’s third at the start of the second half ended any hopes of a comeback.
With the stakes so high for both sides, predictably, the game started at 100 miles an hour.