Not for the first time in recent days the Palace were caught cold. Last night Tottenham’s ruthless royal family delivered the killer blows.
The former king of Spurs in tandem with the current monarch did all the damage.
Gareth Bale is back - for real this time. There’s no sense of false dawn about this resurgence; Bale is rejuvenated and saving Tottenham’s season.
No more than four weeks ago many at Spurs were writing off the Welshman’s return as nothing more than a costly mistake.
Six goals in as many games and the assessments of Bale’s return from Real Madrid last summer are being frantically amended.