Brennan Johnson at the double as Tottenham’s winning run continues

A first-half brace by Brennan Johnson at his father’s old stomping ground inspired Tottenham to a 4-1 victory at Ipswich.

David Johnson had been prolific at Portman Road across a four-year spell and his son Brennan followed in his footsteps with two quickfire goals in Suffolk to set Spurs on course for a third straight Premier League win.

Omari Hutchinson pulled one back for Kieran McKenna’s side before half-time and relegation-threatened Ipswich did have other chances, but Tottenham made the points safe with late strikes by Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski.

It continued Spurs’ mini-revival, Ange Postecoglou’s team winning three league fixtures on the bounce for the first time since December 2023 as they aim to put a difficult winter period behind them.

Liam Delap had tormented Tottenham during Ipswich’s memorable 2-1 success in north London in November and immediately set about a repeat performance.

Barely 30 seconds had been played when Delap got away from Archie Gray and tested Guglielmo Vicario, who parried away and while Jaden Philogene was first to the loose ball, his shot hit team-mate Hutchinson on the line and offside was given to ensure the visitors survived.

Two minutes later Delap sent another low effort wide before he headed against the post from a Kalvin Phillips free-kick in the sixth minute during a whirlwind opening.

Spurs needed to improve and they duly did, with a fine run by Son Heung-min setting up a chance for Lucas Bergvall – but Dara O’Shea blocked and Jacob Greaves hooked away before Johnson could pounce.

It was a warning Ipswich failed to heed as Postecoglou watched his team break through after 18 minutes. Gray produced a superb ball over the top for Son, who controlled impressively and worked a