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Tottenham Hotspur fell to a surprise 3-2 home defeat to Southampton on Wednesday night despite having claimed the lead against the Saints.

An own-goal from Jan Bednarek and a Son Heung-Min goal appeared to have put the north-Londoners on course for victory either side of an Armando Broja strike.

However, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Che Adams scored in two crazy second-half minutes as Antonio Conte’s men saw their advantage quickly evaporate.

After his brace at Leicester, Steven Bergwijn thought he was the hero once more by equalising deep into stoppage time but VAR ruled the Dutchman offside, leaving Spurs staring at defeat and a now four-point gap between them and the Champions League places.

takes a look at how the national media saw the game play out in north London.

Antonio Conte could hear the knock of opportunity. The Tottenham manager has been effective in beating the teams that his club would like and expect to beat, devouring the lower-hanging fruit, and Southampton had been cast as such – fairly or otherwise.

With West Ham struggling to find their groove and Manchester United in profligate mood, the path towards a Champions League finish has been lit.

And yet Spurs fluffed their lines. They would get nothing, which was what they deserved, in the first serious