A long-awaited Tottenham Hotspur homecoming is pencilled in for Mauricio Pochettino on Monday evening, as the Argentine's Chelsea side travel across the capital to face their London rivals in a blockbuster Premier League affair.
The Lilywhites maintained their first-placed position by seeing off Crystal Palace 2-1 two Fridays ago, while the Blues overcame Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in midweek to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Taking on Roy Hodgson's defensively-sound Crystal Palace under the bright lights of Selhurst Park often proves a troublesome occasion for many a team, and Tottenham could not unlock the Eagles' backline throughout the entirety of the first 45 minutes, but an unfortunate Joel Ward own goal set the wheels in motion before Son Heung-min increased the Lilywhites' advantage.
Jordan Ayew's last-gasp volley proved nothing more than a consolation - albeit a stunning consolation - as Postecoglou achieved a feat that none of his Premier League managerial predecessors managed, taking 26 points from his first 10 games in the competition.
While Tottenham are two points clear in top spot for the time being, victories for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool over the weekend could bump the North London crop down to fourth spot by Monday, where Postecoglou will seek to become just the third Premier League head coach to traverse his first 11 games unbeaten after Frank Clark and Maurizio Sarri.
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