Champions League outsiders Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will both be aiming to rectify their midweek mistakes when they square off in Sunday's Premier League showdown in North London.
The Lilywhites made unwanted Premier League history in a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham United on Thursday evening, where their visitors were stunned 3-0 by relegation-battling Everton.
Tottenham would initially be rewarded for their fast start with a looping Cristian Romero header, but Jarrod Bowen capitalised on a pair of unfortunate ricochets to level the contest in the second half, before Destiny Udogie was the culprit with a poor backpass to Guglielmo Vicario, allowing James Ward-Prowse to complete the turnaround at the second time of asking.
As well as failing to make up ground on the Champions League places, fifth-placed Tottenham have now become the first team in Premier League history to go 1-0 up in five successive games but not win any of them, as well as losing three straight home fixtures after breaking the deadlock.
A blunt Postecoglou rejected the idea that his side are playing "good football" after they were punished for their failure to put the game to bed against West Ham, and with a draw against Manchester City being their only notable result since the start of November, the Lilywhites have fallen nine points behind Arsenal at the top of the standings.
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