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  1. Catch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 08:00 2 December 2024

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    Mark Chapman presents highlights and analysis from Sunday's four Premier League fixtures, plus the best of the action from the rest of the weekend.

    If you missed Match of the Day 2, catch up now on BBC iPlayer.

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  2. Gossip: Tottenham target Gittens and Marmoushpublished at 07:13 2 December 2024

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    Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are monitoring Borussia Dortmund's 20-year-old England Under-21 forward Jamie Gittens. (Florian Plettenberg), external

    Spurs, Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris St-Germain sent scouts to watch 25-year-old Egypt striker Omar Marmoush play for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League on Thursday. (Mirror), external

    Want more transfer stories? Read Monday's full gossip column

  3. Tottenham 1-1 Fulham: Key statpublished at 16:42 1 December 2024

    Brennan Johnson of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates 1st goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Fulham FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 1, 2024 Image source, Getty Images

    Brennan Johnson has scored 10 goals across all competitions for Tottenham this season, with only Erling Haaland (17), Mohamed Salah (12) and Christopher Nkunku (11) netting more amongst all Premier League players. All 10 goals have been non-penalty goals, with only Haaland netting more such strikes (15) amongst English top-flight players.

  4. Analysis: Tottenham 1-1 Fulhampublished at 16:32 1 December 2024

    Emma Smith
    BBC Sport journalist at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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    The Spurs roller-coaster shows now sign of slowing down or getting any less bumpy. They are the Premier League's top scorers with 28 goals, but sit only seventh in the league.

    This was a particularly frustrating day for Ange Postecoglou, who saw his side withstand heavy pressure to take the lead - only to give it away.

    Spurs are also heavily hampered by injuries, suspensions and lack of fitness, which saw Dejan Kulusevski start from the bench.

    Kulusevski had created 33 Premier League chances going into this weekend, more than any other player, and had started 11 out of Spurs' 12 previous league matches.

    But he started from the bench here, was sent on after Fulham's equaliser, and was little involved except to have Tom Cairney's studs scraped down his ankles.

    Ultimately, this was another downwards curve in the roller-coaster that is Spurs' form.

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  5. 'Everything we do well is used as a millstone to bring us down'published at 16:17 1 December 2024

    Tottenham Hotspur's Greek-Australian Head Coach Ange Postecoglou gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has been discussing the draw in his post-match news conference: "It was a tough game, a tight game, not a lot of openings for either side. We started well, we should have been 1-0 up. Then they had their spell and Fraser [Forster] made good saves.

    "We just could not push on. We tried to get momentum late in game, when they were down to 10 men, but we just couldn't get it done.

    "I know people use [the win at] Manchester City as a reference point, but I was able to put on Johnson and Werner, and I had Vicario in goal. I know people are looking for easy targets, but what the players are having to deal with is self-evident.

    "We are going to have to protect our players. We don't have many options, so we will manage them the best we can.

    "I've had questions about the Manchester City game. In seven days we have copped some significant blows, we can't play like we did against City in every game.

    "With this club, everything we do well is used as a millstone to bring us down at every opportunity. We can't react to any of that.

    "I just feel that the players we have at the moment are working hard to get us where we want to be, and we are still in decent shape and a decent position in the league."

  6. When is the FA Cup third-round draw?published at 12:16 1 December 2024

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    It is one of the most eagerly anticipated dates in the football calendar as Premier League and Championship clubs join the FA Cup action from round three.

    The draw will take place on Monday, 2 December from 19:00 GMT and can be watched live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

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  7. Sutton's predictions: Tottenham v Fulhampublished at 11:18 1 December 2024

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    Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

    For week 13, he takes on boxer Sunny Edwards who is a Chelsea fan.

    Sutton's prediction: 3-1

    I love watching Tottenham and what they do. They were missing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero against Manchester City last week but went to Etihad Stadium, played brilliantly and kept a clean sheet too.

    The big worry for Spurs is Guglielmo Vicario got injured in that game. Fraser Forster is an excellent goalkeeper, who has had a great career, but he is not renowned for being brilliant with his feet.

    Forster can appear a bit clunky on the ball, a little bit like I did when I played for Chelsea, and that could be an issue because of the way Ange Postecoglou wants Tottenham to play.

    Fulham were on the opposite end of a four-goal scoreline at home to Wolves last weekend but, going off what I've seen from them this season, that is likely to be a one-off.

    The Whites have scored in every game this season, apart from their opening-weekend defeat at Old Trafford, and they will be dangerous here too.

    So I don't think this will be easy for Spurs but, if their forwards play like they did against City, they will come out on top again.

    Sunny's prediction: 2-1

    Tottenham are looking dangerous. I don't want to say they will win, but I think they will.

    Read the full predictions and have your say here

  8. Not using phone and better diet improved my form - Kulusevskipublished at 16:04 29 November 2024

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport football news reporter, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

    Dejan KulusevskiImage source, PA Media

    There is a strong argument that Dejan Kulusevski is Tottenham's most important player and also the most improved player in the Premier League this season.

    The 24-year-old attacker set up Brennan Johnson's goal in the 2-2 draw at home to Roma in the Europa League, making it two goals and seven assists in 19 games.

    But that only tells part of the story, as the Sweden international is third for distance run in the Premier League, clocking up 130.4km, behind just Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes and Bournemouth's Lewis Cook, who have both started more matches than the £37m signing from Juventus in 2022.

    When asked about his fitness, speed and stamina, having also clocked in the top 10 for sprints in the league (251), Kulusevski said: "I do a lot. I eat very well, I drink a lot, I sleep as much as possible [and] I try not to stay on my phone. Everything that gives me energy - I do it.

    "Like you said, it is difficult every three days to play 90 minutes but I do as much as possible. I try to do a lot of recovery, including ice every day so it is a lot of things.

    "I have just one life, one career - I just want to maximise it as much as possible. When I am done with this, I will have no regrets. I am just giving everything I have now and we will see what it will take but I want to improve and see how far I can go."

    Having operated mostly in wide positions prior to this season, Kulusevski has moved inside and excelled centrally so far in 2024-25.

    When asked if he asked Postecoglou to switch his role, he continued: "The manager just put me there and I have played there before so it was no problem for me. It feels very good. I score and assist so from this position I am always dangerous.

    "I want to improve and I want Tottenham to be number one so I have to be at my best to help the team as much as possible."

  9. Tottenham v Fulham: Did you know?published at 15:18 29 November 2024

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    Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski has created more chances than any other player in the Premier League this season (33), while his three assists so far are as many as he managed in 36 appearances in 2023-24.

  10. The secret to Kulusevski's running published at 13:40 29 November 2024

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    Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says Dejan Kulusevski's running is one of his "biggest strengths".

    The Swede has covered more distance per game than any other player in the Premier League this season, and Postecoglou believe this stat is "no fluke".

    "It's a lot of hard work, probably with some genetics in there." Postecolgou said in his latest news conference. "He just has a real capacity to run at a certain level consistently. His recovery rates are elite. He can go, rest pretty quickly and go again.

    "There's also that mental strength to do it. I think a lot of players have the capacity but reach a limit when they are tired. He just keeps going. It's a big part of his football and a big strength of his.

    "We've just got to be mindful of overburdening him, but at the moment he still feels really good.

    "In his mind, he is very ambitious about how good he can be. He's still a relatively young man and I just have a feeling with him that he will not settle for any level other than the best. He's got this real laser-eyed focus about how good he can be."

  11. Postecoglou on Kulusevski, Gray and Johnsonpublished at 11:47 29 November 2024

    Josh Lobley
    BBC Sport journalist

    Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Fulham (kick-off 13:30).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Postecoglou started off with a squad fitness update: "I think everything is all right from [the Europa League draw against Roma on Thursday]. [Cristian] Romero's return is probably the closest, but still unlikely. I'm not ruling him out. He has got to get through some things today and a session tomorrow."

    • He also confirmed that Dominic Solanke is "a bit sore" but still available for Sunday's match.

    • On their opponents: "I've got a lot of time for Marco Silva. He's stabilised them, the level of performance is good on a weekly basis and they have some good players in there. It should be a good game."

    • He was asked about Dejan Kulusevski's impressive running stats: "It's not a fluke - it's a lot of hard work. He has a real capacity to run at a certain level consistently and his recovery levels are elite. There's also a lot of mental strength to it. It's a big strength of his."

    • On the state of his squad: "We had four schoolboys on the bench [against Roma] - two of them actually went to school this morning. We're working pretty hard with some limiting factors."

    • However, he did show his enthusiasm for the potential of teenage summer arrival Archie Gray: "I'm so excited by Archie. I'm asking him to do some different jobs which isn't easy, but he's playing football and playing at a really high level. That is going to set us up well for the footballer he is going to become."

    • Finally, he was asked why Brennan Johnson has scored a lot more goals this season than in previous years: "The biggest thing is around the discipline in the positions he takes up. He's always in the right areas and he's making sure that he's always disciplined about being there. I still think there's more [to come]."

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  12. Tottenham 2-2 Roma - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:30 29 November 2024

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    Ange Postecoglou and Dominic SolankeImage source, Getty Images

    We asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Europa League game between Tottenham and Roma.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Alexander: We were lucky to get a draw! Why does Ange persist with playing a 4-3-3 formation with our weakest central defenders? He must have seen that playing two defensive midfielders in front of the back four improved our performance against Manchester City? As it was, our full-backs were left out to dry. He was out-thought by Claudio Ranieri all the way.

    Lindsay: We have no-one to slow things down and take the sting out of games when there are fine margins involved. We were far too frantic for the most part. More composure is needed.

    Terry: Here we go again. It was a game we should have won on paper. The quickest player on the pitch, who scored a goal by the way, gets substituted. Defensively, we looked so shaky. Why didn't Maddison start, after his performance against Manchester City and also scoring two goals? Spurs could have won but they didn't really deserve to.

    Padster: No trophy again this season, I suspect. We don't have the quality of player to play Ange's style. Son is looking past his best and Maddison was totally ineffective when he came on. Poor Solanke was running his socks off yet again with no quality service.

    Keighton: Tottenham don't have the strength or depth of squad to win games - or win trophies, for that matter. Maybe new ownership is needed because right now they are a top 10 team, when they should be a top four or more team. Until that changes, and the depth of squad increases with better quality as a whole, the trophy cabinet will stay empty!

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  13. 'Everything that gives me energy, I try to do it'published at 08:03 29 November 2024

    Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski takes a shot against RomaImage source, PA Media

    Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live after Spurs' 2-2 draw with Roma in the Europa League on Thursday.

    On working hard in games and methods of recovery during a busy schedule: "I have one life, one career. I want to maximise it as much as possible and when I'm done with this, I'm done and I will have no regrets. I'm giving everything I have now. I want to improve and see how high I can go.

    "I eat very good. I drink a lot. I try to sleep as much as possible. I don't stay on my phone. Everything that gives me energy, I try to do it - because it's difficult to play 90 minutes every few days. I try to do as much as possible. I do a lot of recovery and do ice every day, so there's a lot of things."

    On Fraser Forster replacing injured goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario: "He made a couple of great saves and it's great to have him. He's ready to play, and we also have Brandon Austin, who is a very good goalkeeper.

    "We will miss Vicario because he is a fantastic guy, but now it's time for Fraser to step up and help the team. He's a top guy with unbelievable experience and we really trust him."

  14. 'The last moment cost us' - Graypublished at 22:44 28 November 2024

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    Tottenham Hotspur defender Archie Gray speaking to TNT Sports: "It was a tough game for us. We had to dig deep in the first 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes.

    "Apart from that, I thought played well. We were good on the counter-attacks. But the last moment cost us, and we will learn from the mistakes.

    "Roma are a top team and sometimes top teams will have spells attacking us. Sometimes you can do your best and still concede."

  15. 'We should have put it to bed'published at 22:40 28 November 2024

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    Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou speaking to TNT Sports: "It's frustrating, particularly when they score so late in the game. But it was a good game. We should have put it to bed early on and it's disappointing not to see it through.

    "We should have shown a bit more composure. We had a couple of chances cleared off the line. We sort of kept them in the game."

    On Fraser Forster: "He did well. We expect that from him. He is a very experienced goalkeeper and he did his part."

    On scorers Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson: "They were okay. We created a lot of chances. We should have been clinical and won the game."

  16. Spurs falterpublished at 22:18 28 November 2024

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    Tottenham failed to win a Europa League home group stage match for the first time since October 2014, having won 10 consecutive games prior to Thursday's draw against Roma.

  17. Tottenham 2-2 Roma - send us your thoughtspublished at 22:00 28 November 2024

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