There were two telling moments that both bookended this game and completely summed it up. Within about three seconds and two touches of kick-off, Stoke lumped a high ball forward. Within two minutes of the end Sandro had no option but to shoot from distance as a frustrated Tottenham searched in vain for any kind of opening that might bring victory.

Of course, it was also just after Sandro's strike that Gylfi Sigurdsson forced an exceptional save from Asmir Begovic. The only reason that ...

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