Igor Tudor’s arrival was meant to signal a turn towards discipline and a laser-focus on the task of safety. The man renowned for hitting the ground running, and doing so by banging heads together, said before his first game in charge that he was “100 per cent” confident Spurs would avoid the drop.

Gameweek 28 is bookended by derbies in the Midlands and London.

Arsenal make the short trip to Tottenham with the Premier League title in their sights, while their neighbours are in crisis.

The Premier League is launching a direct-to-customer streaming platform from next season, chief executive Richard Masters said.