Hughton relief as Spurs fail to react

Norwich City 1 Tottenham 0

Norwich chief executive David McNally seems to have been itching to sack the former for months, while if the latter can’t get Tottenham into the Champions League then Daniel Levy will soon get someone who can.

But, really, who can tell with these two unpredicatbles? This was not the first time that Hughton had seen his players come up with the goods right when he appeared doomed and Carrow Road celebrated the final whistle like a cup final victory. At that moment, McNally appeared to be wiping away a tear, though a family bereavement was surely the underlying reason for that show of emotion.