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Well, in the OP I asked for signs of improvement - ANYTHING to give us a bit of hope and belief - and fair play to the team and to Irvine, they've delivered it today. Lescott is an absolute colossus at the back, our defence seems ten times more solid with him commanding the line. Great to see the return of Sessegnon, and Berahino is also looking a proper handful when played up top, though obviously he still needs to keep working and keep learning. Better too from Brunty, Mozza and Dozza, and Gardner's a real threat lurking around the eighteen-yard line at corners.

I'm not going to get too carried away with today's win, because it really needs to be built on with another three points against Burnley to get us properly back on track, but for the time being I'm quietly happy that we're not quite the utter shambles we were made to look for the last few weeks on the trot. More of the same, Alan, and we may be going places.

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Also, worth mentioning that this is the first Albion win at White Hart Lane since November 1984. Another little Premier League hoodoo struck off the list.