MARVEL ARCH

Gray's first goal lifts the gloom at Spurs and pressure on boss Thomas

- JOHN CROSS

THIS time Thomas Frank got a much-needed reward after being made to suffer on the touchline.

In the grand scheme of things, it was hardly the most convincing win for Tottenham but you suspect that will not bother Frank in the slightest.

After a thoroughly dismal run of just one win in their previous eight Premier League games, the spotlight and pressure is on a manager struggling to convince the Spurs fan base he is the right man for the job.

Tottenham fans are crying out for free-flowing, entertaining and attacking football and all they got was a scrappy Archie Gray header from a set piece.

Spurs striker Richarlison had two efforts ruled out for offside after VAR checks - the second in particular was pretty unforgivable which would have made it altogether more comfortable. How a player who has cost more than £100 million in combined transfer fees throughout his career and played for Brazil 54 times can drift offside so frequently is anyone's guess.