Jonathan Wilson has filed his match report, so that’s my cue to see if Ruben Amorim’s defence can do any better than Ange’s. Thanks for your company, correspondence and entertaining suggestions for Sean Dyche.

“Am I the only one,” asks Ian Sargeant, ”to think there was an element of doubt about the penalty? Son moves into Kepa’s path instead of running along the line of the ball, and he left his feet there to ensure the connection. If he keeps running in the direction of the ball there’s no contact…”

Back to the question of where Spurs go from here. “I like the cut of Kieran McKintosh’s jib,” says Rick Harris, “however I think a far more radical move would be Ruben Amorim to replace Postecoglou with Ruud Van Nistelrooy taking up the reins at Old Trafford.” Interesting. “Europa League won off 3-4-3 as the Spurs squad seem far better suited to this than the United one, and 4-4-2 might actually work for Zirkzee and Hojlund.”

The upshot is that Bournemouth move up one place to eighth. Their goal difference (a healthy +13) takes them above Newcastle, who go to West Ham tomorrow night. Spurs remain 13th, as they were always going to, but the point they won with that penalty takes them a little further ahead of Everton, Man United and West Ham. What a strange sight that is: a cluster of big-time mediocrity, with only one manager still in place from the start of the season – Ange.

FULL TIME! Spurs 2-2 Bournemouth

90+2 min At one end, Ouattara threatens to break away down the left but Spence, who has moved across to right-back, sees him off. At the other, Maddison messes up a lofted through ball to Solanke, who, for once, doesn’t even bother to chase it.

90+1 min This is the first of six extra minutes. And Bournemouth are the Prem’s leading team in added time, with eight goals this season.

89 min Bournemouth should be ahead again! Ouattara, in acres in the box, has only to lay a simple ball back to Kluivert, but he underhits it and Spurs escape. Meanwhile Maddison has been booked and Udogie has come on, so Ange has played his last card.

“I for one would be delighted to see Sean Dyche at the helm,” says Colin Young. “Enough with all this crazy experimentalism. His tried and tested no-nonsense football is just what Spurs need. And I say that as Arsenal fan.”

86 min Well, it did seem as if Ange was always planning to win the game with his subs. He hasn’t quite managed it yet, but he’s close. Maddison and Son have certainly given Spurs a lift, but maybe that just shows that at least one of them should have been in the starting XI.

GOAL! Spurs 2-2 Bournemouth (Son 84)

No doubt about it. Maddison had sent a fine ball through to Son, but he was heading for the byline, not the goal.

PENALTY! To Spurs

78 min It’s still end to end. Now Bournemouth win a corner. Tavernier goes long with it but his mates at the back of the scrum can’t keep it in.

Here’s Peter Oh. “I think retired actuaries and statistics professors would agree that Spurs’ expected groan (xGr) stat is red-lining at the moment. I suppose that for Spurs, playing out of the back is a bit like snapping a dislocated shoulder back into place. Straightforward in principle but painful to experience and hard to watch.”

75 min Just before that, after four subs from Ange, Iraola decided it was time for his first changes. Ryan Christie went off injured, to be replaced by Alex Scott, while Evanilson gave way to Dango Ouattara.

73 min It had been at least three minutes since anyone hit the post, but now they have. Kluivert, running onto a simple pass forward from Tavernier, beats Vicario with a low shot, but can’t quite beat the far stick.

72 min “Great shout re Dyche,” says Ian Sargeant, “though I’m not sure he will fit in with the charcuterie/ boulangerie/ fromagerie. He couldn’t get a tune out of Dele Ali. Maybe he’d have a better chance at Deli Alley...”

Sarr, at inside-right, looked as if he was aiming to cross. Then he saw that nobody was closing him down, so he might as well have a go. And he curled the ball in off the far post. Just before that, Bergvall had hit the post too, with a crisp low shot from distance. Life in the old Spurs yet.

GOAL! Spurs 1-2 Bournemouth (Sarr 67)

Again, this is a good finish and an even better assist. Kluivert, in the hole, lets the ball run across him, so he can turn and slip the ball through to Evanilson. He keeps calm and lifts a dink over Vicario.

GOAL!! Spurs 0-2 Bournemouth (Evanilson 65)

64 min Maddison bursts into space in the inside-left zone and tees up Sarr, who could do better than shoot wide.

62 min Shot! That man Kerkez blasts a shot from a tight angle and Vicario has to be quick to tip it over the bar.

61 min Ange sends on two more subs: James Maddison and Micky van de Ven, who gets an ovation.

59 min The game is wide open now. It’s as if the teams have agreed to pretend that they’ve reached the 80th minute.

“Seeing as the Spurs faithful are calling for Ange’s head,” says Kieran McKintosh, “and seeing that no one else will call for this, I will.” Go on …

“Sean Dyche to North London. Europa League won off 4-4-2 and goalless-drawing all opponents into such frustration they forfeit. Let’s go!”

55 min Spurs are cut open again. Kluivert breaks free in the inside-right channel, but his cross is a poor one. Spurs manage to escape and get up the other end, where there’s another disappointing cross, from Odobert.

54 min Chance! Son serves up his signature dish – a jink in from the left and a curling shot that goes just past the far post.

No goal! (Kluivert 51)

48 min Spurs look better already. Solanke is more involved, holding the ball up tenaciously. He’s such a good all-round striker, yet when he left Bournemouth for Spurs, Spurs got worse and Bournemouth got better. It’s almost as if this is a team game.

46 min Son immediately tracks back to help out with the passing, which goes a lot more smoothly as a result.

Ange sees the need to do something. He brings on Son for Johnson (who was bright on the right) and Bergvall for Bissouma.

The fans are losing faith in Ange

More on the great xG debate. “As an actual real professor of statistics,” says Bob O’Hara, “I think Joe Pearson is misleading you. You are right that an xG of 3.5:1 would suggest, on average, 3-1 or 4-1. Opta are explicit that this is what in the trade is called an expectation (in essence an average). Unfortunately Opta didn’t attend my stats course, otherwise they would understand the importance of reporting prediction errors (aka ‘how far away from a fire-breathing dragon can you safely stand?’).” Nice title.

Kerkez, someone at Sky has worked out, ran 63 yards before hitting that cross. What a player he is.

An update from the emergency department. “Shoulder now back in,” says Mark Goodchild, “but after reading the opening 5 mins of Spurs’ defending, now have heart problems!!”