Tottenham have a set-piece problem as Alexander Isak shines again for Newcastle - Premier League hits and misses

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou looked towards his forward line not having "clarity of thought" in key areas for their 1-1 draw against West Ham, but perhaps the other end of the pitch requires a bit more attention.

Spurs conceded their 10th goal from a set-piece this season in this game as Kurt Zouma rose unmarked in the box to head home the equaliser. That's the sixth-worst record in the division - and five out of those six worse teams are relegation candidates.

Postecoglou's side are also in the bottom three for Expected Goals conceded from set-plays. It is relegation-standard defending in this department.

Goalkepeeper Guglielmo Vicario was targeted from set-plays in Spurs' FA Cup exit to Manchester City in January, then again in the 2-2 draw with Everton a week later.

Two more points were dropped at West Ham - a nagging issue that is holding Postecoglou's side back in his debut campaign at Spurs.
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Alexander Isak appeared disconsolate at the final whistle and well he might. The Newcastle striker deserved to end up on the winning side given his performance in his side's 1-1 draw against Everton but was left ruing his inability to find the second goal.

He came close, Vitalii Mykolenko clearing his effort off the line. And he was only marginally offside when making a clever run to set up Dan Burn for the goal that initially looked to have doubled Newcastle's advantage. Whether scoring or creating, he was superb.

Isak's goal was magnificent, his 15th of the season in the Premier League. He is now averaging a goal every 106 minutes in the competition in the current campaign, a record that puts him ahead of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah as the deadliest forward.

There is talk of a summer move given Newcastle's need to