Tottenham missed the chance to establish a two-point advantage at the top of the Premier League - for three hours at least - after a feisty 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.
Mauricio Pochettino's men won the corresponding fixture 5-1 last season but there was never any prospect of a repeat and the visitors were hanging on for a point at the end.
Spurs can also count themselves extremely fortunate to finish with 11 men on the field with both Erik Lamela and, in particular, substitute Moussa Sissoko lucky to escape red cards.
Lamela was given the benefit of the doubt in the first half when, having already been booked, he slid carelessly into Dan Gosling while Sissoko could face further action from the Football Association for an inexplicable elbow into the face of Harry Arter as the pair jostled for a ball at a throw in.
With Harry Kane still unavailable due to injury, Pochettino opted to give Son Heung-min the nod up front ahead of Vincent Janssen, but the South Korea international was hooked in favour of the Dutchman on the hour mark after an anonymous performance.
Most of Spurs' danger came from midfield, with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Lamela all testing home goalkeeper Artur Boruc - the Argentine even hitting the upright - but there was no way through for the visitors.
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