Mauricio Pochettino blamed fatigue as Tottenham were held to a goalless draw at Bournemouth and missed the chance to go top of the Premier League.
Spurs would have climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City had they sealed victory in the weekend's early kick-off but instead it was Bournemouth who came closer to snatching all three points.
The Cherries were faster and more aggressive at the Vitality Stadium and Tottenham were fortunate to finish the game with 11 men after Moussa Sissoko's elbow caught Harry Arter in the face and Erik Lamela risked a second yellow card with a late challenge on Dan Gosling.