No Harry Kane, no problem. On a night when Mauricio Pochettino got on with life in the absence of his main man, the striker he signed at great expense to support him finally got up and running.
Granted, Vincent Janssen had missed enough chances to win two games before he had his moment six minutes into the second half.
But with a 51st-minute penalty to put Spurs 3-0 ahead, he killed what was already a dead rubber and, more significantly, got his first goal following his £17million summer move from AZ Alkmaar.
Having previously gone six games without scoring, the awkwardness around his form was starting to grow, and the sense of urgency was sharply exacerbated by the realisation this week that Kane will likely miss the next two months with an ankle injury.