Tottenham Hotspur's poor home Premier League record this season worsened on Sunday as Stoke City won 2-1 at White Hart Lane.

The hosts led by two goals at the interval following strikes from Bojan and Jonathan Walters.

Spurs improved in the second period and had one back after 77 minutes through Nacer Chadli.

However, the hosts, who had Kyle Naughton sent off late on, could not find a second as they suffered their fourth home league defeat of the campaign.

Here, Sports Mole dissects the 90 minutes of action in north London.

Match statistics

SPURS
Shots: 14
On target: 4
Possession: 60%
Corners: 5
Fouls: 20

STOKE
Shots: 11
On target: 4
Possession: 40%
Corners: 5
Fouls: 13

Was the result fair?

In truth, Stoke just about deserved to take all the points. The hosts started the better, but they were undone after six minutes when Bojan scored his first goal in English football. That early strike really changed the atmosphere on the pitch and indeed in the stands and it was not much of a surprise when Stoke had their second after 33 minutes. Spurs improved in the second period following a poor first-half performance, but they were still struggling to create clear opportunities. It was thought that Chadli's volley late on would set up a grandstand finish, but that was not really the case, with the Potters fairly comfortable in claiming all the points. Overall, a narrow victory for the away side was a fair reflection of events in north London.

Spurs' performance

More misery for Spurs, who have now lost four of their six home league games this season. The hosts were bright and inventive in the opening couple of minutes, but as mentioned, the entire atmosphere changed when Bojan sent Stoke ahead. Harry Kane was given a start ahead of Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado, but the England Under-21 international, who has been so impressive in recent weeks, never received enough service to make his mark in the final third. There was also little creation from midfield, with the likes of Christian Eriksen and Andros Townsend both offering very little.

If things are not working in the final third, then it is important to be solid at the back, but Spurs also struggled in that area this afternoon, with Danny Rose partly at fault for Stoke's second and Younes Kaboul and Federico Fazio both struggling. It did appear that the hosts would really turn the screw after Chadli made it 2-1 after 77 minutes, but they had Naughton sent off eight minutes later and struggled to create opportunities late on. Another disappointing afternoon for the club, who have teething problems under their new manager.

Stoke's performance

Stoke's away form in recent matches has been fairly poor, but it is worth remembering that they won at Manchester City earlier in the season. The Potters have a big result in them and Mark Hughes got his tactics spot on this afternoon. For long spells, they sat in and absorbed the pressure, before looking to the likes of Bojan and Victor Moses on the counter. That worked a treat for both of their goals, which came after breaking quickly on an unorganised Tottenham back four. Hughes was forced into making two defensive changes fairly early in the first period, but their concentration remained extremely high.

It would be fair to say that Hughes has gradually changed the style of his team and that was on show at White Hart Lane. They were solid at the back with Ryan Shawcross and Geoff Cameron both impressing, while Steve Sidwell and Steven N'Zonzi were excellent in the middle of the park. Add the power and pace of Mame Biram Diouf and invention in the shape of Bojan and Moses and it is not too difficult to see why the Potters caused an array of problems at the home of Tottenham.

Sports Mole's man of the match

Victor Moses: Moses has had unhappy spells with both Chelsea and Liverpool, but the winger seems to have finally found a home at Stoke. The 23-year-old entered this match in brilliant form and again made a real impression for his loan side. Spurs just could not live with the pace of the Nigerian, whose powerful run saw Naughton receive his marching orders late on. Moses's delivery from wide areas was also exceptional on a fine afternoon for the attacker.

Biggest gaffe

Not much went right for Spurs it must be said, but there was one piece of poor defending that stood out. Rose has been one of Tottenham's better players this season, but he had a nightmare moment in the build-up to Stoke's second, when he was caught under a long ball and then easily brushed aside by Diouf, who squared for Walters to finish. Rose's positioning and desire to regain the ball were both below the required standard.

Referee performance

Mike Jones had a fairly busy afternoon at White Hart Lane - issuing six cards in total, including a late red for Naughton. There is no doubt that the Spurs right-back deserved to be dismissed after hauling Moses to the ground and there were also few complaints with any of Jones's bookings. For the most part, the official allowed the match to flow in the correct areas.

What next?

Spurs: After the international break, Tottenham will make the trip to Hull City.

Stoke: Next up for the Potters is a home clash against Burnley on November 22.