Tottenham Hotspur were miles off the pace at Elland Road from minute one and suffered their first defeat in four Premier League matches.

Noah Okafor netted the only goal of the game and sent Spurs into the international break on a real low.

Spurs will have felt aggrieved that Jayden Bogle remained on the pitch despite a late tackle on Mathys Tel.

VAR opted not to send off the Leeds defender and stuck with the referee's on-field decision of no card.

But despite the incident, Spurs simply were not good enough, and there was one moment in the 65th minute which ultimately led to the defeat.

Tottenham Hotspur fans will leave Elland Road feeling rather bemused by Roberto De Zerbi's substitutions during the game.

It was clear that from the off, Spurs had got it wrong and that a change was needed rather quickly.

The Italian manager eventually turned to his bench in the 65th minute; however, his trio of substitutions was poorly judged.

De Zerbi brought on Conor Gallagher, Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, all three players who have had their struggles over recent times.

Gallagher is not the type of player you want coming on to create chances; Kulusevski was always going to struggle to create chances, having been out for so long, and Bentancur blows hot and cold far too often.

Meanwhile, he opted to withdraw Mateus Fernandes, who, in fairness, was not having his best game, but is still a player who gives Spurs control.

Once the Portuguese midfielder went off, Spurs lost any grip they had on the game, and this moment proved costly.

The Lilywhites had already been hampered by losing Mathys Tel to injury and being forced to bring on Dominic Solanke.

There was also the fact that Tottenham were missing their creative spark in the middle of the park, with James Maddison not fit enough to start.

maddison's ability to link play and draw opposition players towards him has been a big contributing factor towards some of Spurs' best performances.

Starting a midfield three of Fernandes, Sandro Tonali, and Archie Gray was never going to work and 

De Zerbi now has plenty to mull over during the international break and to reconsider how he makes changes going forward.

Tottenham have such a string bench, therefore making the substitutions even more bizarre, that he managed to get it so wrong.