Newcastle United assistant coach Chris Hughton has rubbished claims he and former boss Martin Jol left Tottenham's players out-of-shape.

He said: "Fitness was never a question when things were going well. It's a question asked when a new manager comes in and maybe there's an upturn in performance and it's often put down to fitness.

"I just think it was a change of circumstances, a change in confidence, but certainly in terms of fitness Martin was very, very thorough."