Roy Hodgson left his job at West Brom to take over the English national team.

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was regarded as the overwhelming favourite to replace Fabio Capello but in the end, the job went to the former Liverpool manager.

Redknapp is now without a job after being sacked by Tottenham. The Spurs were flying high in the Premier League but hit a negative patch during the period when their manager was being heavily linked with the England job before it was offered to Hodgson.

All the speculation about Redknapp’s future left a negative effect on the players who lost their focus.

Spurs did manage to claim fourth spot in the table last season but they were denied a coveted place in the Champions League by Chelsea.

The Blues finished outside the top four in the league but won the Champions League after beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the final.

Another link with Chelsea for Spurs is their new manager Andre Villas-Boas who last season led the side at Stamford Bridge for eight months before getting the sack.

Hodgson’s place at the Hawthorns has been filled by Steve Clarke who had never managed a club before but acted as no.2. His last post was at Liverpool.

Hodgson worked wonders at West Brom, especially in the early phase of the season as he had to make do with a patched-up defence because of injuries. Peter Odemwingie was the Baggies’ league top scorer with nine goals.

Tottenham had another positive campaign but little did they know that Chelsea would snatch their place in the Champions League.

Perhaps, more was expected of Gareth Bale who recently signed a new four-year contract at White Hart Lane.

In the Europa League, Spurs progressed to the group phase but lost at home to PAOK Salonica and failed to reach the KO stage.

In the domestic cups, they stumbled at the first hurdle in the League Cup, going down to Stoke in a penalty shoot-out away after a 0-0 draw. In the FA Cup, the Spurs went far before going down heavily (5-1) to eventual winners Chelsea in the semi-finals.

West Brom lost in the third round of the League Cup – 1-2 at Everton. In the FA Cup, they went down at the Hawthorns – 1-2 to Norwich in the fourth round.

Premier League 2011-12

Tottenham

August

Away vs Manchester United 0-3
Home vs Manchester City 1-5 (Kaboul).
September
Away vs Wolves 2-0 (Adebayor, Defoe).
Home vs Liverpool 4-0 (Modric, Defoe, Adebayor 2).
Away vs Wigan 2-1 (Van der Vaart, Bale).
October
Home vs Arsenal 2-1 (Van der Vaart, Walker).
Away vs Newcastle 2-2 (Van der Vaart pen, Defoe).
Away vs Blackburn 2-1 (Van der Vaart 2).
Home vs QPR 3-1 (Bale 2, Van der Vaart).
November
Away vs Fulham 3-1 (Bale, Lennon, Defoe).
Home vs Aston Villa 2-0 (Adebayor 2).
Away vs West Brom 3-1 (Adebayor 2, Defoe).
December
Home vs Bolton 3-0 (Bale, Lennon, Defoe).
Away vs Stoke 1-2 (Adebayor pen).
Home vs Sunderland 1-0 (Pavlyuchenko).
Home vs Chelsea 1-1 (Adebayor).
Away vs Norwich 2-0 (Bale 2).
Away vs Swansea 1-1 (Van der Vaart).
January
Home vs West Brom 1-0 (Defoe).
Home vs Everton 2-0 (Lennon, Essou-Ekotto).
Home vs Wolves 1-1 (Modric).
Away vs Manchester City 2-3 (Defoe, Bale).
Home vs Wigan 3-1 (Bale 2, Modric).
February
Away vs Liverpool 0-0.
Home vs Newcastle 5-0 (Essou-Ekotto, Saha 2, Kranjcar, Adebayor).
Away vs Arsenal 2-5 (Saha, Adebayor pen).
March
Home vs Manchester United 1-3 (Defoe).
Away vs Everton 0-1.
Home vs Stoke 1-1 (Adebayor).
Away vs Chelsea 0-0.
April
Home vs Swansea 3-1 (Van der Vaart, Adebayor 2).
Away vs Sunderland 0-0.
Home vs Norwich 1-2 (Defoe).
Away vs QPR 0-1.
Home vs Blackburn 2-0 (Van der Vaart, Walker).
May
Away vs Bolton 4-1 (Modric, Van der Vaart, Adebayor 2).
Away vs Aston Villa 1-1 (Adebayor pen).
Home vs Fulham 2-0 (Adebayor, Defoe).

West Bromwich

August
Home vs Man. United 1-2 (Long).
Away vs Chelsea 1-2 (Long).
Home vs Stoke 0-1.
September
Away vs Norwich 1-0 (Odemwingie).
Away vs Swansea 0-3.
Home vs Fulham 0-0.
October
Away vs Sunderland 2-2 (Morrison, Long).
Home vs Wolves 2-0 (Brent, Odemwingie).
Away vs Aston Villa 2-1 (Olsson, Scharner).
Home vs Liverpool 0-2.
November
Away vs Arsenal 0-3.
Home vs Bolton 2-1 (Thomas, Long).
Home vs Tottenham 1-3 (Mulumbu).
December
Away vs QPR 1-1 (Long).
Home vs Wigan 1-2 (Reid).
Away vs Blackburn 2-1 (Morrison, Odemwingie).
Away vs Newcastle 3-2 (Odemwingie, McAuley, Scharner).
Home vs Manchester City 0-0.
Home vs Everton 0-1.
Away vs Tottenham 0-1.
January
Home vs Norwich 1-2 (Long pen).
Away vs Stoke 2-1 (Morrison, Dorrans).
February
Away vs Fulham 1-1 (Tchoyi).
Home vs Swansea 1-2 (Fortune).
Away vs Wolves 5-1 (Odemwingie 3, Olsson, Andrews).
Home vs Sunderland 4-0 (Odem-wingie 2, Morrison, Andrews).
March
Home vs Chelsea 1-0 (McAuley).
Away vs Manchester United 0-2.
Away vs Wigan 1-1 (Scharner).
Home vs Newcastle 1-3 (Long).
April
Away vs Everton 0-2.
Home vs Blackburn 3-0 (Olsson og, Fortune, Sidwell).
Away vs Manchester City 0-4.
Home vs QPR 1-0 (Dorrans).
Away vs Liverpool 1-0 (Odemwingie).
Home vs Aston Villa 0-0.
May
Away vs Bolton 2-2 (Brunt, Morrison).
Home vs Arsenal 2-3 (Long, Dorrans).