Published: 10:15, 3 November 2025 | Updated: 10:15, 3 November 2025

What did Djed Spence say to Thomas Frank as he stormed off the pitch after Tottenham's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday? That's the question on everybody's lips - and we can answer it. 

Spence and Micky van de Ven stole the headlines when they blanked Frank, refusing his handshake and leaving him alone on the turf. A worrying sign, as Oliver Holt has written. 

Now, an expert lip-reader has told the Daily Mail what Spence said as he vented at his boss and damaged the team's image of unity. 

'I ain't doing it... go away,' is what the new England star told Frank, according to lip-reader Jeremy Freeman, before waving off his manager's entreaties. 

Tottenham podcaster Chris Cowlin caught the flashpoint on camera as Spurs were booed off after coming up short at home again.

Afterwards, Frank tried to downplay the incident's significance, saying: 'All the players are of course frustrated. They would like to do well, they would like to win, they would like to perform well,...