Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale blew the Premier League title race
open with goals against Chelsea - and also put Tottenham back in
the Champions League places.
Defoe tucked away from the penalty spot for his 24th of the season
after John Terry handled in the area, then Bale followed up his
midweek goal against Arsenal with another before the break at White
Hart Lane.
Terry's miserable evening, after being involved in a verbal spat
with a supporter at half-time, was capped off with a sending off
for two bookings. Frank Lampard pulled one back but it was too late
for Chelsea.
Television scheduling meant the match kicked off with Manchester
United only a point behind Carlo Ancelotti's leaders, having defeated
their rivals City with a last-gasp winner.
That result also favoured Spurs in their hunt for fourth place
as they knew a victory would take them back above City - and within
a quarter of an hour they were ahead.
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