Match Report: Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur

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Match Report: Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs moved within five points of Leicester City, after a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

It was Harry Kane who got the ball rolling for Spurs, when in the ninth minute, he cut in from the left-hand side and curled his shot past a stranded Shay Given and put Spurs 1-0 up. Tottenham should have been two up before half-time, but Christian Eriksen could only fire against the crossbar when through on goal with only Shay Given.

As Stoke began to have more of the possession in the second-half, Spurs used it to their advantage and in the 67th minute, Spurs finally doubled their lead when Dele Alli finished off a swift counter-attacking move. He should have a third moments later, but after rounding Given, he could only fire against the base of the post despite having an open goal to aim at.

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However, he didn’t have to dwell on his miss for too long, as Harry Kane put Spurs 3-0 up just four minutes after Alli had scored the second, with another Spurs counter-attack leading to Lamela sliding the ball across to Kane who slotted into an empty net.

Alli eventually got his second in the 81st minute, after he fired a volley past Given after a fantastic chipped cross from Christian Eriksen.

The result means that Spurs are firmly back in the title race, five points behind Leicester City, with only four games to go.

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