For Mauricio Pochettino’s side it was the perfect opportunity to turn the screw as they played Bournemouth on Saturday and they would have looked to lay down a marker on Antonio Conte’s side
And that is exactly what they did, another 4 goal haul at White Hart Lane as they made easy work of Eddie Howe’s men in the Easter Saturday sun.
Once again though it was a spread of goals throughout the team and it looks as if players are really stepping up when it matters
Mousa Dembele was unluckly not to open the scoring minutes before but he was not to be denied on the quarter hour mark
Heung min-Son almost made the game a formality just three minutes later as his pace was too much to handle and he fired low past Artur Boruc
If the game was not a formality by half time it certainly was by the time Harry Kane made it 3-0 just after the restart
And there was still enough time for Vincent Janssen to come off the bench and finally score his first goal from open play in the Premier League
It sets the F.A. Cup Semi Final between Tottenham and Chelsea very nicely and if Tottenham can move to the final then serious questions will be asked about Chelsea
They were undone by goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera yesterday at Old Trafford
There was definitely a bone of contention regarding the first goal as Ander Herrera handled but there was no doubting the quality of the through ball that played in Rashford
The game was put of Chelsea’s reach early in the second half when Herrera doubled the advantage but many Chelsea fans will be asking why Gary Cahill decided to be a good sportsman at just the wrong time
All in all we do finally have a title race on our hands
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