Defoe settles Spurs nerves

TOTTENHAM moved to within three points of second-placed Manchester United after Jermain Defoe finally broke through West Brom’s stubborn resistance with a second-half winner at White Hart Lane.

The striker, recalled after a month spent in the treatment room and on the bench, swivelled and poked home in the 63rd minute after holding off the challenge of four Baggies defenders.

The goal came after a drab opening hour in which Tottenham looked anything but genuine title challengers.