Stuttering Spurs drop to fourth

The slow but steady unravelling of Tottenham’s season continues as they, like Manchester City, now have to put up with the familiar feeling of seeing their local rivals enjoying life above them in the Premier League table.

In the end, a scrappy goal from Cameron Jerome from Stoke’s second on-target effort did not condemn Spurs to defeat.

But a point was not enough to prevent Arsenal claiming the third place berth that had been theirs since just before Christmas.