Spurs boss Redknapp willing to settle for fourth

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted it would be “tough” to overhaul rivals Arsenal to claim third place in the Premier League after yesterday’s shock 2-1 home defeat by Norwich dented their Champions League ambitions.

The industrious Canaries — now all but guaranteed top flight survival, with 43 points — went ahead through Ireland hopeful Anthony Pilkington on 13 minutes and were then denied what looked a clear penalty for a foul by Ledley King on Grant Holt, after which Spurs levelled through a well taken effort from Jermaine Defoe.

The expected second-half onslaught, however, failed to materialise as the Norfolk side went on to claim all three points through a 20-yard strike from winger Elliott Bennett.