Defoe blow leaves AVB light up front

West Brom 0 Tottenham 1

This victory means Tottenham are still unbeaten in the league since early December and leaves them very comfortably placed in the race for Champions League places, now four points ahead of north London rivals Arsenal.

But on a day when West Brom’s Goran Popov was sent off for spitting at Kyle Walker — rendering the entire second half pretty meaningless as Spurs dominated every facet of play — there was serious concern for the victors thanks to an injury to one of their only strikers, Jermain Defoe, just hours after they failed to sign a forward on deadline day.