Spurs break Stamford Bridge hoodoo with win over Chelsea

Three goals from across that spectrum between ‘sublime’ and ‘ridiculous’ gave Tottenham their first away victory over Chelsea in almost 30 years, and allayed any fears that the Premier League champions might catch their London rivals in the race for continental qualification.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino labelled the result a “massive three points”, but stopped short of claiming his side had now effectively guaranteed themselves a spot in next season’s Champions League.

But this win, featuring wonderful goals from Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, opens up a gap of eight points to their defeated opponents in fifth.