Sunday's action kicked off at White Hart Lane where Tottenham defeated 7th placed Everton to move 7 points within 1st placed Chelsea with a 3-2 victory.
Harry Kane was again the star of the show as he scored a brace to become the Premier League's top scorer on 19 goals.
 |
| Kane and Alli were both on target at The Lane |
The second half was a much more lively affair. Tottenham were handed some good opportunities to extend their lead only for them to go to waste - Erickson among the guilty party.
Kane, however, was able to capitalise on some shocking defending by the Everton backline to get his second of the game.
Toffees manager, Ronald Koeman rang in the changes in a bid to get something out of the game, bringing on Kevin Mirallas and James McCarthy.
Everton were handed a glimmer of hope when Romelu Lukaku scored 9 minutes from time, but it was Tottenham who scored next; effectively putting the tie to bed. Enner Valencia did manage to reduce the deficit in stoppage time, but it proved to only be a consolation.
Elsewhere, Manchester City were convincing winners at the Stadium of Light. The defeat sees the Black Cats go 6 points adrift of safety with only 11 games left to play.
 |
| Aguero has now scored 23 goals this season |
The victory over Sunderland was the 4th on the bounce for the Citizens.
Despite the convincing win, Pep Guardiola wasn't overly delighted with his players. He complained about his charges playing risky football towards the end of the game.
His words, as was quoted by the DailyStar : "We were passing the ball between ourselves in the last 25 minutes.
"I don't like to defend a result and be near our box. It is OK if you are 3-0 or 4-0 up but not 2-0."
On Monday night, Chelsea and West Ham lock horns at the Olympic Stadium in what promises to be a thoroughly entertaining game.
No comments:
Post a Comment