Tottenham Hotspur continued to stay within touching distance of leaders Leicester City in the Premier League title race after a 3-0 defeat of Bournemouth on Sunday.
Harry Kane overtook Foxes striker Jamie Vardy to lead the top-flight goal-scoring charts with a double which all but ended the match as a spectacle before Christian Eriksen added a third for the hosts to move them back to within five points of the summit.
The Cherries knew a victory in the capital would see them eclipse the 40-point barrier generally considered to guarantee safety from relegation but came up against a determined Spurs outfit at White Hart Lane.
Dele Alli, the former Milton Keynes Dons midfielder who has rose to prominence this season, was among the better performers while Kane, set to lead the line for England at the European Championship this summer, bagged a brace.
Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was barely tested on a comfortable afternoon for the hosts who face a trip to Liverpool next in the Premier League before hosting Manchester United in the second week of April.
But who was the star performer at White Hart Lane? See below for our take on how the Tottenham players fared with the spotlight on them...
Mauricio Pochettino’s side then visit Stoke before welcoming West Bromwich Albion to London. A derby against Chelsea then follows on May 2, preceding matches against Southampton and Newcastle United.
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