An interstellar second-half performance from Tottenham saw the Premier League challengers move within five points of Leicester City with a 4-0 destruction of Stoke City.
Claudio Ranieri’s men had to settle for a 2-2 draw with West Ham on Sunday and Spurs capitalised to cut the deficit with four games remaining.
Harry Kane’s sublime strike settled any early nerves in the ninth minute and Dele Alli made it two midway through the second half.
The former MK Dons midfielder then missed an open goal, but was relieved to see Kane put the result beyond doubt soon after, while Alli made amends with a well-struck volley eight minutes from time.
The rout leaves Spurs as the highest scoring team in the top flight and they also boast the best defence, while Stoke’s top-six hopes now look to have been dashed after a third home game in a row without a win.