Christian Eriksen’s late stunner for Tottenham kept their title hopes alive in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
After Chelsea's victory over Southampton stretched their lead at the top to seven points, this was a boom or bust scenario for Spurs, who left it late to cut the gap back to four with five games to go.
Eriksen produced the boom with a rare bit of quality in a scrappy game, firing home a wondrous 30-yard strike straight into the bottom corner with 12 minutes left, which made it eight league wins in a row for Mauricio Pochettino's men.
Tottenham have therefore kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea with this hard-fought victory at Crystal Palace.
Spurs had struggled to break down a disciplined Palace side for much of the game and it looked like they would have to settle for a point.
But Eriksen fired into the bottom corner from 30 yards late on to keep Spurs within four points of Chelsea with five games remaining.Palace, who lost influential defender Mamadou Sakho to injury in the second half, rarely threatened as they concentrated on frustrating the visitors.
The win means Tottenham move on to 74 points, surpassing their previous best ever Premier League total of 72 - set in 2012-13 - when they finished fifth.
If they beat rivals Arsenal on Sunday it will ensure they finish above the Gunners in the table for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Palace, meanwhile, remain 12th - seven points above the relegation zone.
After Chelsea's victory over Southampton stretched their lead at the top to seven points, this was a boom or bust scenario for Spurs, who left it late to cut the gap back to four with five games to go.
Eriksen produced the boom with a rare bit of quality in a scrappy game, firing home a wondrous 30-yard strike straight into the bottom corner with 12 minutes left, which made it eight league wins in a row for Mauricio Pochettino's men.
Tottenham have therefore kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea with this hard-fought victory at Crystal Palace.
Spurs had struggled to break down a disciplined Palace side for much of the game and it looked like they would have to settle for a point.
But Eriksen fired into the bottom corner from 30 yards late on to keep Spurs within four points of Chelsea with five games remaining.Palace, who lost influential defender Mamadou Sakho to injury in the second half, rarely threatened as they concentrated on frustrating the visitors.
The win means Tottenham move on to 74 points, surpassing their previous best ever Premier League total of 72 - set in 2012-13 - when they finished fifth.
If they beat rivals Arsenal on Sunday it will ensure they finish above the Gunners in the table for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Palace, meanwhile, remain 12th - seven points above the relegation zone.
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