Tottenham closed the gap on leaders Leicester to two points after Harry Kane scored two goals in three minutes to sink Aston Villa.
The striker raced onto Dele Alli’s quickly taken free-kick and fired past Brad Guzan just before the break.
The combination worked again moments after the interval as Kane poked in Alli’s low cross.
Villa mustered just two shots on target as they slipped to a fifth-straight league defeat.
Spurs’ title bid appears firmly back on track after two games without a win, while Remi Garde’s side remain nine points from safety and look increasingly destined for life in the Championship next season.
Tottenham manager : “It was a good victory and three important points after a few games that have not been so good. We created more chances and played well. It is difficult to play against teams playing for survival but we had the right mentality and I am pleased.
On the title race: “We need to keep the pressure on and win games. You cannot stop the dream of the supporters and they are right to dream. But we need to work hard.” Naija and bet
Tottenham Hotspur have lost none of their last nine trips to Villa Park in all competitions (W7 D2)
Only Sunderland (10) in 2005/06 and Derby (10) in 2007/08 have won fewer points after 30 games in a Premier League season than Aston Villa this season (16)
Kane has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Aston Villa – his joint-favourite opponent
