Tottenham Hotspur propelled themselves back into the title race in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea, preventing the Blues from securing an all-time record of 14 consecutive victories and seeing the North London rising to third in the table.Dele Alli was the hero on the night, netting both goals to continue his excellent vein of form, but a crucial aspect of the victory for Mauricio Pochettino’s side was the tactical prowess showed by the Argentine manager.[ad_pod id=’now-tv’ align=’centre’]Chelsea have been unstoppable when adopting a formation with three defenders but Tottenham counter-acted that threat by adopting the same style, with Eric Dier, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld excelling in their roles.Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, himself formerly of the White Hart Lane outfit, was clearly impressed by what he saw and took to social media to praise the club’s performance.

With Chelsea now seeing their advantage at the top of the table cut, the title race has been blown open and the battle could increase further in the next month as there is a number of matches seeing sides in the top-six face off against each other.

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