Tottenham Hotspur surged to their third big win over Stoke in a row with a 4-0 drubbing at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Mark Hughes' side were unable to compete with a wonderful first half performance from the Lilywhites with Harry Kane in particular proving that when on top form is absolutely unplayable.
Kane scored his third hat-trick in nine matches, punishing the Potters with clinical precision and ruthless finishing. Dele Alli also got himself onto the scoresheet, making sure the game was over at half-time.
The win moves Spurs up into second, although they have now played a game more than Manchester City in third.
It was an important win for Mauricio Pochettino's team given their demoralising exit from the UEFA Europa League midweek and they can now look to challenges ahead with confidence.
For Stoke it's simply one to forget and they must think long and hard before they play Spurs again. Losing 4-0 each time is simply not acceptable.
Here are the FIVE lessons we took from the match...
Stoke must hate playing Spurs
For three matches now Stoke simply haven't been able to cope with Spurs, with Dele Alli or with Harry Kane. The fact they've suffered three consecutive 4-0 defeats must infuriate supporters, seemingly unable to even turn up when Mauricio Pochettino's side face them.
Whether it's simply shaping up more defensively or going for a more ambitious attacking style against Spurs, Mark Hughes must do something to reverse the trend.
Supporters will be hoping this doesn't spark a slump. Heavy defeats often do and after the last 4-0 defeat to Spurs, Stoke didn't win for a month.
Harry Kane is getting better all the time
Harry Kane appears to be getting better every season and it's left many wondering about just how good he can be in a Spurs shirt. Injured for fair part of this season, he's still managed to keep pace with his goal tallies of previous seasons and has a decent chance to score his highest ever one season total for the White Hart Lane side.
His second goal on Sunday was particularly beautiful and showed that he really can score goals of all types. Tap-ins, volleys, headers, penalties, free-kicks; he has it all.
Dele Alli has character
After his more than justified sending off in the UEFA Europa League mid-week, all eyes were on Dele Alli on Sunday to see just he would react to the dismissal and the reaction afterwards. He was much criticised following his horror tackle.
However, he didn't let any of that get to him and put in a solid display, scoring his first goal for almost a month and being a constant threat to Stoke's backline, especially in the first half.
Eriksen is returning to his best form
After a five match spell of no direct goal contributions, Christian Eriksen has really stepped up his game recently in the wake of criticism from supporters.
In his last three matches he has five assists and a goal, putting in man of the match performances against both Fulham and Gent.
If not for Harry Kane's hat-trick, he would have undoubtedly won that accolade against Stoke. He was superb throughout, a constant danger in the final third and also providing two assists across the 90 minutes.
His uptick in form is a massive boost to Spurs' chances of finishing second in the table and even having a go at the FA Cup.
Pochettino's man management is superb
Name the exact same XI to the side that crashed out of the UEFA Europa League mid-week sent the message to the squad that Mauricio Pochettino wanted to see a reaction from them. He certainly got that with Spurs putting in one of their finest halves of the entire season.
It was classy and effective man management and showed he knows exactly how the mentality of his squad works and how to subsequently get the best out of them.