Well, that was a win that pretty much 95% of Premier League fans wanted.

We have nothing against Chelsea, but an eight-point gap at the top at this stage of the season may well have demoralised the chasing pack and switched their attention to other competitions, so when Spurs came up with the goods to beat the Blues 2-0 at White Hart Lane, many rejoiced over the title race seemingly being blown wide open.

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It was, of course, sad to see the west London club fall agonisingly short of breaking the record for the most consecutive victories in a single top tier season in England, but the Lilywhites were excellent on the night, with Dele Alli grabbing the headlines by nodding two Christian Eriksen crosses into Thibaut Courtois’ net either side of half-time.

Naturally, the young Englishman got a lot of praise, while the Dane who teed him up also earned plaudits, but we were mightily impressed with Dembele in midfield, with the Belgian running the game…

The standout stat is clearly Dembele’s pass completion, which stood at a mighty 97% when the final whistle sounded. On top of that, the former Fulham man had 42 touches of the ball, made four dribbles, three tackles and supplied one key pass, while also being so clean in his tackling that he didn’t give away a single foul - no mean feat against energetic and technically adept players such as Eden Hazard, Pedro and N’Golo Kante.

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