Tottenham’s top four bid was rocked by a 1-0 defeat at Burnley on Wednesday.
On a wet and windy night at Turf Moor, Harry Kane started for Tottenham despite hurting his back while scoring twice in Saturday’s epic 3-2 win at Manchester City.
But Tottenham reverted to the kind of erratic display that has frustrated their fans so often in recent seasons.
Kane hit the bar early in the second half and fired narrowly wide from the edge of the area moments later.
But it was Burnley who made the breakthrough in the 71st minute when Ben Mee met Josh Brownhill’s free-kick with a far-post header past Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham remain in stuck in eighth place, seven points adrift of the top four as their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League begin to fade.
It was a second successive victory for third bottom Burnley, who are now just two points from safety with a game in hand.
Crystal Palace enjoyed a 4-1 win over Watford at the expense of their former boss Roy Hodgson.
Hodgson recently returned to management after leaving Palace at the end of last season and is aiming to save Watford from relegation.
But Palace’s first victory in seven league games kept Watford marooned in the bottom three.
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 15th minute shot deflected in off Kiko Femenia before Moussa Sissoko headed Watford’s equaliser.
Conor Gallagher restored Palace’s advantage three minutes before half-time at Vicarage Road.
Wilfried Zaha wrapped up the points with two goals in the last five minutes.
AFP
