An 83rd minute winner from Christian Eriksen saw Tottenham Hotspur record a hugely impressive 2-1 win away to Manchester City, leaving themselves second in the league, just two points off top spot. 

It looked like it might just be Spurs' day when Harry Kane tucked away a fortuitously awarded penalty early on in the second half. That was cancelled out though, City substitute Kelechi Iheanacho levelling up with 15 minutes to play. 

There was time for one last piece of drama though, and Eriksen's neatly worked winner might just get Tottenham fans dreaming of the title. 

Spurs were handed a boost before kick-off as Dele Alli returned to the side, whilst Mauricio Pochettino elected Kyle Walker and Danny Rose as his chosen full-back's for this one. Nacer Chadli could only find himself on the bench, Son Heung-min given a start. 

Quiet start makes for a dull first half

With Arsenal having put the title race right in the balance with a 95th minute winner against Leicester City earlier on in the day, the game suffered from an understandably nervy start, neither team wanting to commit too many men forward.

The biggest early highlights came from Yaya Toure, with the Ivorian lucky to not go into the back for some poor early challenges. Rose started extremely brightly down the left hand side, blocking superbly from a Raheem Sterling volley that was crashing towards the goal. 

Joe Hart was the first 'keeper to be really tested, Eriksen making him work just before the half hour mark. Picking up the ball in the centre, just outside the area, the Danish international sent an effort towards goal that was well pushed out by the England number one. 

Danny Rose fared very well down the left hand side (photo: EMPICS)
Danny Rose fared very well down the left hand side (photo: EMPICS)

Lots of possession for the visitors

Pochettino's young side had a remarkable 72% possession in the opening half hour, bossing an older, more valuable and experienced side, in possibly their biggest game of the season so far. 

Still, possession counts for nothing if you don't make it count, and Spurs very nearly got caught cold at the start of the second half. Toure was given far too much room in the middle, setting up Sergio Aguero for a strike, but the dangerous Argentine sent the ball way over the bar.

Kane tucks away a penalty

It was very soon after that when Spurs got the slice of luck that they craved, awarded a penalty that will be debated long into the night. Rose was alive again down the left channel, seeing his cross blocked by Sterling, referee Mark Clattenburg deeming that it was both with an arm, and in the area. Harry Kane stepped up confidently, and after a long wait, tucked his spot-kick straight down the middle. 

That seemed to spark the game into life, with City coming back hard at Tottenham, in search of an equaliser. Yaya Toure rattled the crossbar with a set-piece of his own, a beautifully flighted free-kick going so close. 

City level through Iheanacho

That equaliser did come though, with substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scoring it. It's been something of a breakthrough season for the youngster, and he made a difference once again, racing onto Gael Clichy's cross to power home in the area. It could have been 2-1 minutes later, Hugo Lloris saving from Toure's powerful effort.

Iheanacho scores the equaliser (photo: Getty Images)
Iheanacho scores the equaliser (photo: Getty Images)

Lamela substitute inspires Eriksen winner

Dele Alli's race was ran, Pochettino taking him off for Erik Lamela, who assisted the eventual winer. With 83 minutes on the clock, Lamela charged through the middle of the pitch unchallenged, before slipping the ball through for Eriksen, with the midfielder sliding the ball past Joe Hart.

It was the birthday boy who scored the winner, but there was still defending to be done, 'keeper Lloris at the heart of things, especially when he punched away a cross that was heading straight for Nicolas Otamendi

That proved to be the last big chance for City, who were stunned by an impressive, efficient, Spurs side - one that may just fancy themselves for the title. 

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