Spurs blight Arsenal's title hopes

Tottenham Hotspur dealt a potentially fatal blow to north London rivals Arsenal's Premier League title hopes with a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane last night. A superb Danny Rose volley and a second from Gareth Bale edged Nicklas Bendtner's second-half...

Tottenham Hotspur dealt a potentially fatal blow to north London rivals Arsenal's Premier League title hopes with a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane last night.

A superb Danny Rose volley and a second from Gareth Bale edged Nicklas Bendtner's second-half effort to hand Spurs a first league win over Arsene Wenger's side in 11 years.

The defeat leaves third-placed Arsenal six points behind leaders Chelsea with four games remaining.

Spurs stay fifth on 61 points, one behind Manchester City after 33 matches.

Elsewhere, seventh-placed Aston Villa salvaged a late 2-2 draw against Everton, who are in eighth spot.

Tim Cahill headed in both Everton's goals either side of Gabriel Agbonlahor's second-half header before Phil Jagielka's injury-time own goal levelled it.

At the bottom of the table, relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic were held 0-0 at home by already condemned Portsmouth to leave them five points clear of the drop zone in 16th place.

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