Chelsea inflicted further misery on Tottenham with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, as Nicholas Jackson was once struck against Spurs.
The Blues forward scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture and he was on target here too, heading home to double in the lead after Trevoh Chalobah had put the hosts in front in the first-half.
Ange Postecoglou’s side trail Aston Villa by seven points, and while they do have a game in hand, Spurs next face Liverpool at Anfield and there is still a clash with Manchester City to come. Chelsea, meanwhile, sit eighth in the Premier League table, but only three points off Manchester United in sixth.
Postecoglou was increasingly furious on the touchline and there was surely more of the same at half-time, as his side came out after the break with much more intensity.