Spurs stay in title hunt

Tottenham kept alive their bid to gate-crash the Premier League title race as Davinson Sanchez’s first goal for the club and Hugo Lloris’s penalty save inspired a 3-1 win over Leicester.

Spurs took the lead through Sanchez’s first half header, but they were indebted to Lloris for keeping out Jamie Vardy’s spotkick on Sunday.

Christian Eriksen netted moments later and although Vardy got one back, Son Heungmin’s late strike ensured thirdplaced Tottenham clinched a fifth win in their last six league games. The north Londoners are five points off the top of the table as they try to catch pace-setters Liverpool and Manchester City.

While Tottenham are still outsiders to win their first English title since 1961, their ability to stay in contention, despite injuries to key players Harry Kane and Dele Alli, suggests they should not be completely written off.