Cityzens call a halt to the Spurs march

● Phil Foden fired Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League as the young midfielder sealed a vital 1-0 win over Tottenham, while Brighton improved their survival prospects with a goalless draw at Wolves yesterday.

Pep Guardiola’s side are one point clear of second-placed Liverpool after Foden’s fifthminute header exacted a measure of revenge for City’s Champions League quarterfinal exit against Tottenham on Wednesday.

Liverpool can regain pole position if they win at struggling Cardiff today, but City have won their last 10 league matches to keep the destiny of the title in their own hands because the champions will hold a game in hand on Jurgen Klopp’s men.

“It was very important for the race for the Premier League. We know we cannot drop points. It was tight, Tottenham had more chances than the previous two games,” Guardiola said. “We have been playing for the Premier League every three days for 10 months, you can feel the pressure.

“The title is still in our hands. We are fighting until the end.”

And the City manager admitted it had been hard for his players to recover from their dramatic Champions League loss to Tottenham, a result that ended their bid to win an unprecedented quadruple.

At Molineux, fourth-bottom Brighton moved three points clear of third-bottom Cardiff after a gritty stalemate.

Chris Hughton’s men, who have a game in hand on Cardiff, needed a man-of-the-match display from Australian goalkeeper Mat Ryan to avoid a fifth successive defeat.

Gerard Deulofeu’s brace lifted Watford to seventh place with a 2-1 victory at relegated Huddersfield.

Watford’s rise up the table was aided by Leicester’s 2-2 draw at West Ham, which dropped Brendan Rodgers’ team to eighth place.

Relegated Fulham finally earned their first Premier League away win this season with a 1-0 success at Bournemouth.

In the late game Newcastle United beat Southampton 3-1 at their St James’ Park home thanks to a stylish hat-trick by striker Ayoze Perez.