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Spurs thrash Bournemouth to keep up with title chase
Tottenham Hotspur made it seven successive league wins as the thrash Bournemouth to continue their pursuit of leaders Chelsea for the English Premier League titlle.
Moussa Dembele, Heung-Min Son, Harry Kane amd Vincent Janssen were on target for Tottenham who now have 71 points, four adrift of leaders Chelsea, who will play against Manchester United on Sunday. Bournemouth are 15th in the table with 35 points.
Dembele fired Spurs ahead from close range following a corner before Son doubled the lead with a darting run and neat finish in the first half.
Kane made it three at the beginning of the second 45 minutes, as he made sure of the three points with a low finish, before Janssen capped off Spurs’ afternoon by scoring in injury time, just minutes after coming on as a substitute.
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The Mauricio Pochettino’s side are now four points behind Chelsea, who face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
“I am proud of our players after that performance today. We have to wait to see what happens.,” Pochettino said.
“At the end of the season when everyone is tired, we need everyone to have the right mental attitude and happiness helps. We now need everyone to rest and get ready for the next few games.
“The three points are very important to keep our dream.”
Bournemouth, who managed one shot on target, are now without a win in four matches and remain seven points above the bottom three.
“We know we need more. We’ve known all along,” Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe remarked.
“The danger is if everyone says, ‘You’re safe.’ We’ve got to focus the players’ minds that we’re not.”
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