Spurs go second, Liverpool squander two-goal lead in draw with Sunderland
Tottenham have moved up into second in the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win over Watford at White Hart Lane.
Spurs finally broke down a stubborn Hornets defence on 64 minutes when substitute Dele Alli, who had just come on, crossed through the six-yard box for Kieran Trippier to net from close range.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have now won six straight matches in all competitions, edging a point ahead of City and two clear of north-London rivals Arsenal, who play at Bournemouth on Sunday.
Bottom club Aston Villa beat struggling Norwich 2-0, but remain some eight points adrift of safety.
Villa took the lead just moments before the break through Joleon Lescott’s back-post header.
The home side doubled their lead when Gabriel Agbonlahor scored a first league goal for 11 months on 51 minutes.
Despite some late pressure, that proved enough to earn Villa a third league win and saw the Canaries slump into the relegation zone on the back of a fifth-straight league defeat.
Jermain Defoe scored a dramatic 89th-minute equaliser to secure relegation-battlers Sunderland a 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp was not at the match after suffering a suspected bout of appendicitis, and – following a tepid first half – Roberto Firmino put the home side in front on 59 minutes.
The Brazil forward then turned provider for Adam Lallana to score a second with 20 minutes left.
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With eight minutes left, Adam Johnson’s free-kick squirmed past goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and there was still time for Defoe to complete a remarkable turnaround which saw thousands more home fans head swiftly for the exits.
Newcastle moved out of the bottom three after beating West Brom 1-0 at St James Park with a 32-minute goal from Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Everton collected their second victory of the week when they won 3-0 at Stoke.
The Toffees went ahead on 12 minutes through a penalty from Romelu Lukaku, while full-back Seamus Coleman headed in a corner to double the away side’s lead on 28 minutes.
Winger Aaron Lennon scored for a third consecutive game to make it 3-0 after 42 minutes, which put the match beyond Stoke before half-time.
Swansea and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium in what was a first home game in charge for new boss Francesco Guidolin.
Gylfi Sigurdsson curled in a free-kick to put the Swans ahead on 14 minutes.
Palace levelled a minute into the second half when defender Scott Dann stabbed in after a corner.
