But Fernandinho's trip on Pedro gave Hazard a chance to restore Chelsea's lead from the spot 10 minutes before half-time, which he took at the second attempt after Willy Caballero saved his penalty. "To win the title we need 18 points and that's the best way for us".
Spurs, now second in the league, completed a remarkable comeback to defeat Swansea City 3-1 on Wednesday, while Chelsea remained on course for their fifth league title with a 2-1 win over fourth-placed Manchester City.
The Blues are now seven points clear at the top of the table but certainly can't afford to rest on their laurels, with Tottenham in the midst of an excellent run that has seen them win their last five Premier League games in succession.
"We are almost there but there is a long way to go", Hazard told BT Sport.
And on David Silva being one game away from his 300 appearances for City, Guardiola said: "He's a fantastic and incredible player".
Midfielder Fabian Delph was another surprise starter for City, having been in and out of the team this season, suggesting that Guardiola is looking at different options as he seeks a strong finish. "People always said Tottenham were able to beat the smaller teams but not the big ones", Vertonghen said. I was happy because the first target was to qualify but after that with the Everton and Middlesbrough games I realised we had to play really, really, really good to win the games. I've pretty much not been there this season but I've watched the games and even the ones we've lost we've been the better team. Up next are Bournemouth on Saturday, where another three points would not go amiss.
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Guardiola was head-hunted by City's wealthy Abu Dhabi owners following brilliant spells with Barcelona, where he won the Champions League twice, and Bayern Munich, where he completed a hat-trick of Bundesliga title wins.
"This season for all my players, for me, we will remember this season if we win".
"I will be better - definitely", he said.
"You learn about that, you don't regret that I was not able to know our problems in the boxes and not [be able to] solve it". We got zero. Football is results.
This weekend Pep and his team will be at home as they play host to a Hull City side inform after the away side won midweek and renewed their hope of avoiding relegation. If he wins a title and begins the cycle, the objective is one of continuity.
But he thinks Arsenal and Manchester United will miss out.
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