'North London is ours' - Alli revels in Spurs' ascendance

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Tottenham confirmed last week they would move to Wembley next season while their new stadium is completed meaning this was the final north London derby at White Hart Lane. In the penultimate game at White Hart Lane before the stadium is demolished, Dele Alli scrambled the ball into the net and Harry Kane won a soft penalty that he converted.

Arsenal imploded inside 77 seconds at the start of the second half to hand Tottenham a ninth consecutive league win.

The result leaves Tottenham four points behind Chelsea at the top, while Arsene Wenger's side remain sixth, five points behind Manchester United and six back on fourth-placed Manchester City. We knew because we were watching but they were very focused.

Then there's Leicester City, pushing for a top-half finish and hugely impressive in front of their own fans, and Hull City, engulfed in a relegation scrap and likely needing a result on the final day.

The win means Tottenham will finish ahead of Arsenal for the first time since 1995.

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When Tottenham fans sang "Arsene Wenger, we want you to stay" there was no sympathy. "We fell off at the end of last season so it's important we continue to build on what we're doing".

After 90 minutes of enthralling football, it was Spurs who showed us what colour North London truly is. A minute later, Gabriel seemingly brought down Harry Kane and Spurs were awarded a dubious penalty.

He has certainly played a huge part in Tottenham sitting four points behind league leaders Chelsea in the table and had he not missed periods of the season through injury Spurs may have been the club leading the table with four games to go.

Cech kept his team in the game, with a flying save that prevented Vertonghen's shot from curling into the top corner and Toby Alderweireld's effort being blocked.

Referring to fellow player-turned-pundit Frank Lampard, who won three Premier League trophies, four FA Cups, and two League Cups during Chelsea's upward trajectory under Roman Abramovich, Henry insists until Spurs do something similar that there is no shift in power between them and Arsenal.

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