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Dele Alli put Tottenham Hotspur ahead against Arsenal after Petr Cech parried a Christian Eriksen shot into his path

London. — Dele Alli and Harry Kane kept Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League title hunt as their side torpedoed Arsenal 2-0 in White Hart Lane’s last north London derby yesterday.

Leaders Chelsea extended their advantage to seven points by winning 3-0 at Everton earlier in the day, but Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs cut the gap back to four points with a thrilling display.

The two goals arrived within 146 seconds of each other in the second half, Alli polishing off a rebound and Kane netting a penalty to take their respective goal tallies to 17 and 21 for the campaign.

Spurs will finish above Arsenal for the first time since 1995, ending 22 years of “St Totteringham’s Day” – the day marked by Arsenal fans when their team can no longer be overtaken by their local rivals.

Spurs will play at Wembley next season before moving into their new stadium – which is being built on the site of their current home – in August 2018.

They have now won nine league games in succession and prevailed in 13 successive league matches at home within the same season for the first time.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s 50th north London derby ended in a fifth defeat in six away games, leaving his side six points off the Champions League slots in sixth place.

Arsenal retain a game in hand, however, and their disappointment was mitigated by the fact top-four rivals Manchester City and Manchester United both dropped points earlier in the day.

Laurent Koscielny shook off a knee injury to take his place in an Arsenal back three that swiftly found itself under examination.

It took the hosts less than a minute to register a shot on target, Kane working Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech at his near post after Alli hooked the ball on. — AFP.