MATCH REPORT

Mario Balotelli scored a last minute penalty to compound a spirited Tottenham Hotspur to an unfortunate defeat at the Etihad Stadium.

Tottenham suffered a shock slip-up in the title race after having to come from behind to secure a point at home to a well organised Wolverhampton Wanderers side.

Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto struck either side of half-time as Tottenham cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over an out-of-form Everton and move level on points with Manchester United.

Goals from Jermain Defoe, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Giovani Dos Santos were enough to see off a valiant Cheltenham Town side to progress to the next round of the FA Cup.

A sole Jermain Defoe striker mid-way through the second half was enough to gift Tottenham all three points against a resilient West Brom side.

A late Brad Friedel error was capitalised on by Scott Sinclair as Swansea recovered emphatically to secure a point against a below par Tottenham Hotspur.

A Gareth Bale double was enough to see off newly promoted Norwich City and help close the gap at the top of the table to seven points.

Daniel Sturridge cancelled out Emmanuel Adebayor’s opening in a tight London derby, which saw both sides fail to gain ground in the hunt for a top-four finish.

Tottenham returned to winning ways against Sunderland after Roman Pavlyuchenko came on to score his first league goal of the season.

A 4-0 win away at Shamrock Rovers was not enough for Tottenham to progress to the knockout stages of the Europa League.