Harry Kane and Dele Alli keep Tottenham Hotspur purring

Tottenham s third successive league win and fifth victory in a row in all competitions added to the growing feeling that Pochettino s vibrant young team are capable of securing not only a top four finish but possibly the club s first English title since 1961.

Norwich remain only two points above the relegation zone after their fourth straight defeat, and once again it was poor defending that cost them badly in a 3-0 home defeat against Tottenham.

New signing Patrick Bamford could make his Norwich City debut against Tottenham at Carrow Road in Tuesday’s Premier League clash and the striker is eager to make up for lost time.

With time to spare, Tottenham’s golden boy curled a ideal left-footed shot past Rudd for his 50th Premier League goal.

With Norwich allowing him space to do so, Kane shifted the ball, fired at goal, Declan Rudd got down smartly in the Canaries’ goal to keep it out, but Alli reacted quickest to tap home the rebound. Alli should have made it 3-0 before the break after dashing into the box undetected by any Norwich defender, but the 19-year-old headed Danny Rose’s cross wide from eight yards.

If you take a look at Norwich and their result the other week against a Liverpool side, who are not finding it easy to score goals, and they let in five against them. Kane’s fierce shot stung the hands of Rudd before Alli was adjudged to have been fouled by Sebastien Bassong in the penalty area, and Kane sent Rudd the wrong way. And manager Alex Neil was seething with referee Kevin Friend’s performance.

Spurs have taken ten points from an available 12 in their past four outings on their Premier League travels and every team that they faced in that sequence are now placed 12th or higher, so there were no gifts along the way.

Alli was substituted at half-time – reported to be through illness, rather than an injury – and his attacking menace was missed by Spurs after the interval.

Norwich, who had a goal disallowed in the second half, have now recorded just one win in all competitions in 2016 so far.

Steven Naismith had Norwich’s best effort of the match on 51 minutes as he glanced a header just past the post, with Lloris beaten.

Kane’s double and a seventh goal of the season for Dele Alli ensured a comfortable victory at Carrow Road and moved Spurs above their rivals on goal difference, five points shy of leaders Leicester and two behind second-place Manchester City, both of whom also won.