Tottenham 1-0 Middlesbrough: Harry Kane keeps his cool from the spot to maintain Premier League title hopes with slender win at White Hart Lane

Daily Mail | February 4, 2017

At least one North London side kept the title race alive – just - this weekend.

With Chelsea 12 points clear after their early victory over Arsenal, anything other than a win here for Tottenham, and pretty much everyone else outside west London and Teesside, was unpalatable.

Mauricio Pochettino's side delivered that with a nervy victory over a battling Middlesbrough side sealed by a Harry Kane penalty.

Harry Kane has now scored against 25 of the Premier League sides he has faced after opening the scoring on Saturday

Kane was given the chance to score in his first game against Middlesbrough afteru00a0Son Heung-min was fouled inside the box — Kane was given the chance to score in his first game against Middlesbrough after Son Heung-min was fouled inside the box

The 23-year-old made no mistake from the penalty spot after 58 minutes with an exemplary strike into the bottom corner

South Korean forward Son was brought down inside the box byu00a0Bernardo Espinosa and Boro had few complaints — South Korean forward Son was brought down inside the box by Bernardo Espinosa and Boro had few complaints

The Middlesbrough players look dejected after falling behind and they are now just a point outside the relegation places

The win cuts Chelsea's lead to nine points but it was not achieved without a late scare when Boro's Marten de Roon blasted a glorious chance wide.