Tottenham Hotspur's prospects of getting Leicester City in an exciting Premier League title race endured a noteworthy blow as they dropped two focuses in a baffling 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on Monday.
Albion safeguard Craig Dawson presented appropriate reparations in light of his 33rd-minute own-objective by heading home an equalizer 17 minutes from time that has colossal consequences for the predetermination of this current season's English title.
Leicester are seven focuses clear of Spurs with three matches remaining and in the event that they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, they will get to be English football champions interestingly, paying little heed to whatever else Tottenham do this season.
To exacerbate matters for Spurs, they could be missing one of their key players in the end phases of the season after video footage rose on Twitter which demonstrated Dele Alli seeming to punch Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob in the stomach amid the main half.
The occurrence was missed by the ref Mike Jones and England's representing Football Association are currently prone to survey the episode.
In the event that Alli, the recently delegated Professional Footballers Association' Young Player of the Year is rebuffed reflectively, he could be banned from the rest of north London club Tottenham's battle.
On Sunday, Leicester solidified their position at the highest point of the Premier League with a 4-0 home pounding of Swansea.
That outcome implied there was no safety buffer for Tottenham.
Goads administrator Mauricio Pochettino handled the same side that overpowered Stoke City 4-0 a week prior, while Albion were constrained into rolling out improvements.
Saido Berahino, whom Tottenham attempted yet neglected to sign in pre-season, was expelled from the beginning line-up having irritated a lower leg harm against Arsenal last Thursday.
The other huge modification saw Boaz Myhill coming in for goalkeeper Ben Foster, who additionally had a lower leg issue, and the 33-year-old Welshman was called into quick activity.
In the opening minutes, he was at a full-extend plunge to turn a Christian Eriksen free-kick around for a corner. Minutes after the fact, he did uncommonly well to palm a Harry Kane exertion on to the post. What's more, not long thereafter Myhill could just look as an exertion from Eriksen cut the highest point of the crossbar.
The leap forward the home group urgently required inevitably accompanied 12 minutes left in the principal half.
Eriksen whipped in a heavenly free-kick which brought about frenzy in the Albion protection and the falling Dawson, who had been tussling with Tottenham guard Jan Vertonghen, accidentally occupied the ball into his own particular net and through the legs of the sad Myhill.
Goads should have multiplied their lead when a mark clearing move in the 57th moment saw Ali discharging Eriksen into space.
The Dane then sustained Erik Lamela, whose exertion bobbed off the post, the third time Tottenham had hit the woodwork.
However Tottenham, who had advances for a brief moment half punishment rejected when Jonny Evans seemed to handle an Eriksen conveyance, wound up mourning all their missed possibilities.
They had a lot of notices, with solitary Albion striker Salomon Rondon heading wide furthermore driving a one-gave save from Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
At that point, from a Craig Gardner corner, right-back Dawson beat Lloris noticeable all around to head home.
Goads midfielder Eric Dier was harmed in the process and could be another truant from the keep running in.
When Tottenham visit Chelsea on Monday, the Premier League race could be over.
The main encouragement for Spurs is that they are as of now five focuses before Arsenal and in line to complete over their north London adversaries surprisingly since the 1994/95 season.
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