Tottenham 3 -1 Wigan
Bale brace inspires Spurs romp
Tottenham continued their title challenge thanks to a Gareth Bale inspired 3-1 victory at home to hapless Wigan at White Hart Lane.
The Welsh wizard was inspirational throughout and his two goals helped the North London club return to winning ways.
The hosts dominated the opening 45 minutes playing their usual brand of free-flowing football and after pummelling the Wigan backline from the opening whistle they eventually took the lead after 29 minutes.
Luka Modric was the instigator as he found Gareth Bale with an exquisite pass and the winger stole inside new signing Jean Beausejour before slotting the ball past Ali Al Habsi inside his near post.
And just five minutes later the hosts doubled their lead and the Croatian midfield schemer was at the centre of the action benefiting from a Wigan ricochet on the edge of the box to lash his right-foot shot into the bottom corner.
Bale scored his second just after the hour mark as Benoit Assou-Ekotto laid the ball into his path and he duly dispatched the ball into the bottom corner.
James McArthur grabbed a late consolation for the Latics with a deflected effort which looped over Brad Friedel, but it wasn't enough to stop the hosts collecting a valuable win.
The win puts pressure back on both Manchester sides at the top of the table and increased Spurs' lead over fourth-place Chelsea to seven points.
Wigan have won none of their last eight Premier League games now and have kept just one clean sheet in their last 20 matches.
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