EPL review week 36: Spurs move within touching distance of the Champions League

Week 36 of the Premier League ends with Spurs moving five points ahead of Chelsea with three games remaining after a scrappy win over Watford at Wembley.

With Manchester City winning the league, Manchester United chasing the FA Cup, and Liverpool punching above their weight in the Champions League, have Spurs become a crappier version of Arsenal?

I use the word ‘crappier’ only because under Arsene Wenger’s reign; even when he lost the ability to win the league, he still won more FA Cups than anyone alive. Wenger left because the fans no longer loved him. The fans wanted titles, and the Arsenal hierarchy shot for Champions League qualification.

Spurs has won nothing under Mauricio Pochettino, but after their victory over Watford, they are fast becoming a Champions League ever-present. Chelsea turned the thumbscrew on the weekend with a one-nil win over Swansea. Spurs reacted by beating the Hornets in a scrappy affair at Wembley.