Bournemouth, Burnley, Fulham and Southampton secure Premier League victories
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Your support makes all the difference.Burnley and Southampton took big steps toward avoiding relegation from the Premier League with crucial victories on Saturday, while Cardiff inched closer to the drop after a third straight loss.
Chris Wood may well have secured another season in the top flight for Burnley by scoring both goals in a 2-0 home win over Cardiff, a result that leaves the Welsh club five points from safety in 18th place.
Burnley now looks safe on 39 points, 11 ahead of Cardiff, while Southampton boosted its chances of staying up by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1.
Brighton, though, is still in trouble after being hammered 5-0 at home by Bournemouth to drop to 17th place.
Fulham, which has also been relegated with Huddersfield, earned its first win since January by beating Everton 2-0.
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And off the woodwork at the other end!
Christian Eriksen is the man free as Spurs pour forward on the break, his shot well-blocked by Chris Löwe against the post and Elias Kachunga heroically getting back to prevent Eriksen sweeping home the rebound.
82 minutes
Huddersfield think they might have a chance of getting back in this.
Aaron Mooy is on for Jon Stankovic.
84 minutes
Another key Spurs man will get a little rest.
Jan Vertonghen strides off. Not his busiest afternoon.
Danny Rose to left wing-back, Ben Davies moving slightly more centrally.
86 minutes
Mauricio Pochettino will exercise his final change.
Heung-Min Son will get five minutes or so. Fernando Llorente is replaced.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Huddersfield (Lucas Moura, 87 minutes)
That'll seal it!
Two for Moura, three for Spurs, and it'll be three points, too.
Christian Eriksen's ball across is a clever one, clipped into the Brazilian's path, who controls well, calms himself and volleys down into the floor, sending the ball bouncing up into the net past Ben Hamer.
And he celebrates in some style with a handspring backflip!
GOAL! Tottenham 4-0 Huddersfield (Lucas Moura, 90 + 2 minutes)
A brilliant way to complete an excellent hat-trick!
Heung-Min Son charges at the Huddersfield defence, threads a pass through for Moura to run on to and he produces a fierce finish across Ben Hamer into the top corner...
Four for Spurs, three for Lucas Moura and Spurs go third.
Huddersfield showed character in the second half but it was a mismatch on paper and pitch for most of the game.
Moura grabs the match ball. The first hat-trick at the new stadium, and Tottenham's unblemished defensive record in their new home continues.
And he celebrates with a child who I presume is his son, clearly emotional.
A lovely moment at the end of a convincing Spurs win.
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