Tottenham s assault on the Premier League title was stopped in its tracks on Sunday, a 2-1 loss at Stoke ending an 11-match unbeaten run.
Former Tottenham winger Matthew Etherington did the damage by grabbing two first-half goals at the Britannia Stadium to consign Harry Redknapp s in-form team to a first defeat since Aug. 28.
Emmanuel Adebayor pulled a goal back from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute but Spurs couldn t complete the comeback, with defender Younes Kaboul s late red card compounding their misery.
In Sunday s other game, Sunderland celebrated Martin O Neill s first match in charge by rallying to beat Blackburn 2-1, with Sebastian Larsson scoring an injury-time winner from a free kick to lift the team out of the relegation zone.
Tottenham, which had center back Younes Kaboul red-carded in the 82nd for two second-half yellow cards, missed the chance to provisionally move to within four points of unbeaten leader Manchester City, which visits Chelsea on Monday
Former Tottenham winger Matthew Etherington did the damage by grabbing two first-half goals at the Britannia Stadium to consign Harry Redknapp s in-form team to a first defeat since Aug. 28.
Emmanuel Adebayor pulled a goal back from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute but Spurs couldn t complete the comeback, with defender Younes Kaboul s late red card compounding their misery.
In Sunday s other game, Sunderland celebrated Martin O Neill s first match in charge by rallying to beat Blackburn 2-1, with Sebastian Larsson scoring an injury-time winner from a free kick to lift the team out of the relegation zone.
Tottenham, which had center back Younes Kaboul red-carded in the 82nd for two second-half yellow cards, missed the chance to provisionally move to within four points of unbeaten leader Manchester City, which visits Chelsea on Monday