Tottenham overcame Bournemouth 3-1 to reduce the gap on their north London rival

Ange Postecoglou's troops overcame a rising injury crisis to hand Bournemouth their first loss in eight games. Spurs are only three points behind the leaders, as the game now heads into 2024.

After only nine minutes, Pape Sarr's exquisite strike into the bottom corner opened the score. However, the Senegalese midfielder was forced to leave the field in tears midway through the first half due to an injury that calls his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations into question. Bournemouth thought they could have leveled before halftime as the in-form Dominic Solanke struck the crossbar wasting a flurry of opportunities. The visitors were instead picked clean in the second half. Son Heung-min scored putting the team ahead before Richarlison put the team ahead with 3-0. Alex Scott scored six minutes later, but it was too little, too late for the Cherries, who stayed in 12th place.