Danny Rose scored his second goal of the season as Tottenham beat Burnley 1-0 at White Hart Lane.
The three points mean they stay fifth, but just a point behind north London rivals Arsenal, who lost at Manchester City.
It was not an easy afternoon for Mauricio Pochettino's men, who had to come from behind after Ashley Barnes capitalised on poor defending to open the scoring on 21 minutes.
The hosts were back on level terms just six minutes later when Dele Alli - linked with a move away in recent weeks - fired a low shot past Tom Heaton.