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Absent Tevez causes Mancini double blow as Man City drop to fifth

Roberto Mancini suffered a double blow as his side surrendered fourth spot in the Barclays Premier League to Tottenham, then found himself on collision course with absent striker Carlos Tevez.

Wigan Athletic 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3: Roman Pavlyuchenko conquers as Spurs go fourth and prosper from Eastlands shut-out

Tottenham leapfrogged Manchester City and Liverpool in the race for a Champions League spot by winning 3-0 at Wigan. Jermain Defoe hit the opener and Roman Pavlyuchenko scored twice, while City and Liverpool earlier drew 0-0.

Defoe should have seen red, fumes Wigan boss Martinez after Spurs defeat

Jermain Defoe was at the centre of a storm on Sunday night after Wigan claimed he should have been sent off in Tottenham's 3-0 triumph at the DW Stadium.

Pavlyuchenko helps Spurs to reclaim the high ground

While all the attention was on Eastlands yesterday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur quietly waded their way through the DW Stadium mud to secure a comfortable victory over Wigan Athletic that was enough to lift them over both Liverpool and Manchester City into that coveted fourth place in the Premier...

Wigan Athletic 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs move into fourth after brace from Russian

Defoe (27), Pavlyuchenko (84, 90+3)

Wigan 0-3 Tottenham

When Harry Redknapp last took Tottenham Hotspur to Wigan Athletic, he spent the hours after a 1-0 defeat wondering aloud whether his team had the mental spirit to avoid ­relegation to the Championship. Thirteen months later and times have changed; the Spurs manager was asked if his team had...

Moreno too isolated to trouble Tottenham

The Latics had plenty of width but their midfield players did not get close enough to Marcelo MorenoShapeWigan are handicapped by a poor playing surface, which does not sit well with the manager Roberto Martínez's principles of a passing game. Memories of the wipeout at White Hart Lane, where...

Bosses cagey on fourth place race

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp feels the race to finish fourth in the Premier League is too close to call but says he side will 'scrap away'.