Goals from Heung-min Son and Dele Alli ensured Tottenham kept ahead of their top four rivals with a win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium.
The South Korean struck a stunning curled effort from 25 yards on the stroke of half time before Alli headed home 10 minutes after the break.
Despite opting to make five changes ahead of the crucial Champions League trip to Barcelona, including resting Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen, Mauricio Pochettino's side showed they had enough quality to deal without them.
But it took Spurs a while to get going, with Leicester enjoying more of the early possession.
Still, Ricardo Pereira had to be on hand to deny Alli a tap-in before some excellent defending from Wes Morgan prevented the England midfielder from opening the scoring.
But it was Son who broke the deadlock with a real piece of quality. Picking the ball up on the edge of the area, he struck a curled effort with pace and finesse from 25 yards and it nestled into the far corner.
It was a real blow for Leicester who had defended valiantly before conceding with just seconds to go.
The Foxes responded well after half-time and Demarai Gray saw his long-range effort saved well by Hugo Lloris. But soon after Tottenham doubled their lead.
Son was once again involved, this time as the provider, as he crossed to the back post to find Alli ghosting in behind Ben Chilwell and head past Kasper Schmeichel.
Pochettino did bring on Eriksen and Kane in the closing stages to get some minutes under their belt and both came through unscathed as Spurs sealed another morale-boosting victory.
