LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min (L) vies with Stoke City's US defender Geoff Cameron during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City at Wembley Stadium in London. – AFP

WEMBLEY: Tottenham Hotspur emerged from their recent slump to demolish Stoke City 5-1 at Wembley in the Premier League yesterday. One win in five games had dropped Tottenham out of the title race, and out of the top four, but once Ryan Shawcross's first-half own goal had given them the lead they proved unstoppable.

Son Heung-min slotted in Tottenham's second after 53 minutes and Harry Kane, guilty of missing an earlier sitter just before the break, made it 3-0 a minute later before side-footing his second in the 65th minute to take his tally to 18 in all competitions this season.

Christian Eriksen weighed in with Tottenham's fifth, following a Son pass, before Shawcross managed to score at the right end to give Stoke a consolation goal. Tottenham are the first English club to beat a top-flight opponent by a four-goal margin four times in succession, having won the last three meetings 4-0. - Reuters