"They [Chelsea] have played great and obviously Eden [Hazard] is a very special player but we have played against him this season and we have played against Chelsea this season and we won", Vertonghen said when asked about the threats posed by Chelsea's forward line.
Four minutes after halftime, the normally reliable N'Golo Kante was robbed inside the area by Ashley Young who cleverly laid the ball back to Herrera whose well-struck effort deflected off Kurt Zouma and into the net to make it 2-0.
"I think we learned a lot", the Spurs boss said.
Liverpool have 66 points from 33 games, although they have played one more game than Manchester City who sit two points adrift in fourth. "You never know, if we can win it might put a bit more doubt in their minds for the Premier League".
"Last season Chelsea played to win, we played to win".
Mauricio Pochettino's side are hot on Chelsea's heels as the title race enters the final furlong and their dominant display at White Hart Lane keeps them in with a chance of being crowned champions for the first time since 1961.
"The way we're playing now, with so much confidence home and away, we feel especially strong at the Lane, it's probably the best form we've been in in a couple of years".
"We've got five games to come".
Chelsea's preparations for the game were affected by the loss of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with an ankle injury during the week.
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Tottenham's next match comes against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Tottenham have a six-goal edge over Chelsea by that reckoning after another irresistible performance on Saturday that produced a club-record 12th straight home win.
Next for the Cherries is a visit from Middlesbrough at the Vitality Stadium, a side that has struggled to score goals this season. But it was very good to hear that comment from Claudio Ranieri.
While Tottenham and Chelsea are in a two-way shootout for the league title, they also face each other in knockout competition on April 22 in the FA Cup.
Ross Barkley started for Everton amid the controversy over a British tabloid columnist's unsavoury criticism of the England midfielder and it was his shot that deflected off Ben Mee for a 71st minute own goal.
Twice West Ham led, through Andre Ayew and James Collins, but twice Sunderland rallied - the first time when Wahbi Khazri scored direct from a corner.
With six games remaining, Spurs have more points than last season when they finished third behind Leicester and Arsenal.
Fellow relegation candidates Swansea and Hull also both lost.
Etienne Capoue capitalised on Mawson's sloppiness to score the only goal of a tiresome encounter, the win taking Watford on to 40 points and all-but securing their top-flight status.
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