Chelsea failed to take advantage of Manchester United's slip at Fulham as they lost 1-0 to Spurs.
The Blues, who kicked-off half an hour late at White Hart Lane due to a security scare, knew their title rivals were struggling at Craven Cottage but could not capitalise on the slip, going down to Luka Modric's 50th minute strike.
Guus Hiddink's men looked out of sorts for much of the afternoon and the home side took a deserved lead when the Croatian latched onto Aaron Lennon's centre.
But the Blues piled on the pressure as time ran down and Spurs were indebted to much-maligned keeper Heurelho Gomes for a string of fine saves.
The pick of the Brazilian's stops was a one-handed block to deny John Terry while he was also on hand to snuff out late efforts from florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka.
Alex also hit the crossbar in stoppage time as Spurs held on.
Harry Redknapp's men were relegation candidates when he took over in October but they are unbeaten in six league games and could be in with a shout for Europe.
Hiddink's men were predictably limited to long shots and Michael Essien, back from a serious injury, forced Gomes into a save which he gathered at the second attempt early on.
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