Spurs had a 100 per cent win record in February having sealed victories over Norwich City, Watford, Manchester City and Swansea City
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Arsenal went close to restoring their advantage before half time when they struck the woodwork for a second time, with Olivier Giroud this time crashing a volley against the crossbar from Per Mertesacker’s cushioned header
Claudio Ranieri’s side will now lose top spot on goal difference should Spurs win at West Ham United on Wednesday evening
Ultimately, Neil’s men had left themselves too much work to do as their winless run of form extended to eight matches, which in turn has seen them drop into the relegation zone with 11 games left to play
Seven yellow cards were shown by the referee
The visitors were forced into making the top flight’s earliest substitution of the season when Pedro limped off to be replaced by Oscar seven minutes in, but there was a bigger setback to come later in the half
Defeat for Manchester City earlier in the day opened the door for the Lilywhites to move up one position, and they were able to do exactly that thanks to a sixth win on the bounce in all competitions
The visitors went into the match set up to frustrate their hosts and strike on the break, which they almost did as soon as they eighth minute when Patrick van Aanholt raced into space down the left flank, only to drag his effort wide of the far post
Leicester, who have gone six points clear for the time being at the top of the table, wasted no time in proving that they were up to the challenge of facing their nearest rivals and took the lead after just two minutes
The result has moved the Merseyside outfit up to 11th in the Premier League table, and it was a debut to forget for Andros Townsend as Newcastle remain in the relegation zone, two points off safety
Ighalo failed to properly connect with a header from Jose Holebas’s cross when well placed in the 25th minute of the tie
Arsenal started slowly and Southampton were the first to threaten inside three minutes when James Ward-Prowse’s deep free kick had to be tipped wide by Petr Cech
The Foxes kept a fifth clean sheet in their last six league outings to reach the 50-point mark, keeping Manchester City and Arsenal at arm’s length ahead of back-to-back away games against their nearest rivals
Norwich outwitted Liverpool at their own game, especially in the first half, with plenty of high pressing that prevented Jurgen Klopp’s side from keeping the ball for long periods
The Spain international was taken to hospital after the match at Stamford Bridge having been forced to limp off with 10 minutes remaining
Ighalo’s manager, Quique Flores, was also adjudged the EPL Manager of the Month
Mesut Ozil, Marko Arnautovic, Riyad Mahrez, Romelu Lukaku and Dele Alli join Ighalo in the player nominations
An improved Blues side dropped yet more points on home soil after twice taking the lead, with a battling Albion side refusing to accept defeat and digging deep for a result, which keeps them above the fallen champions in 13th place
A frantic match saw four goals scored in the opening 25 minutes before further strikes from Olivier Giroud and Allen after the break capped off a memorable meeting
The opening 25 minutes of the contest went by with little incident as Bournemouth largely frustrated the hosts and in fact were the more threatening of the two sides