Tottenham moved to within two points of Aston Villa in fourth and extended their lead over sixth-placed Manchester United to nine points.
Tottenham missed the chance to move into the Premier League’s top four after a 1-1 draw at West Ham, while Newcastle were also held to a 1-1 draw by Everton on Tuesday.
Spurs have made a habit of recovering from slow starts to win in recent months, but this time they failed to capitalize with a goal after just five minutes.
Brennan Johnson was left with the simple task of tapping into an empty net on Timo Werner’s cross.
West Ham were under pressure to respond after falling from 3-1 down to lose 4-3 at Newcastle on Saturday.
The Hammers were quickly level when Jarrod Bowen’s corner flew past Kurt Zouma.
A draw put West Ham a point ahead of seventh-placed Newcastle, but they missed the best chance to take all three points when Michail Antonio shot straight at Guglielmo Vicario.
Tottenham move to within two points of Aston Villa in fourth and extend their lead over sixth-placed Manchester United to nine points.
“Disappointed not to get a better result, but a tough game,” said Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.
“There are still a lot of matches to play. I will be very surprised if all the matches are not close. Everyone is fighting for something. We must maintain our levels.
Everton’s unwanted record
Newcastle’s hopes of playing in Europe next season were dented by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late equalizer for Everton from the penalty spot.
Alexander Isak scored for the fifth game in a row at St James’ Park to open the scoring.
The Swede took his season tally to 19 by cutting past Jarrad Branthwaite and slotting in the far corner in the 15th minute.
“Alexander Isak is an exceptional technician,” said Newcastle manager Eddie Howe. “He seems to be scoring in every game right now.”
How Sean Dyche longs for a striker of Isak’s quality. But Calvert-Lewin ended a drought of almost six months after Ashley Young was dragged down in the box by Paul Dummett.
Everton set a new club record without a win of 13 Premier League games, still leaving their 70-year stay in the top flight in jeopardy.
The Toffees are four points above the relegation zone but face a second points deduction for breaching financial rules.
Forest Blitz
Nottingham Forest moved three points clear of the relegation zone thanks to a first-half Fulham blitz to win 3-1.
The home side came out of the blocks at the City Ground as Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood scored home inside the opening 19 minutes.
Fulham boss Marco Silva showed his disgust by making a triple substitution after just half an hour.
However, even that did not halt Forest’s momentum as Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-0 in first half injury time.
“It’s important but it can’t distract us because we have a long way to go,” Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo said.
“We’ve had some good performances before and we haven’t been able to sustain that, so let’s take that into this game and try to maintain that performance.”
Fulham pulled one back through Tosin Adarabioyo in the second half, but it was too little, too late for the Cottagers.
Burnley, second behind, are now unbeaten in four but drop six points to safety after a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.
Jacob Bruun Larsen gave the Clarets the lead, but Rayan Ait-Nouri’s header secured a point for Wolves.
Bournemouth climbed above Chelsea to 11th thanks to Justin Kluivert’s winner as they beat Crystal Palace 1-0.
Arsenal can overtake Liverpool to top the table when they host Luton, while Manchester City take on Aston Villa in Wednesday’s action.
Liverpool are set to overtake bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United when they visit Anfield on Thursday.
