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Half-Time Report: Danny Rose heads Tottenham Hotspur in front at Stoke City

Tottenham Hotspur are on course to close the gap to Everton in fifth as they lead Stoke City 1-0 at the interval.

Tottenham Hotspur are on course to close the gap to Everton in fifth as they lead Stoke City 1-0 at the interval.

Tottenham's Nacer Chadli and Stoke's Peter Odemwingie in action during their Premier League match on April 26, 2014© Getty Images

Spurs started on the front foot, with Nacer Chadli and Christian Eriksen having early warning shots before they had a stroke of luck.

Forward Emmanuel Adebayor appeared to catch Ryan Shawcross with a stray elbow but got away with just a talking-to from Andre Marriner.

Stoke grew into the game after the 10-minute mark and were so close to the opening goal after 25 minutes when Stephen Ireland's shot whistled just past the post.

Soon after Spurs were in front when Adebayor tiptoed into the area and clipped a cross to the back post where Danny Rose got in front of his man to power a header into the net.

Tottenham's Danny Rose celebrates with teammate Aaron Lennon after scoring the opening goal against Stoke during the Premier League match on April 26, 2014© Getty Images

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Tottenham Hotspur's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen celebrates scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane in north London on December 26, 2013
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