Kane to the rescue, Everton snatch point
Harry Kane again provided the heroics for Tottenham as he equalised with the final kick of the game to prevent West Ham collecting a third successive win at White Hart Lane. The England U-21 international, brimming with confidence having scored 11 in his previous ten English Premier League games, saw a last-gasp penalty saved but tucked away the rebound to secure what could prove to be a vital 2-2 draw for Mauricio Pochettino's side.
The visitors had been the better side for much of the game and held a two-goal lead with ten minutes remaining courtesy of Senegalese pair Cheikhou Kouyate and Diafra Sakho. But Danny Rose halved the deficit to set up a grandstand finish and the stage was set for Kane when he was brought down in the box by Alex Song at the end of stoppage time.
It was the Hammers who broke the deadlock, after Mousa Dembele's under-hit pass was collected by Enner Valencia. The ball was worked to Mark Noble who then threaded a ball into the run of Aaron Cresswell, with the full-back's cross headed home by the unmarked Kouyate.
Christian Eriksen was introduced at the break as Pochettino hauled off the ineffectual Dembele but it was Sakho who wasted the best chance at the start of the second half as he failed to beat Lloris one-on-one having been slipped in by Noble. The Hammers' top goalscorer made amends shortly afterwards, however.
Noble collected a deep cross and played the ball to the back post where Sakho arrived to coolly slot home his 11th goal of the season. Kane thought he had tucked home a 12th goal in his last 11 league appearances to give Spurs a foothold with 15 minutes remaining but he was flagged offside.
The goal did come five minutes later as Rose fired into the ground to beat Adrian, who had flapped at a ball into the box and was out of position. With almost all of the five minutes of added time played, Song clipped the back of Kane's heels as he looked to break clear and the referee pointed for a penalty. With Kane in electric form, many would have expected him to score but Adrian kept out his well-struck penalty, only to see the forward sweep home the rebound with the last kick of the game.
Foxes denied by Toffees
Leicester were denied a vital victory in their push for survival as Everton grabbed a last-gasp equaliser at Goodison Park. Leicester looked set to register their fifth win of the season when David Nugent and Esteban Cambiasso put them 2-1 up after Steven Naismith had broken the deadlock. But with less than two minutes left Christian Atsu crossed for Romelu Lukaku, whose diving header flew past Mark Schwarzer after taking a big deflection off Matthew Upson.
Jeffrey Schlupp was Leicester's most dangerous player in the opening stages, firing a low drive at Howard. Schlupp burst into the box moments later and it needed the combined efforts of three Everton players to stop the Ghanaian. Everton wasted the few chances they had in the first half. Barkley curled a 20-yard free-kick into the Park End and Lukaku did the same moments later. Andrej Kramaric came close at the other end when he curled his shot a foot over Howard's goal.
The game was a far more entertaining affair in the second period. Just two minutes after the break, Howard parried Matty James' shot, but Schlupp dragged the follow-up wide. Four minutes later, Everton took the lead. Lukaku held the ball up brilliantly and laid the ball off to Naismith, who squeezed his shot between Wes Morgan and Robert Huth and the ball trickled past Mark Schwarzer.
Nigel Pearson made a double change, bringing Nugent and Jamie Vardy on. Just over one minute later, the pair combined to equalise. Vardy pulled away down the right and drove a low shot goalwards which Howard spilled straight into the path of Everton fan Nugent, who tapped in. Lukaku should have put Everton back in front when he meandered through the Leicester defence, but he somehow contrived to clear the bar from ten yards.
The hosts were punished immediately by the Foxes. Howard flapped at a cross and Vardy pulled the ball back to Cambiasso, who drilled the ball in from inside the box. The Everton fans groaned as Lukaku wasted yet another chance to score as the former Chelsea striker could only muster a weak shot after being played in by Naismith. The Belgian made a telling impact in the dying minutes, though, when his diving header hit Upson and flew in to steal a fortuitous point for Roberto Martinez's side.
Liverpool extend unbeaten run
Philippe Coutinho's exceptional strike helped Liverpool overcome Southampton 2-0 in what could prove a crucial result in the chase for a UEFA Champions League place. There was no lack of vim and vigour on display in miserable conditions at St Mary's, where Brendan Rodgers' side moved within two points of the top four as the season enters the home straight.
Raheem Sterling wrapped up the points by adding to Coutinho's early wonder goal, extending Liverpool's unbeaten Premier League run to ten games, including seven wins.