The London side are on 23 points, two more than champions Manchester City and local rivals Arsenal.
James Maddison and Son Heung-min celebrate Tottenham Hotspur’s second goal in the match against Fulham.
Son curled a right-foot effort into the top corner in the 36th minute – his 50th goal at Tottenham’s new stadium since it opened in 2019 – and then set up playmaker Maddison to score with a cool finish early in the second half. Victory was especially sweet as the west London side knocked Tottenham out of the League Cup on penalties– the only hiccup so far in Postecoglou’s impressive start in north London.
Defender Micky van de Ven also volleyed a chance over the bar and Richarlison side-footed wide after a sweeping move. Maddison was again at the heart of much of Tottenham’s best work, as he has been all season since arriving from Leicester City in the close season, and he was soon rewarded.