London - Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to go joint-top of the English Premier League as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home by Stoke City on Saturday. Glenn Whelan's 86th-minute goal gave Stoke their first win of the season and moved them up to ninth, while Tottenham remained third, three points behind leaders Manchester United.
Aston Villa also missed a chance to climb the table as a late penalty from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake gave Wolves a 1-1 draw and denied Villa third place.
Spurs enjoyed most of the possession and most of the chances against Stoke but the visitors pinched the points four minutes from time.
Ricardo Fuller beat Benoit Assou-Ekotto on the right and his pull-back found second-half substitue Whelan, who finished superbly to snatch a dramatic victory.
At Wolves, Gabriel Agbonlahor looked to have pinched the win for Villa when he netted 11 minutes from time. But Steve Sidwell fouled Michael Kightly four minutes later and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake scored from the penalty spot.
Villa remained in sixth place while Wolves rose one place to 15th.
Birmingham City moved out of the bottom three with a hard-earned 2-1 win over Sunderland.
Liam Ridgewell put the home side ahead eight minutes before half-time and James McFadden doubled their lead two minutes after the break. A Scott Dann own goal on 82 minutes gave the home side a few nervous moments but they hung on for victory.
Burnley lost their 100 percent home record in the league as they were beaten 3-1 by Wigan Athletic. Steven Fletcher gave Burnley a fourth-minute lead but two goals from Hugo Rodallega and one from Emerson Boyce sealed victory for Roberto Martinez's side.
Bottom side Portsmouth earned a point in the other afternoon game thanks to a 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers Hull City.
Later on Saturday, Chelsea could go back above Manchester United at the top with a victory over Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge. United visit Liverpool on Sunday.
