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Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham must continue momentum to challenge for Premier League title

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Mauricio Pochettino was delighted his side followed up their win over Chelsea with another dominant victory against West Brom

Mauricio Pochettino has urged Tottenham to maintain their winning momentum to challenge for the Premier League title.

Spurs matched their club record with a sixth consecutive Premier League win on Saturday, beating West Brom 4-0 at White Hart Lane.

The victory, which has moved them into second in the table, follows their win over Premier League leaders Chelsea in early January.

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Pochettino hailed a "great performance" from his side as Harry Kane's hat-trick helped defeat the Baggies, and the Argentine, managing his 200th match in English football, wants that good form to continue with Man City up next at the Etihad.

"It was a great performance from the team, I am very pleased and congratulate the players. Fantastic," he told Sky Sports.

"A very solid performance and I am very happy because playing the way we played was very important after the Chelsea victory. We fight now in a very good position for big things.

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"I think we arrived with very good momentum. After Chelsea, we feel confident and we feel good energy.

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"The team showed a very solid performance against a team that is always very tough to play.

"We are showing a good maturity and I think the team learned a lot from last season. We are in very good momentum and it is important to keep that if you want to fight and challenge for big things."

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Kane, who became a father last weekend, capped a wonderful week with a brilliant treble, with a Gareth McAuley own goal completing the scoring for Tottenham.

On the performance of Kane, who became the fastest Spurs player to reach 60 Premier League goals, doing so in his 99th appearance, Pochettino added: "We talk about Dele Alli and they are special players.

"I am very pleased after an amazing week for him to score three goals."

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