Bolton Wanderers realised two of their targets as they completed an easy victory over a disappointing Tottenham side.
The win was their first 'double' of the season, following their 1-0 victory at White Hart Lane earlier in the season, and the three points took their tally to 44 points the total they achieved in last season's Premiership.
Manager Sam Allardyce had challenged the side to match that and they did it with ease, as goals either side of half-time from Ivan Campo and Henrik Pedersen sunk Spurs.
There could, and should have been more, as woeful Tottenham never got to grips with the Wanderers attack. But bad finishing, some good saves from visiting goalkeeper Kasey Keller helped keep the score down.
On the other hand, Spurs, who have never yet won at the Reebok, showed precious little as an attacking force and, apart from a Jermain Defoe chance that he put wide, Jussi Jaaskelainen in the home goal was scarcely troubled.
The defeat leaves Spurs still looking over their shoulders in the relegation dogfight, but Wanderers are now left to concentrate on another of their targets - a top-ten finish.
If they can do that, it will be their highest position in the top flight for 44 years.
With that in mind, Allardyce chose his strongest line-up after resting his star players, Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and Campo for one of the two games over Easter.
Okocha and Campo linked up with Kevin Nolan in midfield, while Djorkaeff formed a three-man strike force with Kevin Davies and Henrik Pedersen, who scored in both games over the holiday.
Spurs had twin concerns, firstly as their draw with Manchester City was their first point in five games manager David Pleat was desperate for his side to build on that.
Secondly, they were hit by an injury list that grew in midweek after Mauricio Taricco was left struggling with a calf strain from the City game and was left on the bench, while Darren Anderton, Dean Richards and Stephen Carr were also non-starters because of injury and suspension.
On the credit side, Defoe has settled down to become a potent force, living up to his £7m price tag, with five goals coming from his first ten Premiership games.
It was, however, the Spurs defence that had to be strong in the opening minutes of the game as Pedersen came close to picking up his third goal in successive games. He latched on to Simon Charlton's throughball and flashed a shot narrowly wide of the far post.
There was no escape in the seventh minute, though, when Wanderers grabbed the lead. Spurs keeper Keller allowed Campo's long-range shot to bounce over his outstretched arm and into the net.
Keller then made some amends a minute later with a tremendous save to keep out a Nolan shot.
An Emerson Thome slip gave Spurs their first sight of the Bolton goal, but Defoe could not get his shot on target, while at the other end a cheeky chip from Kevin Davies beat Keller, but went wide of the far post.
Anthony Gardner then had to make a tremendous tackle to halt Pedersen's charge into the Spurs box, the first time in the game that any of their defenders had shown any control or composure.
It was certainly a poor start by the London side and they were lucky Wanderers were unable to capitalise on their weaknesses in midfield and defence with more goals before half-time. Davies again went close with a goalbound shot that he was unable to thread through a crowded penalty area.
Pleat sent on Taricco at half-time in place of Gus Poyet but it still needed a good save from Keller to keep out Wanderers, as he pushed an Okocha free-kick on to a post.
Robbie Keane came on in the 63rd minute in place of Jamie Redknapp in a bid to put some threat into Spurs' approach play. However, it was the home side who should have increased their lead - Davies adding to their number of missed chances when he fired wide from a corner.
With Wanderers' increased pressure and Spurs' uncertainty at the back, something had to give and when Gardner made a hopeless mess of clearing in his own penalty area, Pedersen took advantage and fired low past Keller for his ninth goal of the season.
Campo picked up his tenth booking of the season for a needless foul on Taricco and Spurs should have pulled a goal back when Keane slipped the ball through for Defoe but Jaaskelainen was quickly off his line to smother the chance.
Neither side was able to pick up the tempo in the second half and the game started to drift aimlessly towards its conclusion.
The hard-working Davies tried to liven up the Wanderers front line with not too much success, so Allardyce produced a double substitution in a bid to produce a spark. Per Frandsen was sent on in place of Okocha and Stelios replaced Djorkaeff, but it was still more of the same as Wanderers failed to break through with any more clear-cut chances.
Allardyce was delighted with the result that now allows him to start planning for next season in the Premiership.
He said: "We controlled the tempo of the game in the first half and got the early goal but I was still a little wary that having failed to take our chances, Spurs would change their side at half-time and get back in the game.
"But we carried on where we left off and Pedersen finished them off with his fourth goal in five games.
"I was only sorry that Kevin Davies wasn't able to get the goal he deserved for what was a magnificent performance." Spurs caretaker boss David Pleat acknowledged that his side are in trouble, just six points above the drop zone.
"You have to say that we are now in the dogfight," he said. "We just can't win away from home and now we have got into a slide.
"In this game we knew that if we could get through the first 20 minute aerial bombardment, and that's what it was, we would have a chance, but we gave away the early goal and we were not able to get back in it." Man of the Match Ivan Campo produced a complete midfield performance, capped with a deserved early goal.