Striker Harry Kane was once again Spurs’ knight in shining armour yesterday as he lost his marker with two minutes remaining at Selhurst Park and nodded the ball over the outstretched arms of Wayne Hennessey in the Crystal Palace goal.
The victory moved the North London side up to fourth in the Premier League table after Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United later in the day, but their efforts were almost for nothing as they failed to turn 76% possession into a lead for the first 88 minutes of play against Palace.
Spurs almost took the lead 13 minutes before Kane’s goal, with Hennessey producing a brilliant stop to deny Ben Davies. Serge Aurier then missed an open goal but the in-form Kane, who has now retaken his position at the top of the league’s goal scoring table with 24, wasn’t to be denied.
There were a number of interesting performances of note from Spurs players – with Dele Alli tumbling into Hennessy in the second half despite no contact, and Christian Eriksen composed in the midfield as he led his side for most touches.
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