Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace: Player ratings as Spurs complete another late comeback
FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM — Tottenham had to stage another late comeback in order to claim victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Spurs struggled to break down their resilient visitors for the first half and then fell behind to a stunning free kick after the break before rallying late on to secure victory.
Oliver Glasner was denied a second win from two games in charge of the Eagles, who drop to 14th in the table. Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham are now only two points off of fourth-place Aston Villa.
Timo Werner should have given Tottenham the lead on 18 minutes. Spurs won the ball back after a Palace free kick and Son Heung-min picked out the German with an incredible ball over the top, but he failed to round Sam Johnstone when through on goal and the visitors were able to clear his lines.
That was as good as it got in a tense and cagey first half as the two sides went into the break on level terms.
On the other side of half-time, Werner flashed a great cross right through the six-yard box, but no one in a Tottenham shirt could get on the end of it.
The hosts were furious they weren't awarded a penalty soon after when Werner's heels appeared to be clipped by Daniel Munoz, but the referee awarded a corner instead and VAR did not recommend a change of decision.
Spurs were clicking into gear and struck the post through Son, who did well to meet a low cross from Dejan Kulusevski.
But Tottenham were made to pay for their wastefulness when Eberechi Eze fired Palace ahead. The mercurial midfielder led a counter attack before being tripped by Rodrigo Bentancur on the edge of the box, and he powered the resulting free kick into the top corner.
The search for a Tottenham equaliser began with Son finding Werner just inside the
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