Spurs 2-0 Palace: Son & Eriksen score new stadium's debut goals

Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen ended Tottenham's five-game winless run as they settled into their new home with a comfortable victory.

Match Events

55' GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace (Son)

Son dribbles along the edge of the area, setting himself up for a left-footed shot. A huge deflection wrong-footed Guaita and sent the ball into the bottom-right corner.

80' GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace (Eriksen)

Eriksen is in the right place at the right time as the ball drops to him just outside the six-yard box. He adjusts his body position and swings his left foot at the ball, firing it past Guaita.

Match Report

Tottenham moved up to third in the Premier League as they opened their new stadium with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Mauricio Pochettino's side had to be patient to make their bow at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the estimated £1 billion project suffered a string of delays, but they immediately made themselves at home to end a five-game winless run in the league.

After a frustrating first half – which saw the Eagles comfortably keep the hosts at bay – Son Heung-min gave the home supporters something to cheer in the 55th minute, finding the bottom corner after a heavy deflection off Luka Milivojevic.

Christian Eriksen then added a deserved second 10 minutes from time as Spurs moved one point above Arsenal, who do have a game in hand over Pochettino's men. 

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Line-ups

Tottenham XI: Lloris (C); Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Rose; Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele; Son, Kane.

Subs: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Foyth, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Winks, Lucas.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Tomkins, Van Aanholt; Milivojevic (C), McArthur, Kouyate; Schlupp, Zaha, Batshuayi.

Subs: Hennessey, Dann, Ward, Meyer, Townsend, Ayew, Benteke.