Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace: werner & Romero fire in 3 mins to inspire comeback

Cristian Romero scored the winner as Tottenham came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1.

Match Report

Palace had taken the lead through Eberechi Eze but Timo Werner levelled for Tottenham.

Romero then scored what proved to be the decisive goal before Son Heung-min added another late on.

Ange Postecoglou's side came from behind to win for the fifth time this season as they once again did it the hard way, having trailed to Eberechi Eze's wonderful free-kick shortly after the hour.

The hosts should have been ahead by then when Timo Werner wasted a glorious chance when played clean through, but they struggled to create against Glasner's dogged visitors until they eventually pulled level.

Brennan Johnson's sheer determination saw him beat Joachim Andersen out wide and allowed him space to tee-up a simple finish for Werner to level with his debut Tottenham goal.

Spurs ended up handing Glasner a harsh welcome to the Premier League when they went in front three minutes later, as Cristian Romero nodded home James Maddison's brilliant hooked cross.

Heung-Min Son then put the gloss on what had seemed for so long to be a miserable afternoon for Spurs as he raced through late on to seal victory with his first club goal of 2024.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

5' Ayew's shot over the bar

17' Werner misses a good chance!

30' Vicario makes good save

45' Bentancur fires his shot into the sky

54' CLOSE! Son's shot hits the bar

59' GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace (Eberechi Eze)

65' Johnson's shot over the bar

74' Son's shot wide out

77' GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Crystal Palace (Werner)

80' GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Crystal Palace (Romero)

88' GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace (Son)

Line-ups

Tottenham XI: Son, Werner, Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario, Bentancur, Bissouma, Romero, Kulusevski, Aparecido, Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven

Subs: Hojbjerg, Ben Davies, Lo Celso, Austin, Skipp, Brennan Johnson, Pape Matar Sarr, Radu Drăgușin, Dane Scarlett

Crystal Palace XI: Ward, Jordan Ayew, Sam Johnstone, Andersen, Lerma, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Eberechi Eze, Daniel Muñoz, Chris Richards, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton

Subs: Tomkins, Clyne, Hughes, Dean Henderson, Odsonne Edouard, Naouirou Ahamada, Luke Plange, David Ozoh, Matheus França