Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham side was less than 15 minutes away from a second successive Premier League loss, before a stunning fightback against Crystal Palace.
Eberechi Eze curled one home for Palace in the 59th minute, before Spurs scored three goals in 11 minutes late in the second half to walk away with a 3-1 victory.
Substitute Brennan Johnson helped to turn the match back in Spurs’ favor, though, with a brilliant assist for Timo Werner’s 77th-minute equaliser. Cristian Romero headed in a second soon after.
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Captain Son Heung-min wrapped up the scoring two minutes from time after Johnson sent him through.
That cemented fifth place for the hosts, which could yet earn them a Champions League qualification berth for next season, depending on English clubs' record in European competitions in the upcoming months.
Coach Ange Postecoglou praised his team's mental strength and ability to trust and stick to their process.
"It was a game we should have won a lot more comfortably but we had real belief in the process and were not getting swayed by things not going our way. I thought the mentality was first rate," Postecoglou said.
"You need that goal to break open a team that is going to sit so deep. I still felt like we were putting enough work into them that at some point we would be able to break them.
"Obviously we conceded which was disappointing. You're looking for a reaction and I thought the reaction was outstanding.
"They just had a real belief today in our processes and our football and I'm really pleased with the outcome."
Spurs had two weeks to prepare for this fixture but were up against a Palace side buoyed by the arrival of new manager Oliver Glasner, who won his first game in charge at home to Burnley last weekend.
Tottenham ended the first half with 82 per cent possession but produced one shot on target against an organised Palace side.
Tottenham’s tempo after the break was much improved, with Werner firing an effort across goal before he wanted a penalty with 53 minutes played. Werner raced into the area and was caught by Daniel Munoz but referee John Brooks awarded a corner and VAR decided not to intervene.
The attacks kept coming with Son firing a first-time effort against the post from Dejan Kulusevski’s pass before Eze was afforded a rare moment of space and won Palace a free kick in a dangerous position. Bentancur was booked for the cynical foul but worse was to follow for Spurs as Eze whipped the free kick around the wall and beyond Vicario for a superb seventh goal of the campaign.
Postecoglou instantly turned to his bench, bringing Johnson on, and he side-footed a good chance over straight after his introduction.
Son was next to go close with a scuffed effort wide. Tottenham found the breakthrough thanks to Johnson’s tenacity. He first won back possession from Joachim Andersen and got the better of Lerma before he teed up Werner at the back post to level in the 77th.
It was Werner’s first goal in English football since April 2022 and Spurs very quickly made it 2-1.
James Maddison sent a floated cross into the area, which was headed home by Romero. Son wrapped up the scoring with a fine finish into the bottom corner for his 13th goal.
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