Tottenham defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to five matches.
Son Heung-min scored the only goal of the match to open his Premier League account, following on from his brace in the Europa League on Thursday, as Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs grabbed a second domestic win on the trot.
The victory saw the North Londoners move up to ninth on the table as Alan Pardew's Palace dropped to eighth after a second straight defeat.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Tottenham: 1 (Son Heung-min 68')
Crystal Palace: 0
White Hart Lane, London - 35,723
TALKING POINTS
- Are Spurs the slow burner of the league after a mediocre beginning? Can they push for top-five honours?
- Is a narrow defeat such as this merely a blip for Palace who only lost to Man City 1-0 last time out?
WHAT'S NEXT?
Tottenham meet arch rivals Arsenal in the Capital One Cup third round on Wednesday night before focusing their attention on the visit of City on Saturday while the Eagles host Charlton Athletic in cup duties prior to their trip to Watford on Sunday.
TWITTER INSIGHT
Fantastic atmosphere today at white Hart Lane... we really enjoyed it !!! Congratulations Son !!
#coyspic.twitter.com/IjpZk74uH0
— Erik Manuel Lamela (@Coco_Lamela) September 20, 2015Good win today!!!
— Jan Vertonghen (@Jan_Vertonghen) September 20, 2015QUOTES: @sakobakary26 reflects on "unbelievable" save, which denied #CPFC a point vs. Spurs - http://t.co/h6clza3MlIpic.twitter.com/rdDxiLiYgL
— Crystal Palace FC (@CPFC) September 21, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Tottenham's Pochettino on Son:
"Son scored twice in the week and now again, the performance was fantastic, the energy he showed was amazing and for that I think the supporters are very happy with him."
Palace boss Pardew on the disappointing Wilfried Zaha:
"The issue with Wilf is that he is a fabulous footballer. I am trying to get him to understand that every game, every moment in every game, is very, very important."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
24y 118d - Spurs' starting XI today has the youngest average age of any team in a @premierleague game so far in 2015.16 (24y 118d). Youth.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 20, 20157 - Son Heung-Min has become the seventh different player from Korea Republic to score in the @PremierLeague. Welcome.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 20, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
TOTTENHAM
Goals - Five players on 1
Assists - Christian Eriksen 2
Clean sheets - Hugo Lloris 3
Yellow cards - Eric Dier 3
CRYSTAL PALACE
Goals - Joel Ward, Bakary Sako 2
Assists - Jason Puncheon, James McArthur 2
Yellow cards - Yohan Cabaye 2
