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Premier League
Jan 10, 2015 at 5.30pm UK
 
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2-1

Gayle (69' pen.), Puncheon (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Kane (49')

Crystal Palace come from behind to shock Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace come from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Alan Pardew's first Premier League game in charge of the Eagles.

Jason Puncheon scored a late winner as Crystal Palace came from behind to record a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, whose recent run of good results in the Premier League came to an end at Selhurst Park.

Spurs dominated possession in the early stages of the game, with the in-form Harry Kane trying his luck with a speculative effort which Julian Speroni easily kept out.

Jason Puncheon of Crystal Palace celebrates as he scores their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park on January 10, 2015© Getty Images

After spending long spells looking for an opening on the edge of the Palace box, the visitors created the best chances of the first half when Kyle Walker's cross was deflected into the path of Christian Eriksen, who somehow managed to fired wide from just a few yards out.

Despite being forced onto the back foot by the away side's confident start, Palace would have been ahead at the break had Hugo Lloris not reacted impressively to get a crucial hand on Glenn Murray's effort.

Spurs broke the deadlock with their first attack of the second half when a loose ball broke to Kane, who fired a low shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

Lloris protected his side's lead moments later by getting a strong hand to Dwight Gayle's effort, after Scott Dann had headed the ball across the box.

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane celebrates scoring the opening goal with Tottenham Hotspur's English defender Kyle Walker during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park in sout© Getty Images

Palace were gifted the chance to equalise with just over 20 minutes remaining when Benjamin Stambouli foolishly jumped into a challenge on Joe Ledley inside the box, although contact appeared to be minimal.

Gayle stepped up to confidently finish from 12 yards and pile the pressure on Spurs for the first time in the game.

Just a few minutes after Palace were denied another penalty when the ball struck Kyle Walker's arm, the hosts took the lead through Jason Puncheon, who picked out the bottom corner after Wilfried Zaha had evaded a couple of challenges to pick out his teammate.

Despair for Hugo Lloris of Spurs as Dwight Gayle of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring their first and equalisin goal from a penalty during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park on January 10, 2015© Getty Images

Zaha, whose pace troubled the Spurs defence after his introduction from the bench, could have wrapped up the win when he collected the ball on the break in stoppage time, but even a fine save from Lloris failed to take the shine off a perfect return to Selhurst Park for Alan Pardew.

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