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Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min have rescued a much-needed point for Tottenham, but their Champions League hopes hang by a thread after a 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
Ryan Mason was instilled as interim boss following Cristian Stellini’s exit after Sunday’s crushing 6-1 defeat at Newcastle United, though matters did not start well on Thursday with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford putting Erik ten Hag’s side in control.
Yet Porro’s terrific goal injected life into Spurs before Son completed the comeback late on.
A draw might stop the rot for Spurs, though their Champions League hopes are fading fast with United still six points clear in fourth with two games in hand.
Spurs effectively picked up where they left off on Tyneside, cracking after seven minutes when Sancho cut back into the box and powered a low strike past Fraser Forster.
Desperate defence from Ivan Perisic on the goal-line denied the winger a second after an effort ricocheted off Forster and towards a gaping net.
United would not be denied their second however, with Rashford superbly bringing down a sweeping long ball from Bruno Fernandes before tucking home.
Clement Lenglet hit the bar as Spurs came out of the blocks after the restart and they had their equaliser when Porro prodded a wonderful finish beyond David de Gea.
Fernandes missed a golden chance two minutes later, smashing a one-on-one opportunity against the crossbar.
His missed opportunity was punished with 11 minutes remaining – Son on hand to tap in at the left post following Harry Kane’s lovely assist.
Newcastle moved in sight of Champions League qualification with a 4-1 win at Everton that kept the home team in the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Callum Wilson, selected up front ahead of Alexander Isak, scored goals either side of a header from Joelinton.
Isak came on as a second-half substitute and produced the highlight of the game with a mazy dribble down the left wing before he chipped the ball across for fellow replacement Jacob Murphy to tap home at the far post.
Everton thought they were back in the game at Goodison Park after an 80th-minute header from Dwight McNeil from a corner, which made it 3-1. Murphy, though, scored a minute later.
Saudi-owned Newcastle stayed in third and are eight points clear of Aston Villa in fifth, having played one game less. Newcastle have six matches to play.
Everton are next-to-last, two points adrift of safety, and have a huge game at third-from-bottom Leicester coming up on Monday.
Southampton suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth at home with Marcus Tavernier scoring the vital goal in the 50th minute.
The result moved the Cherries further away from the relegation zone but left the Saints languishing at the bottom, four points adrift of Everton.
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