West Brom v Tottenham
West Brom lost a three-goal lead against Tottenham as Christian Eriksen's injury-time goal left them three points clear of the drop zone.
Matej Vydra volleyed West Brom ahead on 25 seconds before Chris Brunt doubled the lead with another volley.
Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor had a penalty saved, before Stephane Sessegnon slotted in to make it 3-0.
Jonas Olsson's own goal and Harry Kane's header were followed by Eriksen's top-corner leveller.
Rare comeback for Spurs
Tottenham's recovery from three goals down was only the second time they have done so in a Premier League game
It was the second successive home match in which West Brom have conceded an injury-time equaliser to deny manager Pepe Mel his first home win, and leaves them still in a fight for top-flight survival.
Fulham's win over Norwich means the Baggies are just three points clear of the bottom three, while Spurs edged to within four points of fifth-placed Arsenal.
West Brom appointed Mel as manager in January, following the sacking of Steve Clarke the previous month, with the club 14th in the Premier League and four points above the relegation zone.
Despite just two wins under him - both on their travels - Mel's side have shown some fighting spirit in recent weeks, including a crucial win at Norwich last time out, and they again showed their character with a perfect start.
Morgan Amalfitano worked his way past Danny Rose on the right, before sending in a dangerous low cross that was parried away partially by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. The ball fell to Vydra, who volleyed home the opener.
It got even worse for Spurs soon after as Brunt, making his first appearance for five weeks, volleyed into the net after Steven Reid's looping cross caused chaos in the box.
West Brom's 2013-14 run-in
- Mon 21 April: v Man City (A)
- Sat 26 April: v West Ham (H)
- Sat 3 May: v Arsenal (A)
- Wed 7 May: v Sunderland (A)
- Sun 11 May: v Stoke (H)
Tottenham's hopes of qualifying for Europe had taken a battering in recent weeks, with three defeats in their previous four league matches, leaving manager Tim Sherwood facing an uncertain future.
Sherwood had hoped Monday's 5-1 drubbing of Sunderland would spark a revival in fortunes but chances of a swift response were blown when Adebayor's low penalty was easily saved by Ben Foster, after Rose was upended by Amalfitano.
The Tottenham boss had vowed to provide an attacking brand of football but it looked to be at the expense of their defensive duties as, after a miscued header by Younes Kaboul, Sessegnon raced clear of the hesitant Vlad Chiriches to slot past Lloris.
The visitors pulled a goal back fortuitously before the break, when Olsson's block from Aaron Lennon's cross looped over Foster, and Spurs emerged a better side in the second half.
Their pressure paid off when Kane headed in after brilliant wing play from Lennon, and they deservedly grabbed an equaliser when Eriksen cut inside to fire high into the net from inside the area in the dying seconds.
West Brom manager Pepe Mel:
"We had a good first half but the result has gone against us.
"The problem is we are so keen to win the points, we need to play the same way regardless of being 3-0 up or if 0-0.
"This is very difficult for me, the players are very down but we have five games to come. Every point is very important."
Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood:
"It was crazy. We might as well put 1-0 up on the scoreboard before we start. At 3-0, I thought we were going to win the game. We totally dominated.
"They never had a shot on goal in the second half. Hugo [Lloris] was getting frostbite out there.
"I thought our supporters got us back in the game. They never left us, they are knowledgeable and knew we were battering West Brom.
"Expectations to be challenging for Champions League are too great. I am proud to be the manager of this great football club and long may it continue."
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Lineup, Bookings (6) & Substitutions (6)
West Bromwich Albion
- 01 Foster Booked
- 02 Reid Booked
- 06 Ridgewell Booked
- 21 Mulumbu
- 23 McAuley
- 03 Olsson (Dawson - 78' )
- 18 Amalfitano
- 17 Dorrans Booked
- 20 Vydra (Berahino - 72' )
- 29 Sessegnon (Yacob - 58' )
- 11 Brunt
Substitutes
- 05 Yacob
- 13 Myhill
- 16 Anichebe
- 25 Dawson
- 28 Jones
- 38 Berahino
- 50 Bifouma Koulossa
Tottenham Hotspur
- 25 Lloris
- 16 Naughton
- 03 Rose Booked (Townsend - 85' )
- 08 Paulinho
- 06 Chiriches (Fryers - 45' )
- 04 Kaboul
- 07 Lennon
- 21 Chadli (Sigurdsson - 78' )
- 37 Kane
- 10 Adebayor
- 23 Eriksen Booked
Substitutes
- 17 Townsend
- 22 Sigurdsson
- 24 Friedel
- 35 Fryers
- 42 Bentaleb
- 51 Veljkovic
- 62 Winks
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
90:00 +6:26 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
90:00 +3:37 BookingBooking Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90:00 +3:11 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
89:45 BookingBooking Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89:40Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).
89:40Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85:44Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Ezekiel Fryers tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
84:49 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Andros Townsend replaces Danny Rose.
83:06 BookingBooking Liam Ridgewell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82:54Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82:54Foul by Liam Ridgewell (West Bromwich Albion).
80:16Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
80:14Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Kaboul.
77:17 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Gylfi Sigurdsson replaces Nacer Chadli.
77:02 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Dawson replaces Jonas Olsson.
76:52Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76:28Delay in match Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
75:41Ezekiel Fryers (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75:41Foul by Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion).
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Liam Ridgewell tries a through ball, but Morgan Amalfitano is caught offside.
72:49Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor with a headed pass.
71:42Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
71:24 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Saido Berahino replaces Matej Vydra.
70:39Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose with a headed pass.
69:24 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Lennon with a cross.
67:28Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross.
66:38Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor.
64:03Foul by Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur).
64:03Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63:14 BookingBooking Steven Reid (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63:08Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63:08Foul by Steven Reid (West Bromwich Albion).
61:21 BookingBooking Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61:16Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61:16Foul by Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion).
59:56Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59:56Foul by Liam Ridgewell (West Bromwich Albion).
58:53Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Liam Ridgewell tries a through ball, but Chris Brunt is caught offside.
57:45 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Claudio Yacob replaces Stéphane Sessegnon because of an injury.
54:40 BookingBooking Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
54:30Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) has gone down, but that's a dive.
53:07Attempt missed. Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
52:46Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben Foster.
52:43Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
52:07Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52:07Foul by Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion).
51:49Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben Foster.
51:47Attempt saved. Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Naughton.
51:09Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:09Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
49:55Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
46:21Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45:32Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45:32Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
45:00Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ezekiel Fryers replaces Vlad Chiriches.
45:00 +2:04 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
45:00 +1:23Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +1:23Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
44:31Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Tottenham Hotspur).
44:31Matej Vydra (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42:09Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
42:09Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40:13Foul by Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur).
40:13Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39:31Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
36:17Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Younes Kaboul.
35:34Attempt missed. Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
35:24Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
35:21Attempt saved. Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
33:16 Goal scoredGoal! Own Goal by Jonas Olsson, West Bromwich Albion. West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
30:34 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
28:02Attempt saved. Paulinho (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
25:17Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
25:14Attempt saved. Morgan Amalfitano (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssuf Mulumbu.
23:50Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23:50Foul by Steven Reid (West Bromwich Albion).
19:15Attempt saved. Matej Vydra (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross.
18:23Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Kyle Naughton tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
17:04Foul by Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur).
17:04Matej Vydra (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15:15Penalty saved! Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
14:22Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose draws a foul in the penalty area.
14:22Penalty conceded by Morgan Amalfitano (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
13:07Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt tries a through ball, but Stéphane Sessegnon is caught offside.
11:06Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
6:36Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Adebayor.
5:43Graham Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5:43Foul by Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur).
3:56 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
0:28 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Matej Vydra (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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