The late penalty of son Heung-Min saw Tottenham Hotspur restoring two goals to take a 2-2 draw with high-flying Bournemouth on Sunday.
Bournemouth thought they had sealed a fine win until Kepa Arrizabalaga had taken the son in the box, with the Spurs captain who stepped to score the Spot kick.
Marcus Tavernier placed the side of Andoni Iraola three minutes before half-time, with his finish easily made by Milos Kerkez's Driving Run and sensational pinpoint delivery.
The Cherries thought they had doubled their lead when Justin Kluivert took a quick counterattack, but it was excluded for an offside against Antoine Semenyo in the structure.
But the visitors would continue just after the hour when Kluivert's neat turn saw him play in Evanilson, who dived the ball over the on-Rushing Guglielmo Vicario.
Spurs, however, reduced the deficit only two minutes later when Pape Sarr's attempted cross -walking over Kepa, in which the visiting goalkeeper was again too late.
Kepa hurried to claim the ball, but instead beat the son in the area, where the Spurs captain cut off before he turned from 12 meters to seal part of the loot.
Bournemouth missed the opportunity to close the gap on the top four, but climbed in one place to eighth, above Newcastle United on goal difference. Spurs remain 13th in the meantime.
Data Debrief: Spurs Showcase Powers of Recovery
Spurs has passed a difficult time with injuries lately, but with many players who return, Ange Postecoglou now has the opportunity to influence the game of the bank, with his replacements that help his side to save a point on Sunday.
Indeed, their comeback was the 26th other time that Tottenham had been two or more goals in a Premier League match to continue and at least save one point (W9 D17). Only Manchester United (30) has done this more in the history of the competition.
Although Bournemouth feels that this has fallen two points, their impressive form on the road continued. Only Liverpool (35) and Arsenal (26, prior to playing Man Utd later on Sunday), this season collected more points away from home than the Cherries (23) in the Premier League.
Moreover, only Liverpool (38) have scored more goals on the road than Bournemouth (30), with the Cherries who took 30 or more goals from home in a single Premier League campaign for the first time ever this season.
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