Tottenham grab long-awaited victory against Palace 2-0

Tottenham Hotspur marked their long-awaited homecoming with a vital 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in the first Premier League game at their new stadium on Wednesday to revive their faltering top-four hopes.

It was hardly a classic to mark the official opening of Tottenham's spectacular 62,062-seat stadium, but second-half goals by Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen ended a slump which had seen them reeled in by the chasing pack. Victory lifted Spurs back into third spot having been overtaken by local rivals Arsenal at the weekend.

After a six-month delay the one billion pounds ($1.32 billion) arena finally opened for business but until Son opened the scoring in the 55th minute the occasion was in danger of falling flat. The South Korean cut in from the right and his left-foot strike took a hefty deflection to beat keeper Vicente Guaita.

Eriksen then sealed Tottenham's first win in six league games when he scored from close range in the 80th minute. The victory lifted Spurs to 64 points from 32 games with Arsenal on 63 having played a game less. Chelsea also has 63 while Manchester United are on 61 in the race for Champions League spots.