England striker Jermain Defoe began his long goodbye from Tottenham Hotspur with his first Premier League goal of the season as the home side recovered from a poor first half to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturday.
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Defoe, Spurs’ fifth highest all-time scorer with 143 goals, will be joining MLS side Toronto FC in March in a £6 million deal and scored in the 72nd minute to guarantee all three points at White Hart Lane.
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Tottenham are unbeaten in five league matches since Tim Sherwood became manager last month after the sacking of Andre-Villas Boas and the win took them up to fifth in the table.
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Palace are now bottom of the standings despite having dominated an opening half in which Jason Puncheon blasted an eighth minute penalty high and wide into the crowd.
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Spurs were far better after the break, took the lead through Christian Eriksen, who smashed the ball home from close range after 50 minutes, and sealed the points when Defoe replaced Roberto Soldado in the 58th and scored 14 minutes later.
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He collected a clever through ball from winger Aaron Lennon, created space for himself and then fired past keeper Julian Speroni for the kind of typical poacher’s goal he has been scoring throughout his career.
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Although it was Defoe’s 10th goal of the season in all competitions, it was the striker’s first in the league and was greeted by a huge roar of delight from the home fans, at last able to relax after Palace ran their side close.
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I just dont know why the club is allowing this player to leave the club now. He is key to the team in my opinion