Wanyama earns first Spurs win

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Victor Wanyama scored a late winner on his home debut to hand Tottenham a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

The summer signing from Southampton headed home from Harry Kane’s flick on 82 minutes after the hosts missed a string of chances.

Vincent Janssen, also making his full Spurs debut, should have found the net in the second half when he was put through one-on-one with Wayne Hennessey, but shot wide.

The visitors struggled to make opportunities, with Michel Vorm’s straightforward saves to deny Jason Puncheon and Connor Wickham the closest they came.

Palace had the first effort on goal after just two minutes when Puncheon was found by Lee Chung-yong inside the box, but he shot straight at Vorm, who replaced the injured Hugo Lloris.

The visitors would rarely get the ball up-field for the rest of the first half, …

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