Tottenham captain Son: I told Johnson he'd make the difference

Tottenham captain Heung-min Son hailed the impact of Brennan Johnson for victory against Crystal Palace.

Johnson came off the bench with Spurs 0-1 down and inspired their 3-1 win on Saturday.

Son told the club's website: That's what we need, especially with how we want to play, with high intensity. So, whoever is coming from the bench, has to make an impact.

Brennan did that. He made two amazing assists. I like this guy... I love this guy! I just want to help him as much as I can. Even at the start of the game I told him, 'just make sure you are ready, you will make a difference when you come on'. That's what we need.

Brennan did a fantastic job and I want to give him a big hug. Okay, the goals are missing, but I sure with the way he works for the team the goals will come automatically, I'm 100 per cent sure."

The striker added: We tried to show our football... intensity, the joy, the hard work, these were all key words.

"We showed really good character, especially when we went 1-0 down. It was a good performance, for me. In the first they sat back, their plan was until early second half worked well for them, but we stayed calm. We needed one clear chance, that's what Timo did with the equaliser and, yes, very happy."