England striker Teddy Sheringham pounced four minutes from time to give Tottenham Hotspur a thrilling 3-2 win over brave Bolton Wanderers tonight.
Sheringham directed a powerful header past goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen from Christian Ziege's free kick to send Spurs into fifth place in the table.
It looked as though Bolton had done enough to earn a draw at White Hart Lane after Rod Wallace had cancelled out two goals in as many minutes from Spurs to leave the score 2-2.
Gustavo Poyet and Les Ferdinand struck in the 47th and 48th minutes for the home side after Michael Ricketts had given Bolton an eighth minute lead.
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Bolton stay in 10th place.