Gareth Bale came off the bench to head the winner for Tottenham Hotspur in a narrow victory over Brighton in the Premier League, his first goal since returning to the club from Real Madrid.
The Welshman was brought on in the 70th minute and three minutes later he met a Sergio Reguilon cross with a firm and well-directed header to restore Tottenham's lead.
Harry Kane had put Spurs ahead in the 13th minute from the penalty spot after Adam Lallana was ruled to have fouled him as he climbed for a header.
Brighton responded with a long spell of good possession football as Spurs failed to drive home their advantage and Graham Potter's side drew level in the 56th minute.
Tariq Lamptey drove into the far, bottom corner after being set up by Pascal Gross at the end of a clever move from Brighton but the VAR official asked referee Graham Scott to look at a challenge on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg by Solly March.
Spurs felt that Marsh had fouled the Dane but Scott ruled the challenge was fair and the goal stood.
Tottenham then struck the post twice, firstly a drive from the edge of the box from Erik Lamela and then a close-range effort from a tight angle by Kane.
Then came Bale's winner as Spurs moved above Everton in the standings into second place on 14 points, two behind leaders Liverpool.
Everton lost 2-1 to Newcastle United earlier.
Bale told Sky Sports: "It is a great feeling. I just wanted to come on and help the team. Sergio deserves a lot of credit, especially as it was his right foot.
"It was massive for me to make my mark, but I am a team player. The most important is the collective.
"We are learning to close out games. Even if we are making mistakes then we are learning from them. We can be very competitive but know not to get carried away."
A strong Spurs start was rewarded with a 13th-minute opener as VAR Jonathan Moss' first intervention of the evening arrived.
Referee Scott had awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area after Lallana had toppled Kane, but Moss watched it back and ruled it occurred inside the penalty area.
It was a marginal decision, but Spurs were not complaining and Kane coolly slotted home the resulting spot-kick for his 199th Spurs goal, 149 of which have come in the Premier League, to move him to joint 10th in the all-time scorers list with Les Ferdinand.
Ten minutes later Moss was involved again as he was asked to check for a possible penalty at the other end.
Leandro Trossard went to ground and it looked as if Ireland defender Matt Doherty might have pulled him back, but Moss decided otherwise and Spurs breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Brighton did not get the decision they felt they deserved, they used it as a launchpad to control the rest of the half.
They were getting in down the channels and forcing plenty of set-pieces, but for all their endeavour they failed to test Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
The equaliser did come 11 minutes after the restart as the Seagulls struck with their first effort on target.
They won the ball back high up the pitch and Pascal Gross laid it on a plate for Lamptey, who slotted home.
It did hang in the balance, though, as Scott watched several replays of the tackle on Hojbjerg by March in the build-up before eventually allowing the goal to stand.
Spurs were finally forced to wake up and they twice hit the woodwork in quick succession as they tried to regain superiority.
First Lamela's low drive from 20 yards cannoned into a post and debutant goalkeeper Robert Sanchez produced a stunning save to keep out Joel Veltman's skewed clearance from the rebound.
Then moments later Kane was unable to score as a corner made it through to the back post and he put his effort into the post from close range.
Brighton could not survive much longer, though, as Bale made his mark three minutes after coming on.
Toby Alderweireld's long pass to Sergio Reguilon stretched the play and the Spanish left-back teed up his former Real Madrid team-mate, who sent a free header into the corner.
