Togo international, Emmanuel Seyi Adebayor, was in his right element as he grabbed the match decider for Tottenham Hotspur in their 2-1 away win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.
The victory over Stoke City lifted Tottenham into fourth place, the last qualifying position for the Champions League, two points ahead of Arsenal, who face FA Cup winners, Wigan Athletic, on Tuesday.
Stoke, who played the second half with 10 men after the dismissal of their Scotland midfielder, Charlie Adam, took an early lead through Steven Nzonzi.
But Tottenham levelled with a goal from Clint Dempsey and scrambled the crucial three points with a late decider from Adebayor.
Tottenham found it difficult to penetrate a determined Stoke defence, although Bale shot narrowly wide on 74 minutes, but they eventually found the stroke of luck they needed to win.
Bale’s through ball took a deflection off a Stoke defender to play Dempsey onside and his low cross evaded Begovic to allow Adebayor at the far post a simple finish.
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