It will not be enough convince Jose Mourinho he deserves more time on the pitch but Dele Alli climbed off the bench to help Tottenham stumble through in Europe.
Alli held his nerve to convert a late penalty and put Spurs 3-2 ahead in the sub-zero temperatures of Linz.
Jose Mourinho’s team could not hold on for the victory. Joe Hart conceded his third of the night from distance, in stoppage time, but a draw was enough to clinch a place in the knock-out phase of the Europa League.
Dele Alli thought he had won it f from the spot but a Mamoudou Karamoko strike denied Spurs
They will contest top spot in Group J – and the right to be seeded in the round of 32 – when Royal Antwerp visit North London next week.