Albion late show stuns 10-man Spurs

West Bromwich Albion staged a dramatic late show to boost their Premier League survival hopes with a 2-0 win against 10-man Tottenham on Sunday.

Tony Mowbray's team scored twice in the final seven minutes through Roman Bedner and Craig Beattie to shatter Tottenham's resistance after Benoit Assou-Ekotto was sent off in the first half at the Hawthorns.

It was Albion's second successive home victory and lifted them off the foot of the table, although Blackburn could send them back to bottom with a point against Manchester City in Sunday's late game.

Harry Redknapp's Spurs are now without a win in four matches and firmly back in the relegation scrap.

Albion may have begun the day in 20th place but there was no shortage of confidence in the Baggies team.

They started on top and Borja Valero's free-kick forced Heurelho Gomes into a low save to his left. Jonas Olsson headed over Chris Brunt's inswinging right-wing free-kick as the hosts continued to have the better of the play.

Spurs were creaking under the pressure and Assou-Ekotto lost his composure in the 35th minute when he launched into a studs-up challenge on Gianni Zuiverloon.

Redknapp's team held out until half-time but Albion were back on top after the break. Jermaine Jenas fouled Valero just outside the penalty area but Brunt's curling left-foot effort was brilliantly finger-tipped over by Gomes.

Zuiverloon then cut in on to his left foot to test the Spurs keeper but slipped as he struck the ball and Gomes parried it away.

Brunt had another half-chance in the 55th minute from Corluka's poor clearance but he blazed well over from outside the area.

Bednar should have done better moments later when he failed to get any touch on Marek Cech's hanging cross despite breaking clear of the defence.

Zuiverloon was booked for tripping David Bentley on the corner of the penalty area but the former Blackburn midfielder curled the free-kick straight into the arms of Scott Carson.

Gomes was called into action again when Graeme Dorrans' shot into the ground bounced up and the goalkeeper had to tip over.

The breakthrough finally came in the 83rd minute when Bednar rose above the Spurs defence to head a long punt out of defence past Gomes.

Beattie added a second in injury time when he stabbed home after the Spurs defence were exposed by Cech's burst forward.