Tottenham striker Harry Kane said he had surprised himself with how quickly he had matched last season's goal tally, after his late winner at relegation-threatened Crystal Palace.
Kane netted 35 goals in 38 games in 2016-17, and equalled that total in his 36th match of this campaign on Sunday - peeling away at the back post to head in Christian Eriksen's 88th-minute corner.
It seemed Spurs were going to fail to capitalise on having 76% of the possession, with England international Kane unusually wasteful when he missed from close range at the start of each half.
Before Kane's match-winning moment, Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey saved superbly from Ben Davies with just over 15 minutes left, and Serge Aurier missed an open goal for the visitors inside the last five minutes.
Helped by Chelsea's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United, Spurs moved up one place to fourth and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 15 games.
Mauricio Pochettino's side are the only team yet to lose a Premier League match in 2018, although this was only a third league win in their past 10 away games.
Defeat leaves Palace 17th, level on points with 18th-placed Swansea.
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