Ryan Mason was the hero for Tottenham Hotspur as his 82nd-minute winner earned all three points at Sunderland.
It was an afternoon of highs and lows for the 24-year-old, though, as he was stretchered off clutching his knee after clashing with Black Cats keeper Costel Pantilimon as he scored the decisive goal.
The England midfielder latched onto Erik Lamela’s through ball before dinking over the onrushing stopper to see Spurs record their first Premier League win of the season.
Mason grabs the winner but was injured in the process
Jermain Defoe had earlier struck the post with a fine shot against his former club, then Jack Rodwell, who made the most recent of his three England senior appearances back in 2013, came close to snatching a dramatic equaliser but his effort crashed off the crossbar.
Kyle Walker and Harry Kane were also in action for Spurs, while England Under-21s duo Eric Dier and Dele Alli both featured from the start. Andros Townsend and Tom Carroll were introduced in the second half.
Meanwhile, there was more good news for England boss Roy Hodgson as Jamie Vardy got on the score sheet as Leicester City stormed back from two down to beat Aston Villa 3-2.
Vardy pokes home Leicester's equaliser
The 28-year-old started in the Three Lions' 6-0 victory over San Marino last week and back at his club on Sunday levelled the contest against Villa netting a close-range effort with just eight minutes left.
Jack Grealish and Carles Gil both scored earlier to put the visitors in the lead before Ritchie de Laet's volley ignited Leicester's response. Nathan Dyer grabbed the winner in the final minute for the Foxes to send them second in the Premier League table.
Former Under-21s winger Marc Albrighton was also in action in Leicester’s immense comeback, while Micah Richards – whose last England cap came in 2012 – again impressed at the back for Villa, despite the loss, alongside Joleon Lescott.
Roy Hodgson's England squad face two final Group E qualifiers next month.
First up is a meeting with Estonia at Wembley on Friday 9 October, and tickets for the game are still available. Click here to buy online.
