Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho called Hugo Lloris the best goalkeeper in the Premier League despite his role in Crystal Palace’s goal in a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

Lloris was unable to hold Eberechi Eze’s free-kick, which allowed Jeffrey Schlupp to ram home an 81st-minute equaliser to cancel out Harry Kane’s first-half opener.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson said his side were worthy of a point for their second-half display.

“I thought our second-half performance was of top-drawer quality and the equaliser was well deserved after a sustained spell,” he said.

“In the last five minutes or so Vicente showed his true qualities. He made two magnificent saves. The goalkeeper is a very important part of every team and we are fortunate we have a very good one.

“I thought 1-0 at half-time was harsh on us but with the second-half performance if it had stayed like that we would have gone home feeling sorry for ourselves.

“Today we can go home proud of our performance. It is an important point because when you play a team like Tottenham you know that any point you take will be useful going forward.”