Ella Morris' first goal for Tottenham ended up as a bittersweet moment after Aston Villa scored late on to condemn Robert Vilahamn's side to another Women's Super League defeat.
Two goals in a five-minute spell at Brisbane Road on Sunday saw Spurs fight back from 2-0 down to get back on level terms as Jess Naz halved the deficit after Anna Patten and Ebony Salmon had put the visitors ahead. Then in the 70th minute, Morris grabbed the equaliser with her first Spurs and WSL goal as the 22-year-old rounded the goalkeeper before slotting home.
However, Villa grabbed all the three points when Kirsty Hanson netted in the first minute of stoppage time. It means that Tottenham have not won a game in three months, since January 19, in the league and currently sit ninth in the table with just five victories to their name and 11 defeats from 19 games.
"It was a disappointing outcome but there were a lot of positives to take from the game,” said Morris. "Going 2-0 down is never easy so to have fought back to get on level terms shows our resilience but now it’s just about working out how to maintain that draw or push for a win."
On her first goal in a Spurs shirt, the England youth international added: "It was obviously bittersweet to have not gone on to get the win from it, but I was just very grateful to have had the opportunity to be on the pitch and score my first goal for the club.
"As a defender, I have never been that goal-driven but it’s always nice to get that goal when those rare moments happen, but hopefully it will be the first of many."
Next up is a trip to Liverpool this coming Sunday with Spurs needing to get back to winning ways before the season comes to a close next month.
"It will be a really good game," said Morris. "Liverpool are a good side, they have a lot of great players, and I think transitionally they’re a really great team, so that’s something we will have to work on. But I definitely think we can go up there and push for a win at the weekend."