Birmingham suffered stoppage-time heartbreak as Aaron Lennon won the game for Tottenham in the fifth-minute added on.

The England winger slammed home the decider, after collecting Roman Pavlyuchenko’s crossfield pass and drifting inside former Spurs defender Stephen Carr to find the net.

It was tough on Blues, who had equalised through Lee Bowyer in the 75th minute.

The former West Ham midfielder swept the ball home after sub Christian Benitez forced a mix up between Spurs goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and defender Alan Hutton.

Sub Peter Crouch had given the home side the lead three minutes earlier, rising highest to loop a header into the far corner from Tom Huddlestone’s free-kick.

It was the third time of asking for the tall striker, who saw two earlier headers first hit the crossbar and then fall into the path of Lee Carsley to clear off the line.