Longstaff lashed over from the edge of the box as Tottenham began to creak, but in a see-saw encounter, the visitors went close to a second when Tel's header from Wilson Odobert's cross struck the crossbar before half-time. The two sides resumed in pouring rain and half-chances continued to flow.

Tottenham will not take the knee before Sunday's Women's Super League match because the anti-racism gesture "no longer feels meaningful".