Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tottenham's rally from two goals down in the closing moments to draw 4-4 at Arsenal left manager Harry Redknapp confident his new team can claw itself out of the Premier League's relegation zone.

Hundreds of visiting fans, anticipating a seventh loss in 10 league games, had already fled the Emirates Stadium in north London last night when Spurs staged their comeback. Jermaine Jenas reduced the deficit to 4-3 in the 89th before Aaron Lennon tied it with virtually the last kick of the game.

``To come back the way we did shows character,'' Redknapp told reporters after the match. ``It looked all over. To score four goals away from home shows what quality we have.''

With fulltime approaching and Arsenal two goals up, the odds of a drawn match drifted to 399-1, according to U.K. betting exchange Betfair. Redknapp, 61, said he'd never been involved in such a late fightback in almost five decades as a player or coach.

The draw gave Tottenham six points at the bottom of the 20- team Premier League, lifting it to within three points of 17th- place Newcastle. Redknapp led Spurs to their first win of the season against Bolton on Oct. 26, a day after he took over from the fired Juande Ramos.

``It was a bonus games if you like, coming here is always difficult,'' added Redknapp, whose team next faces unbeaten league leader Liverpool. ``We picked up a great result Sunday and another today. We look forward to bringing Liverpool on.''

Tottenham took the lead after 10 minutes last night when former Arsenal midfielder David Bentley, who was jeered throughout by the home fans, unleashed a 40-yard dipping volley over goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.

Three-Goal Burst

The Gunners responded by scoring three goals without reply. Defenders Mikael Silvestre and William Gallas took advantage of poor defending at set pieces to score headers and Emmanuel Adebayor added the third in the 64th minute.

Darren Bent pulled one back for Spurs against the run of play before Robin van Persie restored Arsenal's two-goal cushion in the 68th minute.

With the game seemingly won, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger removed attackers Van Persie and Theo Walcott. His players, cheered on by the capacity crowd of 60,000, engaged in a series of passing routines that taunted the opposition without creating further chances.

``We were too cautious, keeping the ball in a negative way rather than scoring goals five and six,'' Wenger said.

Still, Tottenham didn't threaten again until Arsenal left- back Gael Clichy's slip gifted the ball to Jenas. He sped to the edge of the area before curling a left-foot shot past Almunia. Lennon then struck in the fourth minute of injury time, tapping in Luka Modric's shot on the rebound after it struck a post.

Points Dropped

Wenger said his team, which had almost two thirds of the possession and twice as many shots on target than Tottenham, had thrown away two points.

``It was down to a little bit of a lack of maturity,'' the Arsenal manager said. ``The players are very disappointed.''

At a shareholders' meeting last week, Wenger defended his policy of promoting youngsters in favor of signing experienced professionals. Arsenal has the youngest squad in the league.

The Gunners, who haven't won a trophy since the F.A. Cup in 2005, are third in the standings, ahead of Aston Villa and Premier League newcomer Hull on goal difference.

``In a game like this we did not get the result that was available,'' added Wenger. ``We must think `how did that happen?' and ensure that it doesn't happen again.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Tariq Panja at the Emirates Stadium in London at tpanja@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: October 29, 2008 23:20 EDT