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It was reported that the incident happened in the 89th minute during the match between Tottenham and Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Crystal Palace have promised to ban a supporter after he was seen on video making what appeared to be a racist gesture towards Tottenham’s South Korean forward Son Heung-min.
As reported by AFP, the incident happened in the 89th minute during the match between Tottenham and Crystal Palace on Saturday where the Spurs secured a 1-0 win. At the time it happened, Son was being substituted.
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It was observed that as the South Korea captain left the pitch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he had to walk past a section of Palace supporters, one of whom made the gesture.
In a statement by Palace, they said they were aware of the of the video circulating where an individual appears to be making racist gestures towards Son.
"Evidence has been shared with the police, and when he is identified, he will face a club ban. We will not tolerate such behaviour in our club,” another part of the statement read.
Tottenham said they were working with Palace and the police to identify the individual.
"Discrimination of any kind is abhorrent and has no place in society, our game, and at our club," said Tottenham in a statement.
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However, this is not the first time Son is facing such discrimination as he was also racially abused during a match between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in August.
Chelsea banned a season-ticket holder indefinitely after footage emerged on social media of a fan in the home end making a racist gesture towards Son in the 2-2 draw.
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"We will do everything in our powers to ensure that if found guilty, the individual will receive the strongest possible action -- as was the case earlier this season when Son suffered similar racial abuse at Chelsea," said Spurs.
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