Crystal Palace vs. Spurs Premier League Match Preview
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side are looking for their fourth win in their last five Premier League matches when they come face to face with Oliver Glasner and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon.
Match Preview:
Spurs are in fine spirits at the moment, with Ange Postecoglou’s team on a good run of form. The Lilywhites have won 7 of their last 10 games in all competitions, with only 2 defeats coming their way during this period.
This includes their most recent game against Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar in their third League Phase game of their 2024/25 UEFA Europa League campaign. Tottenham Hotspur were looking for a third consecutive win against their Eredivisie counterparts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
In the end, it was a 1 – 0 triumph in North London for Postecoglou’s Spurs, who scored the winning goal thanks to a successful Richarlison penalty kick early on in the second half (53’). Their opponents went down to ten men when AZ’s Norwegian left back David Moller Wolfe was shown a red card late on in the game (85’). Another player who most certainly caught the eye for Tottenham was academy product Mikey Moore, who showed quality and could have scored his first senior goal for the club on the night too.
Highlights:
We now move on to the Premier League, with Tottenham now returning to league action against their South London counterparts Crystal Palace, led by their Austrian Head Coach Oliver Glasner, at Selhurst Park on Sunday 27th October 2024. The game will kick off on Sunday afternoon at 14:00.
As of the time of writing, Spurs are currently sitting in 7th place with 13 points to their name after winning 4, drawing 1, and losing 3 of their opening 8 matches this season so far. They are currently three points off Brighton in 5th place and 4 points adrift of Aston Villa, who occupy the final UEFA Champions League Qualification spot in 4th place.
With a win, the North London side could climb to as high as 5th place and be just a point behind the top four should other results elsewhere also go their way this weekend.
Moving on to Crystal Palace, Oliver Glasner’s Eagles side finds themselves in relegation trouble, with them currently sitting down in 18th place with just 3 points from their opening 8 domestic league matches. They are one point from safety but are yet to win a match in the top flight this term.
With a win, they would be certain to jump out of the relegation zone into 17th place if Ipswich Town lose their game away against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Spurs’ Previous Premier League Game:
The most recent game for Spurs and Ange Postecoglou saw them go head to head with Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday 19th October 2024.
In the end, it was an emphatic 4 – 1 victory in the London Derby triumph against the Hammers, with Dejan Kulusevski (36’), Yves Bissouma (52’), an Alphonse Areola own goal (55’), and a goal from the returning Son Heung-Min (60’) ensured this crucial win for the Lilywhites that day. The sole goal scorer for West Ham that day was attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus (18’), who was later shown a red card and sent off late on in the game which saw his team go down to ten men (86’).
Highlights:
As for Crystal Palace, their most recent Premier League game saw them defeated narrowly 1 – 0 against Nottingham Forest away from home at the City Ground on Monday (21st) night. Chris Wood scored the winning goal in that game midway through the second half (65’).
Spurs Team News:
Starting with Spurs, Son Heung-Min could be set for a return after missing his side’s game against AZ Alkmaar earlier in the week, and the recently returned Wilson Odobert and Richarlison are also looking likely to be available for selection by Head Coach Ange Postecoglou on Sunday afternoon.
However, there are doubts about their 18-year-old Swedish central midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who came off the pitch with an injury on Thursday night.
Moving on to Palace, they will be without Matheus Franca, Chadi Riad, and Chris Richards, who are all out with an injury. Cheick Doucoure has a chance of making a comeback from injury, whilst Matt Turner is available now. Former Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers central defender Rob Holding is unavailable.
Head to Head:
Overall, Crystal Palace and Spurs have gone head to head in all competitions on a total of 65 occasions, and it is Tottenham who have the superior record of 37 victories in total compared with the Eagles’ 13. There have been 15 draws between them to date.
The clubs from South and North London respectively last met on 2nd March 2024 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, when goals from Timo Werner (77’), Cristian Romero (80’), and Son Heung-Min (88’), scored to secure a 3 – 1 win for the hosts against Palace. The only goal for the Eagles came from Eberechi Eze early on in the second half (59’).
All eyes will be on Selhurst Park when two London rivals go head to head for a crucial three points in this vital Premier League game on Sunday 27th October 2024 in a 14:00 kick-off.
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