Tottenham return home this week hoping to mark their first three points on known turf against Crystal Palace. Join The Roar for live scores and updates during the match from 10:30PM AEST.
The Spurs have been slow to show their ambitions of fighting for a champions league spot, while Crystal Palace have an early look in to the top four. Both teams will be looking to overcome the doubters in a full throttle London rivalry at White Hart Lane tonight.
The Spurs looked shaky in their last minute win away against Sunderland, where Ryan Mason was the hero.
Tottenham don’t seem to be showing us what they are hoping to do for the rest of this season, failing to score goals and seeming uncomfortable in their defensive structure.
Crystal Palace has started ruthlessly, spending the first month of the premier league inside the top four along with surprise package Leicester City.
Rampant signings Bakary Sako and Yohan Cabaye will look to continue making waves in the premier league.
It’ll be a battle for redemption for Spurs as they look to take three points from Palace, who they haven’t beaten since January of 2014, where they won 2-0.
Pardew’s army grabbed a point away from home last season, where it ended goalless at White Hart Lane, but the Spurs were surprised when they visited Selhurst Park and were beaten 2-1 last season.
Australian skipper and former Palace captain, Mile Jedinak, takes his place on the bench again after suffering a hamstring injury in a Capital One Cup match a few weeks ago. He came on for the last 15 minutes against Manchester City last week.
Summer signing Son Heung Min bagged a brace midweek in the Europa League against Qarabag Agdam. Erik Lamela also scored in the match.
Tottenham’s other new signing Clinton Nijè also made an appearance but Harry Kane was withdrawn, still to score a goal in all competitions this season.
Because of Tottenham’s slow start to the season and their inability to recently score goals in the league, they may be exposed at the back to Pardew’s fast counter attack with players like Yannick Bolasie and Bakary Sako.
I predict a 1-2 controversial win to Crystal Palace.
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THAT'S ALL FROM ME TONIGHT Thanks for tuning in today for this great match. Now it's off to The Saint Mary's Stadium and Anfield where Southampton take on Manhester United and Liverpool take on Norwich. See you next time. Bye for Now
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FULL TIME CRYSTAL PALACE'S inability to play the ball on the ground made the night too easy for Alderweireld and Vertonghen who won every single header and won every challenge that came at them in the last 50 minutes or so. Substitutions and position changes at the top of the pitch didn't help Palace if they were unable to even get the ball upfield thanks to great forward pressure and a high line from Pochettino. It could have been more if Lamela kept his composure and took another half a second or so to make that better decision and to calm himself down to get the passes going smoothly. Coming in for Eriksen as their provider, he didn't do that tonight, which is why Tottenham didn't win this game by more than two goals. It's all over at White Hart Lane and it's two losses in a row now for Palace who are still flying high and mighty in the premier league table.
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FULL-TIME Tottenham get another three points - two wins in a row, three clean sheets in a row - their first home win and Son's first premier league goal. Narrowly deserved victory for Tottenham but deserved nonetheless. Palace were inconsistent in the second half and didn't feature until the dying minutes where Spurs started inviting pressure.
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90+4' ONLY FOUR MINUTES for Palace to save a point today, i feel it coming but it's not going to happen with a load of long balls and crosses in the air
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90' Palace moving forward getting there chances in and Spurs inviting pressure. Is an equaliser coming?? 4 ADDED MINUTES
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBTITUTION ON: TOM CARROLL SUBSTITUTION OFF: ERIK LAMELA He did work hard but his creative side was absent. He was invisible in his help in counter attack. On comes Tom Carroll
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CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION ON: PATRICK BAMFORD SUBSTITUTION OFF: BAKARY SAKO The property of Chelsea comes on for his second match for Palace.
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83' Bolasie on another run forces a corner Straight into Lloris' clutches
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBSTITUTION ON: CLINTON NIJE SUBSTITUTION OFF: SON HEUNG MIN The goalscorer has been withdrawn for Clinton Nije, he was brought on against Qarabag and he comes on for his premier league debut.
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77' Palace have a problem as Delle Alli makes another chance down the left he had Kane in the middle but goes himself and it's across the face, his fifth shot of the match!
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CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION ON: JORDAN MUTCH SUBSTITUTION OFF: JAMES MACARTHUR Going for the attack as a midfielder replaces a defender
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76' YELLOW CARD - ERIK LAMELA Dirty challenge to Cabaye a chance to float one in to a tall head in the box.
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75' Great pace by Son down the wing the cross floats by only for Delle Alli to have yet another go from distance. Spurs 1-0 Palace
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Have to remember that Palace's 2-1 away win to Chelsea where both goals came after one hour passed on the clock. Palace aren't dead yet. THey showed glimpses just before the goal and hopefully there spirit hasn't died
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69' ONE NIL TOTTENHAM THERES A NEW STAR AND IT'S SON HEUNG MIN WHO SCORES HIS FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL. SPURS BREAK THROUGH WITH A GREAT COUNTER ATTACK WHERE ERIKSEN PUTS IN A BALL TO SON WHO SMASHES IT WITH THE LEFT FOOT THROUGH MCCARTHY'S LEGS. THREE GOALS IN A WEEK SPURS 1-0 PALACE
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68' Some rare attacks from Palace as the focus on this gaem shifts a touch where the eagles can create some chances with a shaky back four.
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBSTITUTION ON: CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN SUBSTITUTION OFF: NACER CHADLI Eriksen in for a straght swap on the left wing
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65' Delicious ball from Suoare and it comes to Sako who blasts one at the back post and it's an absolutely outstanding save from Lloris, he's kept them in the game there. I thought it hit the post
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62' YELLOW CARD - YANNICK BOLASIE
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59' KANE was in an offside position for the second time in two goalscoring chances for Spurs today, it could have been the one but unfortunately it's still square, i feel spurs will break the lock first though.