Premier League leaders Tottenham will look to record their fourth win in a row when they visit Crystal Palace in Gameweek 10’s first fixture on Friday night.
It’s a quick turnaround for Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs after they beat Fulham 2-0 on Monday evening. James Maddison and Son Heung-min once again combined to devastating effect to topple their fellow Londoners.
Tottenham will be beaming with confidence as they head into another London derby south of the river on Friday, with Palace succumbing at Newcastle last time out.
In the absence of their key attacking stars, the Eagles struggled to lay a finger on the Magpies and head into this one having scored just a single goal in their last four Premier League outings.
Here’s 90min’s preview of Tottenham’s upcoming trip to Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (all competitions)
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United Kingdom |
SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event |
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United States |
nbcsports.com, USA Network, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV |
Michael Olise is yet to feature for the Eagles this season but he could return from the bench having recovered from a hamstring injury. Eberechi Eze, though, remains out of action for the hosts.
James Tomkins is expected to miss out, while there are doubts over the statuses of Nathan Ferguson, Jeffrey Schlupp and Dean Henderson.
Summer arrival Matheus Franca could make his first start for the club after making his debut at Newcastle as a substitute.
Palace predicted lineup vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell; Lerma, Doucoure; Ayew, Franca, Schlupp; Edouard.
Yves Bissouma is available for selection again after serving his one-game suspension against Fulham. However, he remains a yellow card away from another suspension so Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg could remain in the XI with Bissouma returning against Chelsea the following week.
Rodrigo Bentancur is back in training but isn’t expected to return until next month, while Ryan Sessegnon is also closing in on a return. Destiny Udogie and Pape Matar Sarr were both withdrawn in the second half against Fulham but neither are expected to miss Friday’s game.
Manor Solomon and Ivan Perisic are both long-term absentees.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Palace (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Hojbjerg, Sarr; Kulusevski, Maddison, Richarlison; Son.
Palace will be determined to respond from their beatdown on Tyneside by impressing in front of the Selhurst Park faithful against a side they haven’t had too much success against in the recent past.
In the absence of Eberechi Eze, though, Palace look like a tame attacking force, although Roy Hodgson will be hoping either Matheus Franca or the potential return of Olise can provide a spark.
However, this Spurs side are currently performing at a supremely high level with confidence coursing through Ange’s mightily exciting outfit. The Palace faithful could make life difficult under the lights, but it’s hard to envisage the hosts causing the league leaders too many issues in possession.
The hosts could frustrate the visitors for periods on Friday night, but Tottenham will once again find a way.
