English Premier League

C Palace vs Spurs 2023-24 English Premier League

  • 90'+4': Jordan Ayew
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1 - 2
  • 53': Joel Ward (OG)
  • 66': Son Heung-Min

Tottenham go five points clear at top with win at Palace

Tottenham Hotspur opened a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace as their unbeaten start to the season continued on Friday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Ben Davies.
  • 53': Own Goal by Joel Ward, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  • 60': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Yves Bissouma.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Richarlison.
  • 66': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Tyrick Mitchell because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Will Hughes.
  • 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Jefferson Lerma.
  • 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces James Maddison.
  • 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
  • 90'+9': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,074

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 35 82 3
+33 Arsenal 35 67 4
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
+21 Newcastle United 35 63 10
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 0
75.7 Possession 24.3
10 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
669 Accurate Passes 148
732 Passes 220
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 51
28 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

CRY Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
16 Joachim Andersen
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward
19 Will Hughes
8 Jefferson Lerma
28 Cheick Doucouré
22 Odsonne Édouard
15 Jeff Schlupp
9 Jordan Ayew

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
33 Ben Davies
23 Pedro Porro
10 James Maddison
8 Yves Bissouma
29 Pape Matar Sarr
7 Son Heung-Min
9 Richarlison
21 Dejan Kulusevski

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