English Premier League

Tottenham vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 32': Harry Kane
  • 34': Lucas Moura
  • 74': Son Heung-Min
FT
3 - 0
  • Red Card 37': Wilfried Zaha

Kane and Son on target as Spurs cruise past 10-man Palace

Tottenham Hotspur took the Boxing Day spoils with ease, beating 10-man Crystal Palace 3-0.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 26': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
  • 34': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 0. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
  • 37': Second yellow card to Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
  • 45'+1': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 0.
  • 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Harry Kane.
  • 68': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 75': VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Crystal Palace (Son Heung-Min).
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathan Ferguson replaces Tyrick Mitchell.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,539

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
Full Table

Statistics

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16 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 3
59.7 Possession 40.3
17 SHOTS 4
6 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
548 Accurate Passes 336
602 Passes 406
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
14 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 12
0.6 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 58
29 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 7
9 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
25 Japhet Tanganga
6 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
29 Oliver Skipp
3 Sergio Reguilón
12 Emerson Royal
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
27 Lucas Moura

CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jack Butland (GK)
5 James Tomkins Yellow Card
16 Joachim Andersen
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
12 Will Hughes
23 Conor Gallagher
22 Odsonne Édouard
11 Wilfried Zaha Yellow Card
9 Jordan Ayew

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