After the terrific win at Anfield, the Eagles head back to Selhurst Park knowing that another three poins from their last five games will go a long want to securing a fifth successive season in the Premier League.
The visit of Spurs to South London presents its own challenges. With Chelsea convincingly seeing off Southampton this midweek, the North London outfit will be keen to keep up with the league leaders and odds on favourite for the title to stand any chance of taking advantage of any slip ups.
Sam Allardyce is clear in his objective. While many suspect that 38 points may well be enough to survive this season, there will be no letting up until Premier League saftey mathematically secure. That will present a problem in itself to the visitors who will want to avoid the same fate as Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in recent week.
TEAM NEWS
CRYSTAL PALACE – James Tomkins (ankle) is doubtful after being on the receiving end of a late challenge at Anfield at the weekend. Scott Dann (knee), Connor Wickham (knee) and Pape Souare (leg) continue to miss out.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR – Michel Vorm (knee), Harry Winks (ankle), Danny Rose (knee) and Erik Lamela (hip) are unlikely to feature.
ACTION REPLAY
The last time the two sides met was the second game of the season back in August where Spurs ran out 1-0 winners at White Hart Lane. It took a goal in the last ten minutes of the game to see off the Eagles which was scored by Victor Wanyama.
Who Scored man of the match – Victor Wanyama (7.9)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 20/08/2016 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 21/02/2016 Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Crystal Palace
- 23/01/2016 Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
- 20/09/2015 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 10/01/2015 Crystal Palace 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Last FIVE results for Palace;
- 23/04/2017 Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace
- 15/04/2017 Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester City
- 10/04/2017 Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal
- 05/04/2017 Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace
- 01/04/2017 Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace
Last FIVE results for Tottenham Hotspur;
- 22/04/2017 Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
- 15/04/2017 Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Bournemouth
- 08/04/2017 Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Watford
- 05/04/2017 Swansea City 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
- 01/04/2017 Burnley 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
FORM PLAYERS (courtesy of Who Scored)
Top two rated players from each team so far this season;
- Harry Kane 7.53
- Christian Eriksen 7.48
- Wilfried Zaha 7.44
- Christian Benteke 7.43
ONE TO WATCH
KYLE WALKER
Former clubs – Sheffield United, Northampton Town (loan), Sheffield United (loan), Queens Park Rangers (loan), Aston Villa (loan)
The England full back will be a threat in this match with his runs down the right hand side which has earned him a season of rave reviews once again. His career began in the youth set up at Sheffield United and he made his full debut for the club in 2008. That was only one of two appearances he made and while he spent a short time on loan at Northampton Town, Spurs paid a combined fee of £9million for him and fellow defender Kyle Naughton.
After being loaned back to the Blades and having spells at Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa, the Sheffield born defender broke into the first team and White Hart Lane and has not looked back since. He has made over 170 appearances to date and scored 4 goals along with several full international appearances for England.
PREDICTION
Final league position – 2nd
It is unlucky for Spurs that they find themselves second best in a season where they have always looked title contenders. The re-emergence of a invigorated Chelsea side thanks to the terrific appointment of Antonio Conte has perhaps been the only reason why the North London side have not marched towards the title. While the door on the title race remains slightly ajar, it looks as though it will ultimately end in disappointment after what has been an excellent season for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
- TEB prediction – draw
- Kevin DeVries prediction (see link below) –
- Who Scored prediction – away win
BETTING ODDS (courtesy of Paddy Power)
- Home 9/2
- Draw 3/1
- Away 8/13
- Both teams to score 8/13
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