Palace failed to profit from a poor Aston Villa side as the Midlands outfit managed to steal a victory from Selhurst Park where Palace have not tasted defeat on a Tuesday night since 2010.
Neil Warnock’s side were unable to find the net which left many fans frustrated come the final whistle on Tuesday night.
A London derby now awaits Palace as they travel north to Spurs where the Eagles did not have a pleasant trip last season after a good performance and a somewhat ‘wayward’ penalty from Jason Puncheon was wasted and the home side went on to record a 2-0 victory.
Spurs according to new boss Mauricio Pochettino have lost their identity after a lacklustre start to the season. They have only managed to win two of their last six losing the other four games including a 3-0 loss to bitter rivals Chelsea on Wednesday night.
After another busy summer of transfer activity trying to right the wrongs of the Gareth Bale sale in 2013 again seeing spending top £35 million. Goalkeeper Michel Vorm arrived from Swansea City as did promising young full back Ben Davies, fellow defenders Eric Dier arrived from Sporting Lisbon and Federico Fazio joined from Sevilla and midfielder Benji Stambouli was the final arrival from Montpellier.
Team News
Tottenham Hotspur – Striker Emmanuel Adebayor who has been suffering from a virus and a back problem is among several players who will be assessed with Etienne Capoue also a concern with a knock. Full back Kyle Walker will not recover from a pelvic injury in time to feature in this one. Vlad Chirches and Danny Rose returned for Spurs in their defeat to Chelsea and should both be available.
Crystal Palace – Neil Warnock will give Joe Ledley and Dwight Gayle late fitness tests as the former missed the midweek defeat to Aston Villa. Gayle managed the first half before being subbed off which was later put down to illness. Damien Delaney continues to recover from the injury that saw him limp out of the victory against Liverpool.
Analysis and Predictions
Prediction for Spurs – 5th
Spurs have a horrible tradition of initial success, which is soon followed by a rough patch which then leads to the inevitable which is the current manager being sacked and its always a vicious cycle under the ownership of Daniel Levy. This season has been no different as more big spending
EPL Index prediction – home win
Sky Sports Pundit Paul Merson’s prediction – home win
Who Scored prediction – home win
My prediction – away win
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