Tottenham 1 Crystal Palace 0, player ratings: Paulo Gazzaniga and Wilfried Zaha the pick of the bunch at Wembley

We run the rule over the two teams at Wembley Stadium

Liam Corless
Sunday 05 November 2017 15:13 GMT
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Tottenham Hotspur rode their luck before South Korean forward Son Heung-min earned them a 1-0 victory over bottom club Crystal Palace to consolidate their place in the Premier League's top four on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino's side, fresh from beating European champions Real Madrid in midweek, found Palace a difficult nut to crack at Wembley and could have been behind before Son curled in the winner midway through the second half.

Tottenham remained in third position with 23 points, level with Manchester United who play at fourth-placed Chelsea later.

Palace have four points from 11 games but could count themselves unfortunate as Scott Dann was twice denied by Tottenham's debutant keeper Paulo Gazzaniga while Wilfried Zaha wasted a great chance shortly before Spurs scored.

Gazzaniga, playing in place of the injured Hugo Lloris, also saved well from former Tottenham player Andros Townsend early in the second half while Son could have given a nervy Tottenham breathing space but dragged a good chance wide.

But how did the players perform at Wembey? We run the rule over the two teams.

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