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Striker Harry Kane marked his 300th Premier League appearance with a brace of goals to hand Tottenham Hotspur an emphatic 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their London derby at Selhurst Park on Wednesday.
Defender Matt Doherty and Son Heung-min netted further goals for the visitors as Palace capitulated in the second half having been the better side in the opening period when the teams went to the break at 0-0.
The win moves Tottenham to 33 points from their 18 matches and to within two points of fourth-placed Manchester United, though they have played a game more. Palace are in 12th position with 22 points from 17 games.
After a quiet first half, Kane rose highest at the back post to head in Ivan Perisic’s cross on 48 minutes, and shortly afterwards added a second as he collected a pass from Bryan Gil, took a touch and arrowed his shot into the bottom corner to take his career Premier League goals tally to 198.
The win eases the pressure on Tottenham manager Antonio Conte after his Spurs side had lost four of their previous seven topflight matches, including a demoralising 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday that saw them booed off the pitch by their own supporters.
Both sides now switch focus to FA Cup third round ties as Tottenham host third-tier Portsmouth and Palace welcome Premier League rivals Southampton. Both games will be played on Saturday.
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Spurs make two changes from their loss to Aston Villa, with young prodigy Oliver Skipp replacing suspended Yves Bissouma in midfield, while Eric Dier comes in for Ben Davies at the heart of defence, and will join Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet.
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Palace name an unchanged lineup from the side who won at Bournemouth, with Joel Ward still deputising at left-back for the suspended Tyrick Mitchell. Scorers in that game Ayew and Eze are joined in the front four by Wilfried Zaha and the exciting Michael Olise in the wide positions.
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TOTTENHAM SUBS: Fraser Forster, Davinson Sanchez, Emerson Royal, Ryan Sessegnon, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Pape Sarr, Ben Davies, Harvey White.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Hugo Lloris; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Clement Lenglet; Matt Doherty, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ivan Perisic; Bryan Gil, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min.
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CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Sam Johnstone, Luka Milivojevic, James Tomkins, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Will Hughes, Odsonne Edouard, Malcolm Ebiowei, Chris Richards, Jairo Riedewald.
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CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Vicente Guaita; Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Joel Ward; Cheick Doucoure, Jeffrey Schlupp; Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Wilfried Zaha; Jordan Ayew.
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Spurs meanwhile, are yet to win since returning from the World Cup, requiring a second-half comeback to draw 2-2 at Brentford before being dismally outplayed in a 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa on New Year’s Day.
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Palace began their re-start to the season in the worst possible way, losing 3-0 at home to Fulham in a game that saw them go down to nine men. However, first-half goals from Jordan Ayew and Eberechi Eze gave them a 2-0 win at Bournemouth last time out, and they currently sit 11th in the table.
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