Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Ivan Perišić Harvey David White
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Ward's cross from the left byline looks to be heading into the stands, but drops right to Ayew on the opposite side, whose chested touch forces Lloris into action once more!
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
SAVED!!! Lloris is called into action again as Zaha plays a one-two with Edouard in the box. The Ivorian side-foots a good finish towards the far corner, which the Spurs goalkeeper has to get down quickly to and keeps out!
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
SAVED!!! Zaha cuts inside from the left but looks to have run into traffic on the edge of the box. It comes wide to Ayew, who smashes a thunderous effort from the edge of the box, which Lloris sees late before parrying wide for a corner!
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Matthew James Doherty Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Bryan Gil Salvatierra Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon
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