Crystal Palace vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Mateta scores winner
Mateta scored the only goal of the game
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live coverage after Crystal Palace faced Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The hosts had made a disappointing start to the new campaign and Oliver Glasner was coming under some pressure, despite last year’s excellent form to end the season. But this result will go some way to easing those concerns, as Palace beat Spurs 1-0 thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s strike, buried from the left side of the six-yard box after Eberechi Eze’s brilliant flick.
For Spurs it’s a missed opportunity to keep a recent consistent run going and move up into the top six, leaving Ange Postecoglou needing to answer more uncomfortable questions about his side’s inability to string results together. Follow all the reaction below.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
CHANCE! Spurs give the ball away too easily after passing around the back, but Munoz panics and shoots from range first-time, when he had better options in front of him if he got his head up. Wasteful.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace have a corner but the set-piece routine is poor from Eze, with the delivery evading everyone in the box and floating wide. Tottenham have had 67.9% possession over the opening 15 minutes of this game.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Moore receives the ball on the left-hand side and sends a whipped cross into the box with intent, however, Henderson is there to gather just before Solanke. It has been a cagey start between the two teams so far, with no real chances of note for either side.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Kulusevski nicks the ball from Eze centrally and plays through Solanke but Lacroix gets across to prevent an opportunity. Tottenham have made the most runs into the opposition penalty area (449) and also made the most overlapping runs in the final third (100) in the Premier League this season. Spurs players also top those categories individually – Dominic Solanke with 93 runs into the box and Dejan Kulusevski making 17 final-third overlapping runs.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham’s Maddison goes down and stays down after a hefty challenge from Lacroix. The England international gets up quickly to take the free kick much to the frustration of the Palace fans. The former Leicester City man is making his 200th Premier League appearance today.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Despite Spurs having more of the ball early on, Palace are pressing the visitors high up the pitch and the home crowd are getting behind them. The atmosphere at Selhurst Park is rocking and Oliver Glasner will need the crowd to be behind his players today.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham have taken control of the game in the opening five minutes. The visitors come forward once again but Crystal Palace defend well on the right-hand side as Munoz halts Udogie on a marauding run down the right.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min has been involved in 10 goals in his last 13 Premier League London derbies (7 goals, 3 assists). Son has 39 goals and assists in London derby matches (27 goals, 12 assists), the joint-fifth most of any player in Premier League history. How will Spurs fare without their influential captain today?
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham's first foray forward comes from Porro. The Spaniard chips a ball forward for Solanke but Henderson is well-positioned and gathers. As expected, the visitors are having more of the ball here in these early moments.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
There's been a few nervy touches from both teams early on. Tottenham are second only to Manchester City for shots (145), shots on target (55), touches in the opposition box (355) and successful opposition half passes (2,069) in the Premier League this season. However, Spurs rank top for passes played into the opponent penalty area (306) and expected goals (16.95).
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