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Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur

Palace 1 Spurs 2

Palace1
Ayew90'+4'
Spurs2
Ward53' (OG)
Son Heung-Min66'
Fri 27 Oct 19:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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20
49
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Match Summary

Summary:

  • One change for Palace as Schlupp returns from injury
  • Ayew stings Vicario’s palms from Hughes lay-off
  • Maddison half-volleys over from Richarlison header
  • Tight first-half but Palace threaten with succession of crosses
  • Eagles finish the period with a number of corners as Doucouré and Ward efforts blocked
  • HT: Palace 0-0 Tottenham
  • Maddison cross ricochets in off Ward from close range
  • Guéhi nods corner wide as Palace seek immediate response
  • Johnson tees up Son to double the visitors’ lead
  • Clyne makes 200th senior Palace appearance off the bench
  • França comes on late on for home Palace debut
  • Ayew scores superb half-volley deep into injury time to give hope
  • França steers over on the stretch in the dying seconds
  • FT: Palace 1-2 Tottenham

The Eagles gave as good as they got in a finely-poised first-half, but fell away early in the second after a Joel Ward own-goal and a Heung-Min Son strike saw the visitors seemingly on course for a comfortable conclusion to a keenly-fought London derby.

But Ayew’s brilliant strike in the fourth minute of injury-time set up a frantic finale at Selhurst Park, the collective voice of a fervent Palace support almost sucking the ball in for an equaliser – but Matheus França, on his home debut, could not apply a last-gasp finishing touch.

Manager Roy Hodgson had demanded collective improvement from his side following last week’s heavy defeat at Newcastle United.

That certainly proved the case in a tight first-half which Palace, buoyed by a typically thunderous backing under the Selhurst lights on a Friday night – and a spectacular light show beforehand – arguably shaded.

Clear chances were few and far between but, with Jeffrey Schlupp returning from injury and Will Hughes pressing high in a supporting role behind Odsonne Edouard, the league-leading visitors were denied time and space on the ball.

And despite their comparatively low possession figures, Palace were the more threatening team with the ball, Ayew having the first shot on target of the match in the opening exchanges as his rasping drive from the edge of the box – from a Hughes lay-off – stung the palms of Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham’s opportunities were well-restricted and the closest they came in the opening period was when James Maddison – admittedly impressive in the season’s opening months – fired a half-volley over from inside the box whilst being charged down by Joachim Andersen.

The aerial route was proving Palace’s most productive amidst a congested midfield, and Andersen and Marc Guéhi’s impressive range of long passes almost unlocked the visiting defence on more than one occasion.

Indeed, one such pass forwards from Andersen to Ayew teed up a succession of Palace corners – four, in fact – to close out the half, from which the likes of Ward and Cheick Doucouré both had efforts blocked from the edge of the box.

Having had all the shots on target in the first-half, Palace were good value for parity – if not more – heading into the interval, but a quick start to the second period saw the visitors take the lead.

An overlapping run from Pape Matar Sarr granted the midfielder the space to fire in a cross which landed on the boot of Maddison, and his first-time volley across goal was deflected in by the unfortunate Ward, who had no time to adjust his feet.

The Eagles almost hit back immediately when another Hughes corner picked out Guéhi six yards from goal, but with a defender jumping in front of him, the No. 6 was unsighted and glanced wide.

For all of Palace’s good work in the first-half, the match got away from them with a quarter of the game remaining, a slick passing move down Tottenham’s left flank seeing substitute Brennan Johnson tee up Son six yards out; the forward made no mistake with his finish.

The second goal appeared to take the wind out of Palace’s sails, but there was still time for two landmark appearances from the bench.

Minutes after Nathaniel Clyne came on for his 200th senior Palace appearance – a replacement for the injured Tyrick Mitchell – 19-year-old Matheus França made a Selhurst Park bow as he appeared for the closing 10 regulation minutes.

Then, deep into injury-time, lift-off and chaos.

Just as the clock appeared set to run down, a diagonal ball in from Andersen picked out Ayew and the Ghanaian – with seemingly little on – sliced an outrageous half-volley with the outside of his boot, sailing high into Vicario’s corner.

That set up a frantic finale which saw Johnstone rush forwards for a França corner and Vicario flap at the delivery – but it agonisingly sailed beyond every red and blue shirt.

One final opportunity followed as Naouirou Ahamada stabbed a loose ball forward, Jean-Philippe Mateta flicked on and it bounced, awkwardly, for França to shoot on the stretch, but on his less-favoured left foot, the teenager's effort agonisingly cleared the bar.

A much-improved display by Palace for whom, against in-form opposition, the fine margins simply did not fall.

Palace: Johnstone (GK), Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell (Clyne, 70), Doucouré, Lerma (França, 79), Hughes (Ahamada, 70), Ayew, Edouard (Mateta, 79), Schlupp (Rak-Sakyi, 60)

Subs: Matthews (GK), Holding, Richards, Rïedewald

Tottenham: Vicario (GK), Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies (Royal, 45), Sarr, Bissouma (Højbjerg, 64), Kulusevski (Gil, 90), Maddison (Bentancur, 90), Richarlison (Johnson, 64), Son

Subs: Forster (GK), Dier, Lo Celso, Skipp

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
90'+12'

miss

Attempt missed. Matheus França (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
90'+11'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Joachim Andersen is caught offside.
90'+11'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Bryan Gil is caught offside.
90'+10'

Yellow Card

Ayew(9)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10'

free kick won

Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+9'

Yellow Card

Johnson(22)
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9'

Yellow Card

Andersen(16)
Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9'

free kick won

Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
90'+4'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Jordan
Ayew(9)
Jordan Ayew
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
90'+3'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
90'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Dejan
Kulusevski(21)
off
Rodrigo
Bentancur(30)
on
89'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
James
Maddison(10)
off
Bryan
Gil(11)
on
89'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
87'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus França.
86'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
86'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
85'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'

corner

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
80'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
79'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Odsonne Édouard
Odsonne
Édouard(22)
off
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe
Mateta(14)
on
79'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Jefferson Lerma
Jefferson
Lerma(8)
off
Matheus França
Matheus França(11)
on
78'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
77'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
76'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
70'

free kick won

Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Will Hughes
Will
Hughes(19)
off
Naouirou Ahamada
Naouirou
Ahamada(29)
on
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Tyrick Mitchell
Tyrick
Mitchell(3)
off
Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel
Clyne(17)
on
69'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
66'

Tottenham Hotspur Goal

Tottenham Hotspur
Goal!
Tottenham Hotspur
Son Heung-Min(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
64'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
64'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Richarlison(9)
off
Brennan
Johnson(22)
on
64'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Yves
Bissouma(8)
off
Pierre-Emile
Højbjerg(5)
on
60'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Jeffrey Schlupp
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
off
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Jesurun
Rak-Sakyi(49)
on
59'

free kick won

Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55'

miss

Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
55'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
55'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'

Crystal Palace Own Goal

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Joel
Ward(2)
Joel Ward
Own Goal by Joel Ward, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
53'

miss

Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
51'

free kick won

Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'

corner

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
50'

free kick won

Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
49'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Ben
Davies(33)
off
Emerson Royal(12)
on

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45'

free kick won

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44'

free kick won

Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'

miss

Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Dejan Kulusevski.
41'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré with a headed pass.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
40'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard with a cross.
40'

miss

Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
40'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.
39'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
38'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
34'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
32'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

free kick won

Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
28'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20'

miss

Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
17'

miss

Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
16'

miss

Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
14'

free kick won

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
6'

free kick won

Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

13
Guglielmo Vicario
GK
37
Micky van de Ven
DF
17
Cristian Romero
DF
33
Ben Davies
DF
substitution icon45'
23
Pedro Porro
DF
9
Richarlison
MF
substitution icon64'
29
Pape Matar Sarr
MF
21
Dejan Kulusevski
MF
substitution icon90'
8
Yves Bissouma
MF
substitution icon64'
10
James Maddison
MF
substitution icon89'
7
Son Heung-Min
S
66'

Substitutes

4
Oliver Skipp
5
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
substitution icon64'
11
Bryan Gil
substitution icon89'
12
Emerson Royal
substitution icon45'
15
Eric Dier
18
Giovani Lo Celso
20
Fraser Forster
22
Brennan Johnson
substitution icon64'
90'+9'
30
Rodrigo Bentancur
substitution icon90'

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Starting lineup

13
Guglielmo Vicario
GK
37
Micky van de Ven
DF
17
Cristian Romero
DF
33
Ben Davies
DF
substitution icon45'
23
Pedro Porro
DF
9
Richarlison
MF
substitution icon64'
29
Pape Matar Sarr
MF
21
Dejan Kulusevski
MF
substitution icon90'
8
Yves Bissouma
MF
substitution icon64'
10
James Maddison
MF
substitution icon89'
7
Son Heung-Min
S
66'

Substitutes

4
Oliver Skipp
5
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
substitution icon64'
11
Bryan Gil
substitution icon89'
12
Emerson Royal
substitution icon45'
15
Eric Dier
18
Giovani Lo Celso
20
Fraser Forster
22
Brennan Johnson
substitution icon64'
90'+9'
30
Rodrigo Bentancur
substitution icon90'

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Match Summary

Summary:

  • One change for Palace as Schlupp returns from injury
  • Ayew stings Vicario’s palms from Hughes lay-off
  • Maddison half-volleys over from Richarlison header
  • Tight first-half but Palace threaten with succession of crosses
  • Eagles finish the period with a number of corners as Doucouré and Ward efforts blocked
  • HT: Palace 0-0 Tottenham
  • Maddison cross ricochets in off Ward from close range
  • Guéhi nods corner wide as Palace seek immediate response
  • Johnson tees up Son to double the visitors’ lead
  • Clyne makes 200th senior Palace appearance off the bench
  • França comes on late on for home Palace debut
  • Ayew scores superb half-volley deep into injury time to give hope
  • França steers over on the stretch in the dying seconds
  • FT: Palace 1-2 Tottenham

The Eagles gave as good as they got in a finely-poised first-half, but fell away early in the second after a Joel Ward own-goal and a Heung-Min Son strike saw the visitors seemingly on course for a comfortable conclusion to a keenly-fought London derby.

But Ayew’s brilliant strike in the fourth minute of injury-time set up a frantic finale at Selhurst Park, the collective voice of a fervent Palace support almost sucking the ball in for an equaliser – but Matheus França, on his home debut, could not apply a last-gasp finishing touch.

Manager Roy Hodgson had demanded collective improvement from his side following last week’s heavy defeat at Newcastle United.

That certainly proved the case in a tight first-half which Palace, buoyed by a typically thunderous backing under the Selhurst lights on a Friday night – and a spectacular light show beforehand – arguably shaded.

Clear chances were few and far between but, with Jeffrey Schlupp returning from injury and Will Hughes pressing high in a supporting role behind Odsonne Edouard, the league-leading visitors were denied time and space on the ball.

And despite their comparatively low possession figures, Palace were the more threatening team with the ball, Ayew having the first shot on target of the match in the opening exchanges as his rasping drive from the edge of the box – from a Hughes lay-off – stung the palms of Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham’s opportunities were well-restricted and the closest they came in the opening period was when James Maddison – admittedly impressive in the season’s opening months – fired a half-volley over from inside the box whilst being charged down by Joachim Andersen.

The aerial route was proving Palace’s most productive amidst a congested midfield, and Andersen and Marc Guéhi’s impressive range of long passes almost unlocked the visiting defence on more than one occasion.

Indeed, one such pass forwards from Andersen to Ayew teed up a succession of Palace corners – four, in fact – to close out the half, from which the likes of Ward and Cheick Doucouré both had efforts blocked from the edge of the box.

Having had all the shots on target in the first-half, Palace were good value for parity – if not more – heading into the interval, but a quick start to the second period saw the visitors take the lead.

An overlapping run from Pape Matar Sarr granted the midfielder the space to fire in a cross which landed on the boot of Maddison, and his first-time volley across goal was deflected in by the unfortunate Ward, who had no time to adjust his feet.

The Eagles almost hit back immediately when another Hughes corner picked out Guéhi six yards from goal, but with a defender jumping in front of him, the No. 6 was unsighted and glanced wide.

For all of Palace’s good work in the first-half, the match got away from them with a quarter of the game remaining, a slick passing move down Tottenham’s left flank seeing substitute Brennan Johnson tee up Son six yards out; the forward made no mistake with his finish.

The second goal appeared to take the wind out of Palace’s sails, but there was still time for two landmark appearances from the bench.

Minutes after Nathaniel Clyne came on for his 200th senior Palace appearance – a replacement for the injured Tyrick Mitchell – 19-year-old Matheus França made a Selhurst Park bow as he appeared for the closing 10 regulation minutes.

Then, deep into injury-time, lift-off and chaos.

Just as the clock appeared set to run down, a diagonal ball in from Andersen picked out Ayew and the Ghanaian – with seemingly little on – sliced an outrageous half-volley with the outside of his boot, sailing high into Vicario’s corner.

That set up a frantic finale which saw Johnstone rush forwards for a França corner and Vicario flap at the delivery – but it agonisingly sailed beyond every red and blue shirt.

One final opportunity followed as Naouirou Ahamada stabbed a loose ball forward, Jean-Philippe Mateta flicked on and it bounced, awkwardly, for França to shoot on the stretch, but on his less-favoured left foot, the teenager's effort agonisingly cleared the bar.

A much-improved display by Palace for whom, against in-form opposition, the fine margins simply did not fall.

Palace: Johnstone (GK), Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell (Clyne, 70), Doucouré, Lerma (França, 79), Hughes (Ahamada, 70), Ayew, Edouard (Mateta, 79), Schlupp (Rak-Sakyi, 60)

Subs: Matthews (GK), Holding, Richards, Rïedewald

Tottenham: Vicario (GK), Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies (Royal, 45), Sarr, Bissouma (Højbjerg, 64), Kulusevski (Gil, 90), Maddison (Bentancur, 90), Richarlison (Johnson, 64), Son

Subs: Forster (GK), Dier, Lo Celso, Skipp

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
90'+12'

miss

Attempt missed. Matheus França (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a headed pass.
90'+11'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Joachim Andersen is caught offside.
90'+11'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Guglielmo Vicario tries a through ball, but Bryan Gil is caught offside.
90'+10'

Yellow Card

Ayew(9)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10'

free kick won

Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+9'

Yellow Card

Johnson(22)
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9'

Yellow Card

Andersen(16)
Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9'

free kick won

Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
90'+4'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Jordan
Ayew(9)
Jordan Ayew
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
90'+3'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
90'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Dejan
Kulusevski(21)
off
Rodrigo
Bentancur(30)
on
89'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
James
Maddison(10)
off
Bryan
Gil(11)
on
89'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
87'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus França.
86'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
86'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
85'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'

corner

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
80'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
79'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Odsonne Édouard
Odsonne
Édouard(22)
off
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe
Mateta(14)
on
79'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Jefferson Lerma
Jefferson
Lerma(8)
off
Matheus França
Matheus França(11)
on
78'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
77'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
76'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
70'

free kick won

Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Will Hughes
Will
Hughes(19)
off
Naouirou Ahamada
Naouirou
Ahamada(29)
on
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Tyrick Mitchell
Tyrick
Mitchell(3)
off
Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel
Clyne(17)
on
69'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
66'

Tottenham Hotspur Goal

Tottenham Hotspur
Goal!
Tottenham Hotspur
Son Heung-Min(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
64'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
64'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Richarlison(9)
off
Brennan
Johnson(22)
on
64'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Yves
Bissouma(8)
off
Pierre-Emile
Højbjerg(5)
on
60'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Jeffrey Schlupp
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
off
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Jesurun
Rak-Sakyi(49)
on
59'

free kick won

Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55'

miss

Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
55'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
55'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'

Crystal Palace Own Goal

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Joel
Ward(2)
Joel Ward
Own Goal by Joel Ward, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
53'

miss

Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
51'

free kick won

Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'

corner

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
50'

free kick won

Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'

offside

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
49'

free kick won

Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'

Substitution

Tottenham Hotspur
Ben
Davies(33)
off
Emerson Royal(12)
on

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45'

free kick won

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44'

free kick won

Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'

miss

Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Dejan Kulusevski.
41'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré with a headed pass.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
40'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard with a cross.
40'

miss

Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
40'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.
39'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
38'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
34'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
32'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

free kick won

Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
28'

free kick won

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20'

miss

Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
17'

miss

Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
16'

miss

Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
14'

free kick won

James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'

free kick won

Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
6'

free kick won

Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.