Crystal Palace have been stuck in the relegation zone for the past three rounds. Another defeat won't help their standing or morale, but stopping a rampant Tottenham Hotspur is a tough task.
Before this, Crystal Palace couldn't handle a far more restrained Nottingham Forest, who needed just a routine goal to secure victory. Crystal Palace weren't poor offensively; they matched Nottingham's 20 shots and even had more on target (7-6), hitting the woodwork twice. Despite an xG of 0.97 suggesting they deserved at least one goal, their opponents were more clinical with an xG of 1.76. Nottingham Forest created three big chances, one of which was converted by Chris Wood. If Crystal Palace fail to score with so many attempts, how many do they need?
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, capitalised on just 1.92 xG to score four goals in their last fixture. West Ham United fell apart within 10 minutes. The 1:1 score turned into 4:1 between the 52nd and 60th minute. The visitors even scored an own goal. In the derby, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson didn't score, but Son Heung-min, returning from injury, did. The team have scored in eight consecutive matches.
The hosts will undoubtedly put up a fight, but their forwards often come up empty (worst in the league), and even their relatively solid defence (conceding 1.4 goals per game) won't be enough. It's also worth noting that Tottenham Hotspur have won their last four encounters against Crystal Palace on home turf. The visitors will find the back of the net.
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Oliver Glasner
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Dean Henderson
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gk. | 8 | -11 |
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Matt Turner
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Remi Matthews
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Muñoz
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Marc Guehi
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Tyrick Mitchell
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Jeffrey Schlupp
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Maxence Lacroix
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Chris Richards
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Nathaniel Clyne
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Trevoh Chalobah
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Chadi Riad
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Joel Ward
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rob Holding
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Daichi Kamada
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Ebere Eze
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
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Adam Wharton
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Will Hughes
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Jefferson Lerma
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Cheick Doucouré
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Matheus Franca
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ismaila Sarr
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Jean-Philippe Mateta
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fw. | 8 | 2 |
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Edward Nketiah
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Asher Agbinone
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Ange Postecoglou
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Guglielmo Vicario
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gk. | 8 | -9 |
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Brandon Austin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fraser Forster
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Cristian Gabriel Romero
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Iyenoma Destiny Udogie
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Pedro Porro
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Micky van de Ven
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Djed Spence
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Radu Matei Drăgușin
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Ben Davies
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Sergio Reguilón
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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James Maddison
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mf. | 8 | 2 |
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Pape Matar Sarr
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Bentancur
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Yves Bissouma
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mf. | 5 | 2 |
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Archie James Francis Gray
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Brennan Price Johnson
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fw. | 8 | 3 |
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Dejan Kulusevski
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fw. | 8 | 2 |
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Dominic Solanke
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fw. | 6 | 2 |
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Son Heung-min
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fw. | 6 | 3 |
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Timo Werner
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
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Mikey Steven Danny Moore
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Richarlison
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Wilson Odobert
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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