League leaders Tottenham travel across London to Selhurst Park on Friday night in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace will be hoping to bounce back from a 4-0 defeat to Newcastle last weekend, whilst Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs will be aiming to increase the gap on the chasing pack before they play over the weekend.
Here we bring you the latest team news, match prediction and betting tips.
Crystal Palace Team News
Crystal Palace will again be without key-men Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise for this fixture, who are joined on the injury list be Dean Henderson, James Tomkins and Nathan Ferguson.
In a boost for The Eagles, Jeffrey Schlupp looks set to be available for selection following his injury layoff.
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup:
Johnstone, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Ward, Lerma, Doucoure, Hughes, Mateta, Edouard, Ayew
Tottenham Hotspur Team News
Spurs are set to make trip without Ivan Perisic, Rodrigo Bentancur, Manor Solomon and Ryan Sessegnon on Friday night.
However, Yves Bissouma returns after serving a one-match ban, and Destiny Udogie, Pape Metar Sarr, Brennan Johnson and Ben Davies are all likely to return to the squad.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup:
Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Van de Ven, Porro, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Richarlison, Son
Match Prediction
Selhurst Park has been a tough place to visit over the years, but has only seen one home victory in this campaign. Friday night under the floodlights could be a different story if Crystal Palace can get their fans involved, and this could be a tricky test for Spurs.
Crystal Palace ended a run of three straight Premier League clean sheets with their 4-0 defeat at St James’s Park, and their defence will have to be at their best to stop a Spurs side who have already scored 20 goals this season.
Tottenham enter the game on the back of three wins in a row, and have a chance to extend their lead at the top of the table to 5 points before the chasing pack are in action. Postecoglou has made a dream start to life in England, but will be wary of the problems veteran Roy Hodgson could cause him as a man who has just about seen it all on these shores.
This looks set to be a tight encounter unless Spurs can find an early goal, forcing Palace to take the initiative, but we expect this in-form Tottenham side to utilise their physicality and firepower to see this one through.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Betting Tips:
- Team to Score First – Tottenham Hostpur
- Under/Over 1.5 Goals – Over
- Player to Score Anytime – James Maddison
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