HP Terbaru 2023 – Crystal Palace host Spurs in Sunday showdown

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By Matt Smith

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The Eagles will be looking to bounce back after arguably their most disappointing display of the season against Leeds, while Thomas Frank’s side are hoping to avoid making it three defeats on the bounce.

The last meeting between these two sides saw Palace pick up a 2-0 victory on the road, with Eberechi Eze grabbing a brace.

Palace also won this exact fixture last season, completing a rare double over Spurs. 

Team news

Chris Richards picked up a foot injury against Arsenal last time out, but there’s a chance he could be fit enough for this one. Oliver Glasner’s side will be without Daniel Muñoz, Daichi Kamada, and Cheick Doucouré, while Ismaïla Sarr is away at AFCON.

Spurs will be without a host of players, partly down to a bit of ill-discipline against Liverpool. Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons were both sent off in that one, so they’ll serve the first game of their suspensions. They should have no fresh injury concerns, however.

We’ll let you have the ball

Palace are one of the sides in the Premier League with the lowest average possession this season, but it’s been effective for them. Glasner allows the opposition to have the ball, but it’s when they do regain possession that they can cause plenty of damage.

Dealing with the hectic fixture schedule that comes with playing in Europe has impacted some of their performances and consistency this campaign, but Glasner is doing a superb job in ensuring they are still competing towards the top of the table. Being eliminated from the Carabao Cup will ease their schedule slightly, but they remain in the Europa Conference League.

The data is worrying for Frank

Tottenham’s xG difference this season is 6.6, having created just 16 expected goals throughout the Premier League campaign. Frank’s side have struggled at both ends of the pitch, and it’s safe to say it’s not been an ideal start to the former Brentford manager’s tenure in north London.

Heading in to this round of games only Burnley, Wolves, and Sunderland have created fewer expected goals than Tottenham this season, while they rank 16th in the league for touches inside the opposition box. As they started the weekend in 14th position in the table, Frank desperately needs to show improvement in the second half of the season.

It’s only a matter of time for Mateta

A key reason why Palace managed to qualify for Europe last season was the form of French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. The former Mainz forward also enjoyed an impressive start to the 2025/2026 campaign, but he’s fallen off a cliff in recent weeks. 

Palace’s poor form has coincided with a drop off from Mateta, and it feels like only a matter of time before he finds the back of the net once again. That’s now six games without a goal for the striker, but we’re backing him to bounce back against Spurs and end Palace’s run of four games without a win.

Prediction

Leading on from our prediction of Mateta bouncing back, we’re going for a 2-0 victory to Palace in this one.

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(Cover image from IMAGO)

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