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Details
Match Number

7136

Opposition
Crystal palace

Crystal Palace

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2015/16

Date

20th September 2015

Kick Off

13:30

Venue

White Hart Lane

Attendance

35,723

Referee

Michael Oliver

League Position

9th

Opposition League Position

8th

Opposition Form

WWWLL

Weather at Kick Off

17.6° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7100th overall match (3376 wins, 1565 draws, 2146 losses)

  • 5523rd competitive match (2473 wins, 1297 draws, 1753 losses)

  • team

    95th match vs Crystal Palace (42 wins, 27 draws, 26 losses)

  • competition

    892nd Premier League match (357 wins, 229 draws, 306 losses)

  • 6498th match in England (3041 wins, 1463 draws, 1981 losses)

  • 2938th match at White Hart Lane (1721 wins, 632 draws, 585 losses)

  • 6th consecutive match without losing

  • There were 5 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Report

Son Heung-min scored his third goal in two games to give Tottenham their first home Premier League win of the season against Crystal Palace.

The South Korea international signed this summer from Bayer Leverkusen, followed up his two goals in Spurs' mid-week Europa League win with the winning goal on the break.

His low shot under Alex McCarthy came after Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris had made a superb save from Bakary Sako.

Palace's Yohan Cabaye also hit a post.

However, with Palace failing to score for the second game in a row Alan Pardew's side lost away for the first time this season as they missed out on the chance to move into the top three.

Tottenham have now kept three successive clean sheets in the league as their season begins to take shape.

Harry Kane again failed to score his first club goal of the season but Son has given Spurs an extra cutting edge and after Erik Lamela and substitute Christian Eriksen sprung a counter-attack he beat McCarthy with a low drive the keeper should have kept out.

Tottenham's starting line-up had an average age of 24 years, 118 days, making it the youngest starting XI of any Premier League side this season.

At times they looked as though they lacked a more experienced, commanding figure in the middle of the pitch and Kane could certainly do with some extra know-how alongside him, either from the start or via the bench.

But Tottenham have plenty of energy and fitness in their young legs to keep running at teams and stretching them for 90 minutes.

Midfielder Dele Ali, 19, again impressed and match-winner Son is only 23, which bodes well for the future.

Crystal Palace lacked a focal point in attack as they started without a recognised striker.

Yannick Bolasie filled the role in the first half but manager Alan Pardew made a change at the break with Fraizer Campbell coming on to bring more experience to the role.

However, he was unable to make a major impact and Palace were not as effective on the counter-attack as they often are.

Yohan Cabaye and Bakary Sako both went close but Palace missed the injured Connor Wickham and the departed Glenn Murray with Patrick Bamford yet to play a major role.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "It was one of the best performances of the season. We thoroughly deserved the result.

"When you sign players you expect them to make a big impact in the team. We are very happy with him [Son].

"He has adapted to the team very well. After scoring twice in the Europa League he scored again and when you arrive at the club as a striker that's very good.

"I am not concerned [about Kane]. Maybe he is a little bit because he's a striker but it's only a matter of time before he scores again."

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "I think the game hinged on those three minutes. Hugo Lloris made an unbelievable save and three minutes later they got the goal which our goalkeeper should have stopped.

"The margins were very tight but they were not in our favour throughout the game and we should have done better.

"If we are going to become a mid-table team that's not acceptable to me and it should not be acceptable to my players.

"We have to react. That's two defeats. They were against Manchester City and Tottenham but I don't care about the opposition. It's two defeats and we have to put that right."

Timeline
Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
6 5 0 1 12 2 10 15
2
West ham united
6 4 0 2 13 7 6 12
3
Leicester city
6 3 3 0 13 9 4 12
4
Manchester united
5 3 1 1 6 3 3 10
5
Arsenal
6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
6
Everton
6 2 3 1 8 5 3 9
7
Crystal palace
5 3 0 2 8 6 2 9
8
Swansea city
6 2 3 1 7 5 2 9
9
Watford
6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
10
West bromwich albion
6 2 2 2 4 6 -2 8
11
Afc bournemouth
6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
12
Norwich city
5 2 1 2 8 9 -1 7
13
Chelsea
6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7
14
Liverpool
5 2 1 2 3 6 -3 7
15
Southampton
5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
16
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
5 1 3 1 4 4 0 6
17
Aston villa
6 1 1 4 6 9 -3 4
18
Stoke city
6 0 3 3 5 9 -4 3
19
Newcastle united
6 0 2 4 3 9 -6 2
20
Sunderland
6 0 2 4 6 13 -7 2
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
6 5 0 1 12 2 10 15
2
Manchester united
6 4 1 1 9 5 4 13
3
West ham united
6 4 0 2 13 7 6 12
4
Leicester city
6 3 3 0 13 9 4 12
5
Arsenal
6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
6
Everton
6 2 3 1 8 5 3 9
7
Swansea city
6 2 3 1 7 5 2 9
8
Crystal palace
6 3 0 3 8 7 1 9
9
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
6 2 3 1 5 4 1 9
10
Watford
6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
11
Norwich city
6 2 2 2 9 10 -1 8
12
West bromwich albion
6 2 2 2 4 6 -2 8
13
Liverpool
6 2 2 2 4 7 -3 8
14
Afc bournemouth
6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
15
Chelsea
6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7
16
Southampton
6 1 3 2 7 8 -1 6
17
Aston villa
6 1 1 4 6 9 -3 4
18
Stoke city
6 0 3 3 5 9 -4 3
19
Newcastle united
6 0 2 4 3 9 -6 2
20
Sunderland
6 0 2 4 6 13 -7 2
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