Crystal Palace 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur on 11 September 2021
Tottenham Hotspur
Events
Joe Rodon
Eric Dier
53'
Japhet Tanganga
Yellow Card · 7th yellow card for Spurs
53'
Wilfried Zaha
Yellow Card
60'
Ben Davies
Harry Winks
67'
Luka Milivojević
Cheikhou Kouyaté
81'
Lucas Moura
Yellow Card · 10th yellow card for Spurs
84'
Odsonne Édouard
Christian Benteke
86'
Michael Olise
Jordan Ayew
89'
Conor Gallagher
Yellow Card
- KO
Kick off 12:30
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12'
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- HT
Half time 0–0
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53'
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7th yellow card for Spurs
Japhet Tanganga Yellow Card
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Wilfried Zaha Yellow Card
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58'
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1st red card for Spurs
Japhet Tanganga Second Yellow Card
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60'
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Ben Davies for Harry Winks Substitution
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67'
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Luka Milivojević for Cheikhou Kouyaté Substitution
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76'
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Wilfried Zaha 1 – 0 Penalty
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81'
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10th yellow card for Spurs
Lucas Moura Yellow Card
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84'
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Odsonne Édouard 2 – 0 Goal
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Odsonne Édouard for Christian Benteke Substitution
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86'
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Michael Olise for Jordan Ayew Substitution
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89'
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Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
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90+3'
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Odsonne Édouard 3 – 0 Goal
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- FT
Full time 3–0
Match Facts
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7458th overall match
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5851st competitive match
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109th meeting with Crystal Palace
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1118th Premier League match
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57th visit to Selhurst Park
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31st match refereed by Jonathan Moss
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Debut Emerson Royal 22y 240d
Lineups
Crystal Palace
- Manager
- Starting XI4–3–3
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13
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2RB
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6CB
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16
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3
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8
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18
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23
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9
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11
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20
- Substitutes3 of 9 used
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12
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34
Spurs
- Manager
- Starting XI4–4–2 Diamond
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1GK
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12RBEmerson Royal Debut
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15
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25
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3
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29DM
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8
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20AM
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10ST
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27
- Substitutes2 of 9 used
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14
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33
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49
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11
Match Stats
Crystal Palace
Spurs
- Attack
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8 2 Corners
- Passing
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29 6 Crosses
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28 20 Throw-ins
- Defence
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13 8 Blocks
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1 1 Saves
- Discipline
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13 15 Fouls
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2 3 Yellow Cards
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0 1 Second Yellow Cards
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0 1 Red Cards
League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 |
Tottenham Hotspur
(down 5 places)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 |
Crystal Palace
(up 3 places)
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 3 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 | |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 3 | |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 2 | |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 | |
| 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Venue
Selhurst Park · London, England
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Match Report
Wilfried Zaha set the Eagles on their way, rolling in from the spot after Ben Davies was penalised for handball, before substitute Edouard added a second and third late on.
French forward Edouard, a deadline-day signing from Celtic, introduced himself to the Selhurst Park faithful in fine fashion, turning in Zaha's cross 28 seconds after coming on and then steering in Conor Gallagher's pass.
The result moves Palace up to 11th in the table and it was no more than they deserved after a dominant display against the league leaders.
The hosts were well on top even before Japhet Tanganga's dismissal, with the Spurs defender collecting two yellow cards in the space of five minutes before the hour mark.
That saw a second defensive reorganisation of the afternoon for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, with Eric Dier hobbling off on 12 minutes after being on the receiving end of a clattering challenge by Palace's Jordan Ayew.
Even so Spurs, who barely offered any threat of their own, had looked relatively solid until their late capitulation.
Palace's problems in attack have been well documented over the past two seasons, when they have had one of the worst goalscoring records in the top flight.
They also began this match having managed just five efforts on target this season, the lowest of any club in the Premier League.
And while they displayed plenty of early endeavour, pressing forward for long periods, they at times looked short of ideas and the precision needed to unlock a well-drilled Spurs defence.
Conor Gallagher saw a close-range first-half effort well saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but thereafter Ayew's stinging shot, blocked by Dele Alli, represented their best opportunity to score.
That is until Zaha scored from the spot and Edouard arrived to provide a new dimension.
His goal 28 seconds after coming on as a substitute is the fastest by a player on their Premier League debut and immediately highlighted his predatory skills, taking a touch to set himself before placing the ball into the bottom right corner.
Eight minutes later it was more of the same, raising hopes that Palace may finally have found a solution to a longstanding problem.
There were few redeeming features on a difficult afternoon for Spurs.
With Son Heung-min absent through injury the visitors were outplayed from start to finish, mustering a solitary shot on target in a subdued performance.
Emerson Royal endured a tough initiation to his Tottenham career with Zaha twisting and turning him inside out on several occasions.
And Tanganga's impetuosity, collecting a booking after robustly challenging Zaha and then another after mistiming a tackle on Ayew, ensured he was serenaded with chants of "cheerio" from the home fans.