Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 26.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Selhurst Park (25073 seats)

Crystal Palace hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 42 points and a 14th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Tottenham Hotspur holds 7th place with 58 pts.

Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

Crystal can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Crystal Palace form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Crystal Palace have to build on here at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. Problems are piling up for Crystal as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of seven games. This streak could be one for the history books. Three consecutive losses here at Selhurst Park is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Crystal Palace are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 288 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Benteke).

Crystal lost their last game at Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 6th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Manchester United that was lost 0-2.

Crystal Palace aren't scoring a lot here at Selhurst Park in the league, with only 14 goals from 18 games. Crystal's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Tottenham Hotspur have produced an overall stat of 4-7-7 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Tottenham Hotspur's previous game versus Leicester City (placed 5th), a Premier League 3-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Newcastle United with the score of 3-1.

Tottenham Hotspur delivered their win in the match against Leicester City already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was absolutely vital in the Tottenham Hotspur victory against Leicester City, making six saves.

Spurs have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 24 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Spurs have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur have met before this season: Tottenham Hotspur - Crystal Palace 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Crystal wins - draws - Tottenham Hotspur wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tottenham HotspurH. Kane
H. Kane
17 goals
Tottenham HotspurH. Son
H. Son
11 goals
Crystal PalaceJ. Ayew
J. Ayew
9 goals

Crystal Palace missing players

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
11 6 1 Won W 2 4 16
9 4 2 Drew D 3 7 10
17 8 3 Lost L 1 7 11
30 14 2 Scored S 8 24 60
49 19 5 Conceded C 9 29 46
95% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 95%
70% 61% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 84%
30% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 72% 62%
16% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 32%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 14%
35% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 78% 65%
27% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 22%
43% 39% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 19%
 
4.6 5.8 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.9 5.4
6.3 5.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.2 5.4
1.6 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
365 217 66 Total Shots T S 90 197 441
117 63 19 Shots on Target S O 34 84 160
26% 22% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 29% 38%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals (14) at home
  • Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
  • Crystal Palace have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tottenham Hotspur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 37 31 3 3 82 32 19 18 1 0 52 16 18 13 2 3 30 16 50 96
2 Manchester City 37 25 3 9 97 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 62 78
3 Manchester United 37 17 12 8 64 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 63
4 Chelsea 37 19 6 12 67 54 18 10 3 5 28 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 13 63
5 Leicester City 37 18 8 11 67 39 18 11 4 3 35 15 19 7 4 8 32 24 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 15 14 8 51 38 19 8 7 4 27 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 13 59
7 Tottenham Hotspur 37 16 10 11 60 46 19 12 3 4 36 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 14 58
8 Sheffield United 37 14 12 11 38 36 19 10 3 6 24 15 18 4 9 5 14 21 2 54
9 Burnley 37 15 9 13 42 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 19 7 5 7 19 27 -6 54
10 Arsenal 37 13 14 10 53 46 18 9 6 3 33 22 19 4 8 7 20 24 7 53
11 Everton 37 13 10 14 43 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 19 5 3 11 20 35 -10 49
12 Southampton 37 14 7 16 48 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 19 9 4 6 30 25 -11 49
13 Newcastle United 37 11 11 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 19 5 3 11 18 37 -18 44
14 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 30 49 18 6 4 8 14 19 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 42
15 West Ham United 37 10 8 19 48 61 18 6 3 9 29 32 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 38
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 8 14 15 37 53 19 5 7 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 38
17 Aston Villa 37 9 7 21 40 66 19 7 3 9 22 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -26 34
18 Watford 37 8 10 19 34 61 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 2 4 12 12 34 -27 34
19 AFC Bournemouth 37 8 7 22 37 64 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 3 1 14 15 34 -27 31
20 Norwich City 37 5 6 26 26 70 19 4 3 12 19 37 18 1 3 14 7 33 -44 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 37 31 3 3 82 32 19 18 1 0 52 16 18 13 2 3 30 16 50 96
2 Manchester City 37 25 3 9 97 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 62 78
3 Manchester United 37 17 12 8 64 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 63
4 Chelsea 37 19 6 12 67 54 18 10 3 5 28 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 13 63
5 Leicester City 37 18 8 11 67 39 18 11 4 3 35 15 19 7 4 8 32 24 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 15 14 8 51 38 19 8 7 4 27 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 13 59
7 Tottenham Hotspur 37 16 10 11 60 46 19 12 3 4 36 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 14 58
8 Sheffield United 37 14 12 11 38 36 19 10 3 6 24 15 18 4 9 5 14 21 2 54
9 Burnley 37 15 9 13 42 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 19 7 5 7 19 27 -6 54
10 Arsenal 37 13 14 10 53 46 18 9 6 3 33 22 19 4 8 7 20 24 7 53
11 Everton 37 13 10 14 43 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 19 5 3 11 20 35 -10 49
12 Southampton 37 14 7 16 48 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 19 9 4 6 30 25 -11 49
13 Newcastle United 37 11 11 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 19 5 3 11 18 37 -18 44
14 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 30 49 18 6 4 8 14 19 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 42
15 West Ham United 37 10 8 19 48 61 18 6 3 9 29 32 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 38
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 8 14 15 37 53 19 5 7 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 38
17 Aston Villa 37 9 7 21 40 66 19 7 3 9 22 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -26 34
18 Watford 37 8 10 19 34 61 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 2 4 12 12 34 -27 34
19 AFC Bournemouth 37 8 7 22 37 64 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 3 1 14 15 34 -27 31
20 Norwich City 37 5 6 26 26 70 19 4 3 12 19 37 18 1 3 14 7 33 -44 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.