LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur was in the end too much to handle for Crystal Palace with the goal of H. Kane (32′), Lucas Moura (34′) and Son Heung-Min (74′). Tottenham Hotspur capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Jonathan Moss with the help of Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 60% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (D. Sanchez). Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (W. Zaha and J. Tomkins).

Also, Crystal Palace didn’t finish the match with 11 players after W. Zaha (Crystal Palace) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (37′).

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 29 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace will stay with 20 points like Brentford and Southampton to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Chelsea on the 23rd of January with a 19-7 head to head in favor of Chelsea (12 draws).

Crystal Palace will host Liverpool on the 23rd of January with a 13-4 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Antonio Conte decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (6.7), Davinson Sánchez (7.4), Eric Dier (7.1), Japhet Tanganga (7.1), Emerson Royal (7.8), Oliver Skipp (7.4), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.6), Sergio Reguilón (7.7), Lucas Moura (9.1), Heung-Min Son (7.9) and Harry Kane (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Davies, Joe Rodon, Tanguy Ndombélé (6.3), Harry Winks, Dele Alli, Bryan Gil (6.8), Pierluigi Gollini, Steven Bergwijn (6.6) and Matt Doherty.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: H. Kane for S. Bergwijn (66′), Son Heung-Min for B. Gil (76′) and P. Hojbjerg for T. Ndombele (79′).

Best player: Lucas Moura​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Lucas Moura.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 30 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Patrick Vieira played with: Jack Butland (6.2), Joel Ward (6.9), Joachim Andersen (6.2), James Tomkins (6.1), Tyrick Mitchell (6.4), Conor Gallagher (6.5), Will Hughes (7.1), Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.6), Jordan Ayew (6.4), Odsonne Édouard (6.4) and Wilfried Zaha (5.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marc Guéhi, Jeffrey Schlupp (6.6), Martin Kelly, Nathan Ferguson (6.4), Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.8), Remi Matthews and Jaïro Riedewald.

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 3 changes: O. Edouard for J. Mateta (64′), C. Gallagher for J. Schlupp (77′) and T. Mitchell for N. Ferguson (83′).

Best player: Will Hughes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Will Hughes.

His rating is (7.1) with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Aston Villa – Chelsea – 1-3
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 2-0
• Manchester City – Leicester City – 6-3
• Norwich City – Arsenal – 0-5
• Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace – 3-0
• West Ham United – Southampton – 2-3