Tottenham Hotspur, hoping to claim a second London derby win in a fortnight, take on struggling Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in a Premier League clash on Sunday.
The Lilywhites' men edged past AZ Alkmaar with a 1-0 win in the Europa League in midweek, while Oliver Glasner's underdogs suffered a defeat by the same scoreline against Nottingham Forest on Monday.
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Tottenham's sharpness against AZ was diminished by the absence of captain Son Heung-min, who was rested in midweek with "a little soreness" following the win over West Ham, which came shortly after he had recovered from a hamstring injury.
Postecoglou has confirmed that the 32-year-old will not be back for Sunday's game either, leaving a three-way battle for the left-back spot between Timo Werner and teenage talents Mikey Moore and Wilson Odobert.
Son and Djed Spence (groin injury) are the only absentees for the visitors, and a number of changes are expected; James Maddison and Destiny Udogie are the only two names from the midweek starting line-up to retain their places.
Crystal Palace also face a number of fitness concerns, with Chadi Riad (knee), Chris Richards (thigh) and Matheus Franca (groin) all ruled out, and the visit of Spurs comes too soon for Cheick Doucoure to return from an ankle injury.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner will at least be back in the squad after missing the Nottingham Forest game, but the USA international will be on the bench, even if Dean Henderson could have done better before Wood's goal.
Speaking of former Arsenal players, Eddie Nketiah - if he plays - will have his goalless run ended on Sunday; the Palace number nine has not scored in the Premier League since his hat-trick against Sheffield United in October 2023.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Tottenham predicted lineup
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Lacroix, Chalobah, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Kamada, Nketiah, Eze
Tottenham Hotspur:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Odobert
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On their way to a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, Tottenham recorded their third win in the competition on Thursday night, as AZ Alkmaar went home empty-handed thanks to Richarlison's confident second-half penalty.
Spurs could and should have won by a bigger margin, but they were let down by their own wastefulness. However, that was not the case as they beat neighbours West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League, coming from behind to win.
Steadfast in the European race amid a shaky start to the 2024-25 season, Spurs are currently seventh in the Premier League table and just four points off the Champions League places, although they are just three points ahead of Brentford in 13th.
While Ange Postecoglou has been praised for bringing an exciting style of play back to north London, the Australian has never mastered the art of playing away from home in the Premier League, with Spurs travelling to Crystal Palace with just four wins in their last 17 top-flight games.
However, Tottenham have scored in each of their last four away games in all competitions, which is no surprise given their attacking statistics; 145 shots and 55 on target is the second-best record in the Premier League, behind only Manchester City.
Crystal Palace, a team who need to learn from Tottenham's attacking prowess, certainly sense they have a chance to end their Premier League win drought on Monday night, when they face Nottingham Forest without Morgan Gibbs-White and James Ward-Prowse through suspension.
Unfortunately, the Eagles once again lacked the finishing touch, and a single goal from Chris Wood was enough to condemn Crystal Palace to a third successive defeat, one that leaves them still searching for their first top-flight win of the season.
Far from the attacking brilliance of the end of the 2023-24 season, Palace have slipped to 18th in the table and are one of four teams yet to win a Premier League game this season, the other three being Southampton, Ipswich Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The hosts can take little solace from the fact that two of their three points this season have come at Selhurst Park, having failed to score in three of their four Premier League home games in 2024-25. Just two goals in front of a home crowd is their worst home attacking record in the division.
History is not on Palace’s side either, with the Eagles having lost each of their last five games against Tottenham, who followed up a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park with a 3-1 home win last season. Tottenham may have struggled to find their attacking edge against AZ, but Postecoglou has fielded a reserve side, and rested key players who should have no trouble teaching Palace a footballing lesson.
With Jean-Philippe Mateta out of form, Eberechi Eze struggling to find form and Michael Olise gone, Glasner's side have yet to find a Plan B in attack, and they will surely continue to wait for a win.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham score prediction
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- Sportsmole: Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham
- WhoScore: Crystal Palace 0-2 Tottenham
- Our prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Tottenham
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