Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium sets the stage for an all-London Premier League encounter between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.

Fresh off reaching their first UEFA final since 2018/19, courtesy of a 5-1 aggregate win against Bodo/Glimt, Tottenham return to their domestic duties, seeking redemption for an underwhelming four-game winless league run (D1, L3). Spurs will lock horns with Manchester United in the Europa League final later this month, so building momentum remains Ange Postecoglou’s only objective. Tottenham will be out to post a tenth consecutive home league win against Crystal Palace and equal the club’s record for consecutive top-flight victories as hosts against a specific opposition. Tottenham cannot take anything for granted after a narrow 1-0 defeat in October’s reverse fixture. That disappointing result forms part of Tottenham’s dreadful record in London derbies this season, with Spurs collecting fewer points than any other team in the Premier League thus far (11 – W3, D2, L6).

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace slumped to a 1-1 home draw against Nottingham Forest last weekend, extending their winless Premier League run to five games (D3, L2). That’s not an ideal form ahead of the upcoming FA Cup final against Manchester City, yet they’re still on course to eclipse their best points tally in a Premier League campaign (49). Pulling off a first-ever league double over Tottenham would see them equal that feat, though ending a nine-game losing away streak to the Lilywhites could prove a tall order. Unfortunately, just two points from their last four away league matches paint a bleak picture (D2, L2) despite holding potential runners-up Arsenal to a 2-2 draw on their most recent road trip.