TEAM NEWS
Tottenham quartet Eric Dier, Tanguy Ndombele, Ryan Sessegnon and Kyle Walker-Peters will be assessed, having returned to training this week.
Giovani Lo Celso suffered a hip problem on international duty and is out, while Davinson Sanchez is a fitness concern.
Crystal Palace central defender Mamadou Sakho is in line for his first start since suffering a knee injury in February.
Martin Kelly, James Tomkins and Scott Dann all remain doubtful.
MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES
@Mark_Scott_: Spurs haven’t looked quite right so far this season and Mauricio Pochettino held an hour-long meeting with his players this week to try and “refocus their minds”, while he says he’s sure Christian Eriksen’s head is in the right place despite all the summer transfer talk.
Palace’s recent league record against Tottenham doesn’t make pleasant reading, but since the start of the 2016-17 season they’ve won away at five of the established top-six sides – which is more than any other club have managed in that time.
A victory at Spurs is the one scalp they’re missing.
VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino: “Palace have showed they are a strong team, a team that it’s difficult to create chances against, a team that beat Manchester United away.
“We have seven games in 21 days. I am not going to complain; we are going to find solutions and we need to be strong.”
LAWRO’S PREDICTION
It will be up to Spurs to break a good Palace team down. They didn’t manage that against Newcastle last month, but I think they will have more joy this time.
Prediction: 2-0
Lawro v MOTDx stars Chelcee Grimes, Craig Mitch and Reece Parkinson
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Crystal Palace have beaten Tottenham only once in their past 12 Premier League fixtures (D1, L10).
- Spurs have won eight successive league meetings, conceding just once during that run.
- Only 14 goals have been scored in 10 previous Premier League encounters at Tottenham.
- The first official fixture at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was Spurs’ 2-0 over Palace last April.
- The Eagles beat Spurs 2-0 at Selhurst Park in the FA Cup last season.
Tottenham Hotspur
- Tottenham have only averaged a point per game from their last 16 Premier League fixtures (W4, D4, L8).
- They have suffered two defeats in four home games, more than they had in their previous 30 Premier League fixtures.
- Spurs have drawn two of their opening four league games – they drew just twice throughout the whole of their 2018-19 Premier League campaign.
- Mauricio Pochettino’s side have trailed for a league-high 127 minutes at home this season.
- Tottenham have conceded five first-half goals; only Norwich, with seven, have let in more.
- Their last five league games have produced 17 goals.
Crystal Palace
- This is only the fourth time that Palace will play a Premier League match having started the day in the top four.
- They have won three of their last five away games against established top-six opponents.
- Crystal Palace have won five of their most recent eight league matches (D2, L1).
- They have accrued 33 points since the start of February – only Manchester City and Liverpool have earned more over that period.
- Palace are one of only two clubs yet to concede a first-half goal, the other being Liverpool.
