On Sunday Dec 26th, Tottenham Hotspur hosts Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a Premier League match in the anticipated London derby. 7th placed Tottenham Hotspur is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Liverpool. Harry Kane struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 13th minute, then Diogo Jota tied it up for Liverpool in the 35th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson . Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Crystal Palace is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Southampton. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 2nd minute, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 32nd minute . Crystal Palace is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Crystal Palace won by a score of 3 to 0. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 75th minute from the penalty spot, then Odsonne Édouard added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Wilfried Zaha In the end, Tottenham Hotspur was frustrated by Crystal Palace’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Crystal Palace ended the match with the shutout victory.
Conor Gallagher has been the most effective weapon for Crystal Palace lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Tottenham Hotspur’s top weapon lately has been Heung-Min Son, who has three goals in the last five matches
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur squad will be without Lucas Moura, Heung-Min Son, Giovani Lo Celso and Reguilón, while Patrick Vieira’s squad will be without James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson.