Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur, 27 October 2023

Score2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,486
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 29 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 7 Tottenham Hotspur won: 18 Crystal Palace scored: 20 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 45 . Tottenham Hotspur had now won the last four meetings (all Premier League).

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Jordan Ayew 90+4 G

Goals:

Joel Ward own goal 53 OG
SON Heung-min 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Starting lineup:

Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper
Cristian Romero Defender
Micky van de Ven Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jesuran Rak-Sakyi for Jeffrey Schlupp 60
Nathaniel Clyne for Tyrick Mitchell 70
Naouirou Ahamada for Will Hughes 70
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Odsonne Edouard 79
Matheus França for Jefferson Lerma 79

Substitutions:

Emerson Royal for Ben Davies 46
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Yves Bissouma 64
Brennan Johnson for Richarlison 64
Bryan Gil for James Maddison 89
Rodrigo Bentancur for Dejan Kulusekvski 90

Cards:

Joachim Andersen 90+9 Y
Jordan Ayew 90+10 Y

Cards:

Brennan Johnson 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder/Forward Matheus França
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Comments:

League position: 11th . Crystal Palace had now scored two goals in their last six games in all competitions. . Palace had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2023. . This was manager Roy Hodgson’s 500th game in charge of English clubs in all competitions:

Comments:

League position: 1st . Tottenham Hotpsur now had a five-point lead at the top of the top division for the first time since April 1961 in League Division One. . In a 38-game season, no team had won eight of first ten games in a season in the Premier League and failed to finish in the top four. . Spurs had now scored two goals in each of eight of their ten games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Jordan Ayew 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Substitutions:

Jesuran Rak-Sakyi for Jeffrey Schlupp 60
Nathaniel Clyne for Tyrick Mitchell 70
Naouirou Ahamada for Will Hughes 70
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Odsonne Edouard 79
Matheus França for Jefferson Lerma 79

Cards:

Joachim Andersen 90+9 Y
Jordan Ayew 90+10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder/Forward Matheus França
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi

Comments:

League position: 11th . Crystal Palace had now scored two goals in their last six games in all competitions. . Palace had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2023. . This was manager Roy Hodgson’s 500th game in charge of English clubs in all competitions:

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Joel Ward own goal 53 OG
SON Heung-min 66 G

Starting lineup:

Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper
Cristian Romero Defender
Micky van de Ven Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Emerson Royal for Ben Davies 46
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Yves Bissouma 64
Brennan Johnson for Richarlison 64
Bryan Gil for James Maddison 89
Rodrigo Bentancur for Dejan Kulusekvski 90

Cards:

Brennan Johnson 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson

Comments:

League position: 1st . Tottenham Hotpsur now had a five-point lead at the top of the top division for the first time since April 1961 in League Division One. . In a 38-game season, no team had won eight of first ten games in a season in the Premier League and failed to finish in the top four. . Spurs had now scored two goals in each of eight of their ten games so far in this Premier League season.