Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace, 07 March 2021

Score4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Tottenham Hotspur won: 14 Drawn: 7 Crystal Palace won: 3 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 35 Crystal Palace scored: 16 Tottenham Hotspur remained unbeaten in the last 12 meetings in the Premier League (won ten); their longest ongoing run against a team currently in the division.

4 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Gareth Bale 25 G
Gareth Bale 49 G
Harry Kane 52 G
Harry Kane 76 G

Goals:

Christian Benteke 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Harry Kane

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Gareth Bale 70
Moussa Sissoko for Harry Winks 70
Carlos Vinícius for Harry Kane 80

Substitutions:

Wilfried Zaha for Eberechi Eze 46
Jeffrey Schlupp for Andros Townsend 65
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 74

Cards:

Matt Doherty 90 Y
Carlos Vinícius 90 Y

Cards:

Jordan Ayew 29 Y
Gary Cahill 35 Y
Jaïro Riedewald 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Tanguy Ndombèlé
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Steven Bergwijn

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Reece Hannam
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Connor Wickham

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now scored four or more goals in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. Spurs had now scored 100 goals in all competitions so far in this season. Gareth Bale had now scored in his last three appearances in home games in all competitions for the first time since playing for Real Madrid in September 2018.

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now scored six goals in their last eight away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now conceded four or more goals in four of their 28 games so far in this Premier League season. Christian Benteke had now scored five goals so far in this Premier League season; his most in a season in the division since 2016-17 (15).

4 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

Gareth Bale 25 G
Gareth Bale 49 G
Harry Kane 52 G
Harry Kane 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Reguilón
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Gareth Bale
Forward Harry Kane

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Gareth Bale 70
Moussa Sissoko for Harry Winks 70
Carlos Vinícius for Harry Kane 80

Cards:

Matt Doherty 90 Y
Carlos Vinícius 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Tanguy Ndombèlé
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Steven Bergwijn

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now scored four or more goals in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. Spurs had now scored 100 goals in all competitions so far in this season. Gareth Bale had now scored in his last three appearances in home games in all competitions for the first time since playing for Real Madrid in September 2018.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Christian Benteke 45 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Zaha for Eberechi Eze 46
Jeffrey Schlupp for Andros Townsend 65
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Christian Benteke 74

Cards:

Jordan Ayew 29 Y
Gary Cahill 35 Y
Jaïro Riedewald 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Reece Hannam
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Connor Wickham

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now scored six goals in their last eight away games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now conceded four or more goals in four of their 28 games so far in this Premier League season. Christian Benteke had now scored five goals so far in this Premier League season; his most in a season in the division since 2016-17 (15).