Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur Matchday Stats Preview
Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 18 Premier League games against Tottenham (D2 L15), a 3-0 home win in September 2021 under Patrick Vieira when Spurs were top of the league.
Tottenham have won 19 of their 30 Premier League games against Crystal Palace (D7 L4), their highest win rate against any fellow London side in the competition’s history (63%).
Crystal Palace won five of their first seven home Premier League matches under Oliver Glasner (D1 L1), scoring 22 goals. Since then, they’re winless in four at Selhurst Park (D2 L2), failing to score in three.
Tottenham Hotspur have won three of their last four Premier League matches (L1), as many as they had in their previous 11 games (W3 D1 L7).
With just three points won, this is Crystal Palace’s joint-worst start to a top-flight campaign after eight matches (counting 3 points/win, also three in 1980-81, 2013-14 and 2017-18). Meanwhile, it’s only the second time they’ve failed to win any of their first eight in a top-flight campaign, after the 1992-93 season when they were relegated.
Tottenham Hotspur have made the most runs into the opposition penalty area (449) and also made the most overlapping runs in the final third (100) in the Premier League this season. Spurs players also top those categories individually – Dominic Solanke with 93 runs into the box and Dejan Kulusevski making 17 final-third overlapping runs.
Tottenham are second only to Manchester City for shots (145), shots on target (55), touches in the opposition box (355) and successful opposition half passes (2,069) in the Premier League this season. However, Spurs rank top for passes played into the opponent penalty area (306) and expected goals (16.95).
Since scoring a hat-trick against Sheffield United in October 2023 (for Arsenal), Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah has played 804 minutes in the Premier League without finding the net. Indeed, he’s currently on a run of 30 shots without scoring in the competition.
Spurs midfielder James Maddison could make his 200th Premier League appearance in this match. Maddison ranks top for passes played into the opposition penalty area this season (72), while he has five assists in his last 11 games.
Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min has been involved in 10 goals in his last 13 Premier League London derbies (7 goals, 3 assists). Son has 39 goals and assists in London derby matches (27 goals, 12 assists), the joint-fifth most of any player in Premier League history.
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