Tottenham vs Crystal Palace — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 12′Crystal Palace, VAR review:Card upgrade
- 13′Crystal Palace, red card:
- 15′Tottenham, yellow card:
- 25′Tottenham, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 53′Crystal Palace, yellow card:
- 60′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 60′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 66′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 73′Tottenham, goal:2–0assist
- 77′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 77′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 77′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 88′Tottenham, substitution:off
- 88′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- 88′Crystal Palace, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Match report
Tottenham beat ten-man Crystal Palace 2-0 to climb to eighth
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League, goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke settling a game that Palace had to play for 77 minutes with ten men. Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off in the 13th minute with the score still 0-0.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Tottenham took the lead in the 25th minute. Mohammed Kudus supplied the assist and Gray finished to make it 1-0, the score at half-time. From the moment of Mateta's dismissal, Palace scored none and conceded two, and Tottenham's control of the ball only tightened as the match wore on.
Van Hecke doubled the advantage in the 73rd minute, Mateus Fernandes setting up the goal. The home side had 79% of the possession and 34 shots to 2, while winning 19 corners to none. The win lifted Tottenham from 14th to eighth on 12 points, while Palace stayed 18th on 7 points.
Tottenham next travel to Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday 7 November. Crystal Palace are at home to 1899 Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 5 November.
Van Hecke scored the second goal in the 73rd minute and was the highest-rated performer on the pitch at 8.97, ahead of Andy Robertson on 7.99 and Fernandes on 7.97.
Tottenham had 34 shots to Crystal Palace's 2, with 9 of them on target against one.
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Tottenham met Crystal Palace in the Premier League (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 17:30 UTC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Referee: Michael Oliver. Attendance: 60,549.
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Key moments
- 13' Red card: Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 25' Goal: Archie Gray (assist: Mohammed Kudus) — 1–0 · Watch Archie Gray's goal video (25')
- 73' Goal: Jan Paul van Hecke (assist: Mateus Fernandes) — 2–0 · Watch Jan Paul van Hecke's goal video (73')
Starting line-ups
Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Tottenham 43%, the draw 26%, Crystal Palace 31%. It finished Tottenham 2–0 Crystal Palace.
Home advantage gives Tottenham a slight lean — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, 1729 to 1730 with Crystal Palace a fraction ahead, the usual home advantage is what puts Tottenham in front at 43%. The draw sits at 26%, just under the usual 27% for sides this level, nudged down slightly because both teams' recent games average 3.0 goals.
Why Tottenham in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1729 to 1730. Sides this close won 42.4% of 15,649 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%).
Why only 43%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 26% and Crystal Palace at 31%.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,247.
What did we measure but not count?
A 16-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 390 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Tottenham have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Tottenham vs Crystal Palace final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Archie Gray's goal against Crystal Palace (25').
- Watch Jan Paul van Hecke's goal against Crystal Palace (73').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Tottenham 2–0 Crystal Palace. Explore more on the Tottenham and Crystal Palace team pages or the Premier League page.