Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
37': Wilfried ZahaKane and Son on target as Spurs cruise past 10-man Palace
Tottenham Hotspur took the Boxing Day spoils with ease, beating 10-man Crystal Palace 3-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 3': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jack Butland.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 6': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 8': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 9': Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 11': Attempt missed. Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 12': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 12': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).
- 13': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 25': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
- 26': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 26': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 27': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 27': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 30': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 34': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 0. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 37': Second yellow card to Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 40': Attempt saved. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Sergio Reguilón is caught offside.
- 45': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+1': Foul by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+1': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 51': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
- 51': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 55': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 57': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 61': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Harry Kane.
- 64': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 68': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 69': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 73': Hand ball by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 75': VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Crystal Palace (Son Heung-Min).
- 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 76': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 76': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 78': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 78': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 81': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathan Ferguson replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
- 83': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 83': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 88': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 89': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 89': Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 548 |
| 406 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 12 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 7 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,539
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,539
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +7 | 17 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 25 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez  |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 29 | Oliver Skipp |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 5 | James Tomkins |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 12 | Will Hughes |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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