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Tottenham Hotspur

vs

Crystal Palace

KickoffSaturday 31 October 2026, 5:30pm

VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium

CompetitionEnglish Premier League

TV ChannelSky Sports Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of something they have not managed since February 2025, three consecutive Premier League wins. Roberto De Zerbi has steadied a ship that looked to be taking on water badly not long ago, and now comes a home fixture against a Crystal Palace side that is genuinely in crisis. Win this and Spurs are firmly in the conversation for a top half finish. Lose it and the doubts will flood back in an instant. The stakes could not be much higher for either side, and for very different reasons.

Palace are in a desperate place right now. Pierre Sage is fighting for his job, his players are being booed off their own ground, and the goals against column makes for genuinely grim reading. This is a fixture Spurs should be targeting, and everything about the current moment suggests De Zerbi knows it.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace Match Details

This Premier League fixture takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London, with the hosts looking to build on a growing sense of momentum under their head coach. Palace make the short trip across the capital knowing that another defeat could prove fatal for their manager, making this a pressure cooker occasion for the visitors regardless of what the form table says.

Team News

Spurs are carrying a few concerns heading into this one, with the headline issue being the form and fitness of James Maddison, who picked up a groin problem during the win at Chelsea. There are several other absentees to factor in as well.

• Rodrigo Bentancur serves the final match of his three game ban
• Destiny Udogie, Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert and Savio are all out injured
• Mykhaylo Mudryk is also sidelined with an ankle problem
• James Maddison is a doubt with groin discomfort
• Lucas Bergvall and Tosin Adarabioyo are being assessed and could come into contention

Crystal Palace have their own injury worries to contend with, although there is some positive news on the recovery front ahead of the trip to North London.

• Ismaila Sarr remains out with a groin injury
• Takehiro Tomiyasu is unavailable with a calf problem
• Chadi Riad is out with a knee injury
• Quinten Timber and Jorgen Strand Larsen could both return to the matchday squad after recovering from their respective injury spells

Predicted Lineups

For Spurs, if Maddison does not make it, Conor Gallagher is the obvious man to step into that midfield role, which could also allow Pedro Porro to return at right back with Archie Gray shifting across. De Zerbi has options in attack and will want bodies who can press and create at pace.

Tottenham probable XI: Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Gallagher, Fernandes, Tonali; Kudus, Marmoush, Tel

Palace boss Sage is expected to make several changes following the cup win at Fulham in midweek. Eddie Nketiah grabbed the only goal at Craven Cottage and could keep his place, with Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, Anan Khalaili and Axel Disasi all in line to come back into the starting XI.

Crystal Palace probable XI: Henderson; Clyne, Disasi, Richards; Khalaili, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Pino, Nketiah; Mateta

Recent Form

Tottenham’s turnaround over recent weeks has been one of the more surprising storylines in the Premier League this season. After a six game winless run that had supporters genuinely worried about a relegation scrap, De Zerbi’s side have picked up eight points from their last five league games, including that brilliant 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge last weekend. To put the scale of that shift into context, they have won nearly as many Premier League games in the past week and a half as they had in the previous 26 combined. That is not just momentum, that is a team clicking into gear.

Crystal Palace, on the other hand, are going the other direction at some speed. The 5-0 thumping at Brighton was bad enough, but following it up with a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle while the fans are making their feelings known at full time tells you everything about where confidence levels are at Selhurst Park right now. Sage’s side have lost five of their opening eight Premier League games and have shipped 19 goals already, the most in the division. Since a win over Fulham back in December 2025, they have lost 17 league matches and conceded 58 goals. Those are relegation level numbers.

The midweek cup win at Fulham was a small lifeline, a clean sheet and a winning goal from Nketiah, but Sage will know better than anyone that a League Cup win against a second string opponent does not fix the structural problems his side are carrying into every top flight game right now.

Head-to-Head Record

Here is where it gets a little uncomfortable for Spurs fans. Palace have won their last two visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including a 3-1 win in March of last season, and are chasing a third consecutive away win at this ground, which would be a first in their history. The Eagles have won three of the last four meetings between these clubs, so the head to head paints a slightly flattering picture for a team that is clearly struggling right now.

That said, De Zerbi has a perfect personal record against Crystal Palace as a manager across four meetings, with two wins and two draws. You do wonder whether his tactical intelligence gives Spurs an edge that the raw head to head numbers do not fully reflect.

Key Stats

• Crystal Palace have conceded a division high 19 Premier League goals this season and have the worst defensive record in the top flight since December 2025 across all games
• Eleven of Palace’s last 14 Premier League matches have produced over 2.5 goals, which is a significant pattern heading into a game against an improving Spurs attack
• De Zerbi is unbeaten in four career meetings with Crystal Palace, and Spurs are now bidding to win three top flight games in a row for the first time since February 2025

Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

This feels like a game where the stats and the context point in the same direction. Spurs are growing in confidence with a system that suits their attacking players, Palace are leaking goals for fun and playing behind a manager whose job is reportedly on the line. The over 2.5 goals market looks well worth exploring given how open Palace have been, and there is a strong case for backing Spurs to win with both teams contributing to the scoring.

Cards Prediction

Palace are under real pressure and tend to get physical when they are chasing games or trying to disrupt rhythm. Spurs in the final third have been direct and provocative, which creates the kind of situations that lead to yellow cards. Expect a booking count of four or five across the ninety minutes, with Palace likely to contribute the lion’s share.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Omar Marmoush is the pick here. He has been lively and direct since arriving at the club and fits perfectly into how De Zerbi wants his side to play. With Palace’s defensive record looking shaky and Spurs getting bodies forward with confidence, Marmoush looks great value to open the scoring and build on what has been a promising start to life in North London.

Correct Score Prediction

A 3-1 home win feels like the most natural outcome here. Spurs have the attacking quality to find the net multiple times against a Palace backline that is struggling badly, but the Eagles have enough up front with Mateta and Nketiah to make sure they get something back. Ironically that scoreline mirrors exactly what Palace did at this ground last season.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

Yes, both teams to score looks like a solid shout. Palace have the attacking threat to trouble most defences when they get forward, and Spurs themselves have not been impenetrable at the back. Given that over 2.5 goals has landed in eleven of Palace’s last fourteen Premier League games, backing goals at both ends makes plenty of sense in this one.

Bet Builder Tip

A Spurs win with goals at both ends and Marmoush on the scoresheet ties together the three strongest threads running through this preview and makes for a tidy bet builder with genuine logic behind each selection.

Final Match Prediction

Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace. De Zerbi’s side have found something in recent weeks and this is exactly the kind of fixture to keep that run going. Palace are all over the place defensively, their manager is clinging on, and Spurs have home advantage plus a growing belief that things are clicking into place.

Palace’s recent head to head record gives them some credit and they will not simply roll over, particularly with Mateta capable of causing problems on any given day. But the gap between where these two clubs currently are feels too wide to ignore. Spurs win this, score three, and make it three Premier League victories in a row for the first time in well over a year.

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