Match thread: Crystal Palace Vs. Tottenham
Crystal Palace 0 - Tottenham 1
Premier League Match Day 34
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Kick Off: 8:00 PM (GMT), 3:00 PM (EST)
Venue: Selhurst Park
TV: Sky Sports 1/HD (UK), NBC Sports Network (USA), other listings at livesoccertv.com
Referee: Jonathan Moss
[Pre-match thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/coys/comments/67iadr/prematch_thread_tottenham_vs_crystal_palace/)
Spurs lineup
| Starters | Subs |
|---|---|
| Lloris (C) | Lopez |
| Walker | Trippier |
| Dier | Wimmer |
| Alderweireld | Sissoko |
| Vertonghen | Nkoudou |
| Davies | Son |
| Wanyama | Janssen |
| Dembele | |
| Eriksen | |
| Dele | |
| Kane |
Palace lineup
| Starters | Subs |
|---|---|
| Hennessey | Speroni |
| Ward | Van Aanholt |
| Kelly | Delaney |
| Sakho | Cabaye |
| Schlupp | Sako |
| Milivojevic | Flamini |
| Puncheon (C) | Cambell |
| McArthur | |
| Zaha | |
| Townsend | |
| Benteke |
Top rated pre-match comments
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Prediction: Vertonghen will get his goal. - u/CONNNNN
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Just don't put Son in defence and we should be fine. Maybe play Dier in midfield. - u/stella__art
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It will be a battle of the mind in these coming matches. The boys need to remain composed and just focus on the game in hand. Palaces' recent form is menacing but there is no reason we can't walk away with all 3 points. COYS! - u/DriftingInTheFoam
Match Events
0' - Spurs kickoff and we're underway
2' - Walker plays a ball into the box, which is deflected out for a Spurs corner
2' - The corner bounces in the palace box with a Kane shot attempt eventually being blocked
3' - Townsend wins a free kick in a dangerous area, which is played into the box harmlessely
4' - Ward plays a dangerous cross across the face of Lloris with no-one from either team getting a touch
7' - Dembele loses the ball in our half. Dangerous ball played to Benteke, but he is offside
8' - Kane has a shot from the top of the D which ends up wide right of the Palace goal
12' - Zaha and Townsend both play crosses from side to side in the Spurs box, eventually cleared by Davies
14' - Benteke wins a header to Townsend, who plays it back to Benteke who has a shot. Comfortable save for Lloris
19' - Walker with tons of space down the right, but plays a disappointing cross into the side netting of the Palace goal
21' - Toby goes for a worldy 35 yarder, but it sails over the Palace crossbar
23' - Walker has a half volley attempt after a deflected Davies cross, but it's an awful shot in the end
25' - Eriksen plays in a dangerous cross, cleared by Kelly. Spurs finally starting to keep the ball in the palace half
26' - Wanyama yellow card after losing the ball and throwing a late challenge attempting to get it back
28' - Benteke has a shot attempt on the edge of the box blocked away
30' - Not sure how that's not a foul on Dele outside the palace box, Spurs attack looking more dangerous now
31' - Tottenham has a corner, assistant blows for a foul on Dele during the delivery
34' - Zaha whips in a dangerous ball, which finds McArthur but is too fast for him to control in the Spurs box
34' - Wanyama sends a hard sliding tackle into Townsend, John Moss had a long think about his second yellow there
37' - Zaha wins a free kick near the Spurs corner flag
38' - The free kick is not exactly defended confidently as it bounces around the Spurs box, eventually cleared
39' - Townsend has a run at Spurs defence, with his shot eventually sailing over the Spurs bar
45+1' - Palace has a free kick, defended more confidently by Spurs this time
45+1' - The Halftime whistle blows
My first half thoughts
Palace is playing with the same confidence on the field that their fans are emitting from the stands. It's been a very loud first half, and Palace seems to be taking it in and using it. Also after their recent form it should come to no surprise they would not be scared to play Spurs today. Spurs actually look the more cagey side after one half of football, with players getting noticeably upset when calls aren't going their way. Even with all of this, I would say the chances have been about even, Spurs just need to come out with more confidence in the second half. COYS!
First half comments
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One loss to the best team in the league and y'all just start to point out all the little mistakes our players make in the next game lmao. Y'all need to chill we usually start our games slowly. - u/BoogerHD
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Dembele: muscular but fair. Sounds about right. - u/drunkwithanxiety
45' - Son and Sissoko on for Dembele and Wanyama - Poch wants the win
46' - Walker sends Zaha flying, seemingly frustrated with Zaha's bit of skill. Yellow for Walker
49' - Son already having an impact, sends in a low driven cross, defended well out for a Spurs corner
49' - Almost every set piece has bounced in the box today, including this one, but eventually cleared by Palace
53' - Dele takes on a shot from outside the box which goes wide left, he had options
53' - Sakho takes a nasty spill, being carted off
57' - Delaney on for the injured Sakho, game back underway
58' - Spurs finish a nice attacking move after 3 or 4 chances with a Dele volley that trickles wide right
60' - Yellow card for Kane, not sure why, it was a 50-50 ball which Kane properly cleared
62' - Eriksen tries for the same pass he made to Dele against Chelsea the plastics, caught by Hennessey though
63' - Dele is becoming more involved in this game now, he has a shot which forces a decent save from Hennessey
65' - Son to Dele to Walker, who has a hard shot from outside the box, it sails right of the goal
66' - Zaha seems to be about as clumsy as a penguin, falling over every-time he is touched today
66' - Yellow card for Ward, it could've been for dissent just as much as for the contact
69' - Spurs really in control of this match now, one way traffic towards the palace box for the last 10 minutes
73' - Kane attempts to slide the ball across the front of the Palace net, out for a corner
73' - Dier wins the header at the near post, but too far in front of the post and can't steer the ball on target
75' - Not sure how Sissoko isn't on a yellow after that challenge, John Moss is all over the place with his decisions
78' - Two dangerous crosses into the Palace box, with the latter being headed by Kane right at the keeper
78' - GOOOOOOALLLLL!!! Eriksen scores a 30 yarder into the bottom left! What a strike! Get in!
Clip of the goal
80' - Cambell on for Benteke
81' - Kane with a dangerous run towards the Palace goal, guided out for a corner however
82' - John Moss with his infamous corner officiating finally lets it be taken, defended easily by Palace
85' - Two back to back corners for Spurs, both defended fine by Palace
88' - Corner for Palace, headed away by Dier
90' - 7 minutes of extra time because of the Sakho injury, Spurs keeping up the pressure, not sitting back
90+4' - Spurs win a corner, in no hurry to take it, it goes short to Sissoko who wins another corner, using up time
90+5' - Trippier on for Dele (presumably because he's the furthest from the bench) he walks off as slow as possible
90+6' - Walker delivers a decent low cross towards a few Spurs players in the box, none were able to get on it
90+6' - Yellow for Zaha, and this Spurs free-kick should be just about the last kick of the game
Final Whistle: Crystal Palace 0 - Tottenham 1
My thoughts on the game
After a cagey start in the first half, the Spurs completely dominated the second half. Full credit to the Palace defense however, they did well at parrying the multitude of Spurs attacks. You just can't give a wizard like Eriksen that much space, even if it is from 30 yards out.
Spurs deserved the win, but they didn't look their normal dominant self throughout the game against lower-end teams. Again full credit to Palace, good game from them. I feel 1-0 is a fair scoreline.
Posted Apr 26, 2017, 6:04 PM UTC · edited