Crystal Palace vs Tottenham
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 10th November 2018
Kick-off at 17:30 UK/ 18:30 CET
Venue: Selhurst Park (London).
Crystal Palace
Roy Hodgson claimed after Palace's 3-1 loss to Chelsea remaining week that his side are acting properly enough in matches to indicate that they will easily beat the drop this season.
The former England boss turned into accurate in one feel, as his facet were most effective undone via multiple desires from the title-chasing Blues within the very last 25 mins at Stamford Bridge, a week after keeping Arsenal to a 2-2 draw, however the Eagles have now ultimately taken just five factors from their past 10 league fits.
That run of shape is truely no longer proper sufficient, leaving the South London outfit 14th inside the table and just points above the drop zone, and an EFL Cup go out at the arms of 2nd-tier aspect Middlesbrough remaining Wednesday did no longer assist matters.
Palace's largest hassle has been on home soil, in which the surprise draw against in-form Arsenal noticed them choose up simplest a 2d factor of the season from a probable 15 - the worst-such return of any aspect inside the pinnacle flight.
Five matches without a win at Selhurst Park is the Eagles' longest run at the begin of a season in view that 1997-98, whilst going 15 games with out selecting up three factors, and matters do not get any less complicated this weekend with the go to of fourth-positioned Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur
Following on from awful results against PSV Eindhoven inside the Champions League and Man City within the Premier League, Tottenham have got their campaign proper returned heading in the right direction over the past week-and-a-half of with 3 wins at the spin.
West Ham United had been dismissed within the last 16 of the EFL Cup and Wolves have been pretty much held off in final week's top-flight clash, before incomes a vital 2-1 win at home to PSV on Tuesday to revive their European hopes.
Spurs nonetheless require a minor miracle of types if they're to make it through to the knockout tiers of the Champions League, however Harry Kane's ultra-modern brace in midweek did at least give up a bad run of form on the continent and units Tottenham up nicely for video games against Inter Milan and Barcelona.
All attention for now could be on their home hopes, though, and Tottenham are still very a great deal within the mix on the pinnacle quit of the department, regardless of Mauricio Pochettino himself currently admitting that the temper has been as little as he can consider - at the least earlier than this latest upturn in fortunes.
The ongoing uncertainty over whilst precisely the Lilywhites will pass into their new home, mixed with a lack of ambition at some stage in the summer season switch window, method that Pochettino has been swimming in opposition to the tide pretty a whole lot from the opening day of the season.
Credit to the gamers, then, for prevailing eight in their first eleven suits, which leaves Spurs in a healthful function. Six of those victories have come far from Wembley, together with in every in their remaining 4, giving them the quality away file of any aspect within the league.
In fact, Pochettino's men have won greater away matches in 2018 than every other Premier League facet, with their tally of 11 victories being bettered best as soon as earlier than in their history - coming in 1960 while winning 17 instances on their travels.
Tottenham have also picked up victory in their closing 5 London derbies, seeing off Fulham and West Ham thus far this term for their high-quality-such run considering the fact that between October 1950 and August 1951, when triumphing 8 at the leap in opposition to fellow golf equipment from the capital.
If that became now not cause sufficient to fancy Spurs this weekend, Pochettino has gained 8 Premier League fits against Palace - in opposition to no other aspect has he managed extra, level with Swansea City.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham: Head-to-Head
Tottenham remains the maximum dormant side in the remaining four consecutive h2h conferences.
In the last five h2h conferences, the Eagles have only gained as soon as.
The closing five 2h2 meetings have ended with most effective a single intention, that means beneath 2.5 dreams within the last 5 conferences.
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham: Betting Tips
Tottenham win @ 4/five (1.80).
