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Tottenham vs Crystal Palace 2-0
- Archie Gray25'
- Jan Paul van Hecke73'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · 17:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
Match timeline
- 88’Substitution
TottenhamLuca Jamie Williams-Barnett ONMathys Tel OFF - 88’Substitution
Crystal PalaceWill Hughes ONDaichi Kamada OFF - 88’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceJefferson Lerma ONAdam Wharton OFF
- 77’SubstitutionTottenhamDestiny Udogie ONAndrew Robertson OFF
- 77’SubstitutionTottenhamDejan Kulusevski ONOmar Marmoush OFF
- 77’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDario Osorio ONDwight McNeil OFF
- 73’Goal!TottenhamJan Paul van Hecke2 – 0
- 66’SubstitutionTottenhamConor Gallagher ONDominic Solanke OFF
Show 8 earlier events
- 60’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceEddie Nketiah ONYeremy Pino OFF
- 60’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceAnan Khalaili ONOscar Mingueza OFF
- 53’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceOscar Mingueza
- 45’SubstitutionTottenhamPedro Porro ONArchie Gray OFF
- 25’Goal!TottenhamArchie GrayAssist: Mohammed Kudus1 – 0
- 15’Yellow cardTottenhamArchie Gray
- 13’Red cardCrystal PalaceJean-Philippe Mateta
- 12’VAR checkCrystal PalaceJean-Philippe MatetaCard upgrade confirmed
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
TottenhamCrystal Palace- 79%Possession21%
- 34Shots2
- 3.31xG0.21
- 9Shots on Target1
- 19Corners0
- 8Fouls10
- 2Offsides1
- 1Saves7
- 815Passes219
- 1Yellow Cards1
- 0Red Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Tottenham4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 31Kinský
- 14Gray
- 6Hecke
- 37Ven
- 3Robertson
- 18Fernandes
- 16Tonali
- 20Kudus
- 22Marmoush
- 11Tel
- 19Solanke
Substitutions
- 45’↑23 Pedro Porro↓14 A. Gray
- 66’↑8 C. Gallagher↓19 D. Solanke
- 77’↑13 D. Udogie↓3 A. Robertson
- 77’↑21 D. Kulusevski↓22 Omar Marmoush
- 88’↑68 L. Williams-Barnett↓11 M. Tel
Unused substitutes 10 J. Maddison, 33 B. Davies, 5 M. Senesi, 39 M. Dúbravka
Coach R. De Zerbi
Crystal Palace3 - 4 - 2 - 1
- 1Henderson
- 26Richards
- 5Disasi
- 6Canvot
- 30Mingueza
- 20Wharton
- 18Kamada
- 3Mitchell
- 11McNeil
- 10Pino
- 14Mateta
Substitutions
- 60’↑9 E. Nketiah↓10 Yeremy Pino
- 60’↑25 A. Khalaili↓30 Óscar Mingueza
- 77’↑24 D. Osorio↓11 D. McNeil
- 88’↑19 W. Hughes↓18 D. Kamada
- 88’↑8 J. Lerma↓20 A. Wharton
Unused substitutes 29 E. Guessand, 28 C. Doucouré, 33 B. Chilwell, 44 W. Benítez
Coach P. Sage
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League - England
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Tottenham coach
- R. De Zerbi
- Crystal Palace coach
- P. Sage
League table
Premier League - England
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 |  Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 19 |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 |  Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 16 |
| 10 |  Tottenham | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 |  Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
J. van Hecke8.6 - 2
A. Robertson8.0 - 3
M. van de Ven7.8 - 4
M. Kudus7.7 - 5
A. Gray7.6 - 6
Pedro Porro7.6 - 7
S. Tonali7.4 - 8
Mateus Fernandes7.3 - 9
M. Tel7.2 - 10
Omar Marmoush7.2 - 11
L. Williams-Barnett7.1 - 12
D. Kulusevski7.0 - 13
C. Gallagher6.9 - 14
D. Udogie6.8 - 15
D. Solanke6.6 - 16
A. Kinský6.5 - 17
J. Maddison0.0 - 18
B. Davies0.0 - 19
M. Senesi0.0 - 20
M. Dúbravka0.0
- 1
D. Henderson7.2 - 2
J. Canvot6.6 - 3
C. Richards6.4 - 4
D. Kamada6.3 - 5
A. Disasi6.3 - 6
T. Mitchell6.2 - 7
E. Nketiah6.2 - 8
D. McNeil6.1 - 9
D. Osorio6.1 - 10
A. Khalaili6.1 - 11
W. Hughes6.0 - 12
Yeremy Pino5.9 - 13
A. Wharton5.8 - 14
Óscar Mingueza5.8 - 15
J. Mateta5.7 - 16
J. Lerma5.6 - 17
E. Guessand0.0 - 18
C. Doucouré0.0 - 19
B. Chilwell0.0 - 20
W. Benítez0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rated 8.6, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Tottenham- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Crystal Palace- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 2.6
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- TottenhamResult0%
- Crystal Palace0%
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What happened
Match report
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Palace’s 13th-minute red card changing the match before Tottenham made their pressure count. Archie Gray’s opener and Jan Paul van Hecke’s second-half goal settled it.
Gray put Tottenham ahead in the 25th minute, turning in Mohammed Kudus’ assist for 1-0. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.
Palace were reduced to 10 men when Jean-Philippe Mateta’s booking was upgraded by VAR in the 12th minute and he was sent off in the 13th. Tottenham then controlled the ball and added a second in the 73rd minute, when Jan Paul van Hecke made it 2-0. Palace made two changes in the 60th minute, and Tottenham responded with two in the 77th, before Palace made two more in the 88th, but they never threatened an equaliser.
The numbers matched the scoreline. Tottenham had 79% of the ball, 815 passes and 19 corners, while Palace managed 21% possession, 219 passes and no corners. Tottenham also had 34 shots to Palace’s 2, 9 on target to 1, and an xG figure of 3.31 to 0.21. Palace’s goalkeeper made 7 saves, with Tottenham’s making 1.
Archie Gray was booked in the 15th minute for Tottenham. Oscar Mingueza was booked for Crystal Palace in the 53rd minute, and Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off in the 13th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier League - England
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Match ID
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16 events
- 12’VAR checkCrystal PalaceJean-Philippe MatetaCard upgrade confirmed
- 13’Red cardCrystal PalaceJean-Philippe Mateta
- 15’Yellow cardTottenhamArchie Gray
- 25’Goal!TottenhamArchie GrayAssist: Mohammed Kudus1 – 0
- 45’SubstitutionTottenhamPedro Porro ONArchie Gray OFF
- 53’Yellow cardCrystal PalaceOscar Mingueza
- 60’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceEddie Nketiah ONYeremy Pino OFF
- 60’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceAnan Khalaili ONOscar Mingueza OFF
- 66’SubstitutionTottenhamConor Gallagher ONDominic Solanke OFF
- 73’Goal!TottenhamJan Paul van Hecke2 – 0
- 77’SubstitutionTottenhamDestiny Udogie ONAndrew Robertson OFF
- 77’SubstitutionTottenhamDejan Kulusevski ONOmar Marmoush OFF
- 77’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceDario Osorio ONDwight McNeil OFF
- 88’SubstitutionTottenhamLuca Jamie Williams-Barnett ONMathys Tel OFF
- 88’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceWill Hughes ONDaichi Kamada OFF
- 88’SubstitutionCrystal PalaceJefferson Lerma ONAdam Wharton OFF