Premier League, Boxing Day, Tottenham-Crystal Palace: Spurs flop in the first leg

After the missed matches due to the Covid emergency, Tottenham returned to the field giving excellent answers: in the Premier League there was a nice 2-2 against Liverpool, before the 2-1 against West Ham in the Carabao Cup which they delivered. to Antonio Conte’s men a place in the semifinals. Now it’s time for Boxing Day, to continue on the path traced by the new coach and continue to aim for the Champions League area: on December 26th one of the many London derbies is scheduled, at home against Crystal Palace. Kick-off at 4 pm.

THE MOMENT

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Conte’s hand can already be seen on the Spurs. Five wins, two draws and one defeat: this is the balance sheet so far, considering all the competitions. Arsenal’s fourth place is six points away, but the Gunners have played three more games: Tottenham, mathematically, could be behind Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. But beware of Crystal Palace, a team that can hide many pitfalls: the team coached by Patrick Vieira is 11th in the standings, with salvation that already seems safe. After the defeat against Manchester United on 5 December (1-0 with Fred’s goal in the 77th minute), the Londoners have won four points in the last two days, winning 3-1 with Everton and drawing 2-2 with Southampton .

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The context was very different, Antonio Conte was still without a bench and at the helm of Tottenham was Nuno Espirito Santo. But the first leg match was a blow for Spurs: 3-0 for Crystal Palace on 11 September with Wilfried Zaha’s goal before Odsonne Edouard’s brace. A knockout came after five consecutive useful results for Tottenham against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, with three wins and two draws. As for the direct matches played at home in the league, the Spurs have an open streak of five consecutive victories with 12 goals scored and only one conceded.