Crystal Palace-Tottenham is a match of the tenth day of the Premier League and is played on Friday at 9 pm: TV, probable formations, predictions.
With his success last Monday in the derby with Fulham (2-0) Ange Postecoglou set a small but significant record. No rookie coach in the Premier League had ever gotten off to such a good start, neither Pep Guardiola nor Jose Mourinho: 23 points in nine days for his Tottenham, which besides playing beautiful soccer looks down on everyone. Manchester City and Arsenal are at -2, followed closely by Liverpool at -3.
Spurs are also the only team still unbeaten along with their hated Gunners cousins and boast a haul of seven wins and two draws. The league is still very long, we are only in October, but those who thought this was just a flash in the pan were very wrong. In England they are wondering whether this Tottenham can really become a contender for the title: too early to pass judgment, but if Son and co. continue like this, they will certainly have to be reckoned with for a Champions League spot as well. In short, an unpredictable start when we consider how numerous the unknowns were in the summer. Last season had left a huge amount of rubble, Kane had left in the direction of Germany, and the fact that the club had chosen a half-unknown coach had turned the noses of many.
It is always up to Tottenham, which unlike the other biggies is not involved in European cups, to open the tenth day with another London derby.
Hodgson
Postecoglou and his men will be on the scene at Selhurst Park against Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, which as usual is slugging it out in the mid-table. The Eagles are 11th, same position as Chelsea (12 points). In the last round they were scrambled by Newcastle (4-0) but before the break they had managed to take the three points away from Old Trafford, tripping (1-0) Manchester United.
The Prediction
Another litmus test of whether Tottenham can really fight for the title.Winning these games against the so-called small-medium sides is crucial for a team that wants to aim high. The pressure mounts but we believe Spurs can succeed even against a tough and very solid opponent like Palace: the total goals will be less than four.
The probable formations of Crystal Palace-Tottenham
- CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Hughes, Doucouré, Lerma; Ayew, Edouard, França.
- TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Pedro Porro, van De Ven, Romero, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr; Kulusevski, Maddison, Richarlison; Son.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
