Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace Stats and Highlights
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe began his long goodbye at White Hart Lane with a goal as he helped Spurs to victory over Crystal Palace.
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Venue: White Hart Lane
Date: Saturday, 11 January, 2014
Kick off: 15:00 GMT
Highlights
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Head-to-head
Tottenham’s win on the opening day of the season was only their third victory over Palace in nine Premier League encounters.
Palace have never lost against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in the Premier League (W1, D3).
Both teams finished last season on 72 points and finished fifth in their respective leagues.
Spurs finished fifth in the Premier League after 38 matches, while Palace were fifth in the Championship following their 46 games.
In 36 matches against Tottenham, Palace have won just seven times.
Tottenham
Spurs have picked up 15 points from 10 matches at home this season, scoring just 11 goals in those games.
They have won three more league matches away than they have at White Hart Lane this campaign.
After seven clean sheets in their opening 10 league matches of the season they have kept just one in their subsequent 10.
They have lost just one of their last seven league matches.
Aaron Lennon, Andros Townsend, Lewis Holtby and Gylfi Sigurdsson have yet to provide an assist in the Premier League this season.
Crystal Palace
They have won just one of their last five league matches.
Palace have taken 10 points from their eight league matches under Tony Pulis (W3, D1, L4).
After conceding 21 goals in their opening 10 matches of the season and keeping no clean sheets, they have let in just eight goals in their last 10 and have kept five clean sheets.
Mile Jedinak has made more interceptions (67) than any other Premier League player this season.
In Premier League history, only five teams have scored fewer than Palace’s 13 goals through their first 20 games of the season.
