Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Preview: Spurs’ Premier League Survival Battle Continues

Tottenham’s difficult home form continues to take a toll as they prepare to welcome a struggling Crystal Palace side who are far from the team that mounted a strong campaign earlier in the season.

Tottenham Hotspur have been winless throughout the year. Their last win in the Premier League came on 28 December against Crystal Palace, while their most recent home victory came against Brentford on 6 December.

Spurs are currently winless in their last 10 league matches, losing six and drawing four. That run includes a heavy 4-1 home defeat to North London rivals Arsenal, a home loss to relegation battlers West Ham United, and a 2-1 defeat at home to an inconsistent Newcastle United side.

As for Crystal Palace, they have won only two of their last 13 matches, and their poor form has seen them drop to as low as 14th in the Premier League table.

The Eagles were winless throughout the year until a narrow 1-0 away victory at Brighton changed their trajectory, and they are now aiming to secure a stable mid-table finish.

For the home side Tottenham Hotspur, they have nine first-team players potentially missing the game.

Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie are both ruled out through injury. Dejan Kulusevski is also unavailable with a long-term injury, while Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison, Ben Davies and Lucas Bergvall are all expected to miss the game.

Djed Spence remains a doubt, while captain Cristian Romero will miss the match due to suspension.

For Crystal Palace, several players are also unavailable. Cheick Doucouré, Caleb Kporha, Jefferson Lerma, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eddie Nketiah are all ruled out through injury.

Maxence Lacroix will also miss the match due to suspension following his red card in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Tottenham may not have many standout performers this season due to their inconsistent form and injury problems, but Richarlison remains one to watch. The Brazilian currently leads the club’s goal-scoring charts with eight goals.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven follow with four goals each, highlighting Spurs’ reliance on defensive contributions for goals at times this season.

Xavi Simons has created the most big chances for Tottenham with six and sits second in the club’s assist charts with four. Pedro Porro leads the team for key passes per game with 1.5, while João Palhinha averages the most tackles with 3.7 per game. Radu Drăgușin leads the side for interceptions with 2.0 per game.

For Crystal Palace, Ismaïla Sarr is one of the most dangerous attacking players and sits second in the club’s scoring charts in the Premier League.

Adam Wharton is the club’s leading assister with three assists, while Yeremy Pino has created the most big chances with ten and averages 1.5 key passes per match. Tyrick Mitchell leads Palace for tackles per game with 2.7, and Chris Richards tops the interceptions chart with 1.4 per match.