DBasia.news – Despite being held to a draw by Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur in fact still topped the Premier League standings. They failed to stay away from the pursuit of Liverpool who were runners-up.
The 1-1 draw position also lasted until the game ended. Tottenham are still at the top of the standings with 25 points, because Liverpool also reaped the same results when they visited Fulham headquarters.
The course of the match
The 2,000 supporters present at Selhurst Park were enough to make the hosts play hard against city rivals. The Spurs had two chances from Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Kane and Palace keeper, Vicente Guaita made great saves.
A new goal was created in the 23rd minute. Again, the neat collaboration between the Spurs’ deadly duet Son Heung-min and Kane led to a goal. Son provided an assist and was converted by Kane into goals. 1-0 Spurs ahead.
The Spurs defense was solid after the goal they created. Palace was unable to stop it until the match in the first half ended 1-0 for the Spurs’ advantage.
Palace were only able to respond in the second half and towards the end of the match. Jeffrey Schlupp netted Palace’s equalizer on the 81st minutes from a corner kick. Hugo Lloris failed to clear the ball and Schlupp easily turned it into a goal. 1-1.
Vicente Guaita deserved to be the best player in this match. Again, the Spanish goalkeeper gave difficulty to Jose Mourinho’s team with his heroic actions. This time in preventing a chance from Kane in the 87th minute.
Four minutes of stoppage time were given and no more goals were scored. The inclusion of Dele Alli, Ben Davies and Giovani Lo Celso did not change the situation for Tottenham. They must be satisfied with the 1-1 score.
While Spurs are still in first place with 25 points from 12 matches, their position is prone to be overtaken by Liverpool in second place with a collection of 24 points from 11 matches and will only play against Fulham.
The composition of Players:
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier, Sergi Reguilon; Tanguy Ndombele (Giovani Lo Celso 67 ‘), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg; Steven Bergwijn (Dele Alli 85 ‘), Moussa Sissoko, Son Heung-Min; Harry Kane.
Substitute players: Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli, Ben Davies, Joe Hart, Lucas Moura, Joe Rodon, Matt Doherty.
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Crystal Palace (4-4-2): Vicente Guaita; Patrick Van Aanholt, Gary Cahill, Cheikhou Kouyate, Nathaniel Clyne; Eberechi Eze (Andros Townsend 89 ‘), James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic (Jairo Riedewald 73’), Jeffrey Schlupp; Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke.
Substitute players: Joel Ward, Jordan Ayew, Andros Townsend, Jairo Riedewald, Michy Batshuayi, Jack Butland, James Tomkins.
Manager: Roy Hogdson