0 Tottenham Hotspur – Eagles claim first Premier League win of campaign with victory over Spurs

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his third goal of the season as Crystal Palace secured their first victory of the season with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park. The win moves Oliver Glasner’s side out of the bottom three and above Ipswich. Spurs on the other hand have now won just three Premier League away games this calendar year.

Mateta’s first half strike was the difference between the two sides, as Palace picked up their first Premier League victory of the season at the 9th attempt, beating Spurs by one goal to nil at Selhurst Park.

Ange Postecoglou’s side struggled to create chances as their woeful away record in the league continued.

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Marc Guehi led Oliver Glasner’s side brilliantly at the back, as they defended very resolutely.

The excellent Eberechi Eze thought he had doubled Palace’s lead in the second half, but he was just offside as Adam Wharton played him through.

Crystal Palace took the lead after 31 minutes thanks to Mateta’s third goal of the season as the striker bounced back into the starting XI in style.

Micky Van de Ven was sloppy on the ball at the back, which allowed Daniel Munoz to dispossess the Dutch defender, before picking out Eze in the box, who flicked the ball into the path of Mateta, who did the rest.

Minutes after Palace’s opener, Van de Ven’s shot deflected off Brennan Johnson and struck the post, but Spurs were mostly outplayed by the hosts during the first half.

The visitors struggled to create chances in the second half as Palace defended well and stay in eighth position in the league.

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TALKING POINT – SPURS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE AWAY FROM HOME

Despite many plaudits for their attacking and exciting football, Postecoglou’s side’s record away from home in the Premier League is not pretty.

Spurs have won just three away games in the calendar year, with one of those victories coming against already relegated Sheffield United at the end of last season.

After the collapse at the Amex Stadium a few weeks ago, a struggling Palace side presented the perfect opportunity for Spurs to pick up an away win, but they never got going.

The former Celtic manager will need to fix this glaring issue as the season progresses for Spurs to have some success this season.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH – MARC GUEHI

The England defender was excellent out there against his national teammate Dom Solanke, not given Spurs’ striker a sniff all game.

The Palace captain led by example, organising the rest of the defence and ensuring his side picked up that all-important victory.

Glasner was delighted he was able to keep hold of Guehi in the summer after lots of interest from Newcastle United and today he proved why there was that interest.

To keep a clean sheet against Spurs is not easy, but Guehi did not seem to struggle today.

PLAYER RATINGS

Crystal Palace: Henderson 9, Munoz 7, Chalobah 7, Lacroix 6, Guehi 9, Mitchell 7, Lerma 6, Wharton 8, Sarr 7, Eze 8, Mateta 8. Subs: Hughes 7, Nketiah 5.

Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario 7, Porro 5 , Romero 5 , Van de Ven 3 , Udogie 4 , Bissouma 5 , Kulusevski 3, Maddison 5, Johnson 4, Solanke 4, Moore 5. Subs: Richarlison 4, Sarr 5, Werner 3.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Palace have the lead and Mateta has scored! Micky Van de Ven loses the ball to Munoz, who picks out Eze, who finds Mateta and the French forward finds the back of the net.

This game has come alive now! Van de Ven picks the ball up in the box from a corner and fires it into Brennan Johnson and the ball hits the woodwork.

Maddison thought he had scored for Spurs but Dean Henderson pulls off an incredible save to keep the midfielder out.

The Selhurst Park crowd erupt as Eze squeezes the ball under Vicario, but he is just offside. However, VAR is looking into the decision.

Palace think they should have a penalty here. Eze sits both Porro and Van de Ven down in the box with some great footwork and thinks the Dutch defender has pulled him down. The referee and VAR say no though.

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