Jean-Philippe Mateta made the difference as Crystal Palace beat Tottenham 1-0 to claim their first Premier League win of the season.
Coming off the back of three straight defeats, the pressure was on Oliver Glasner, and his team delivered the goods for their fans at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Their winner came in the 31st minute when Mateta latched onto Eberechi Eze’s clever flick and drilled in from close range.
While Brennan Johnson saw a shot hit the post for Spurs, Palace looked most likely to get the matches second goal, and Eze saw one ruled out for offside while Adam Wharton was thwarted by Guglielmo Vicario.
Palace were not made to pay for failing to add a second, however, as they claimed a morale-boosting result that takes them up to 17th, while Spurs are eighth after two defeats from their last three league matches.
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Key facts
Today’s 1-0 win was only Palace’s second win across their last 19 Premier League matches against Spurs (D2 L15), though both victories in that time have come at Selhurst Park whilst keeping a clean sheet.
Spurs have failed to win any of their four away London derby matches in the Premier League in 2024 (D1 L3), failing to score in three of those matches, whilst netting just one goal in total.
Palace have won two of their last six Premier League matches against fellow sides from London (D2 L2), as many victories as across their prior 18 such matches combined (D5 L11). Each of their last four London derby successes in the top-flight have come at home, whilst this was the first alongside a clean sheet since beating Arsenal 3-0 in April 2022.
Palace’s Mateta struck the winner in this match, with his 17th Premier League goal of 2024 – only Erling Haaland (24) and Cole Palmer (21) have netted more this calendar year.