English Premier League

FT Thursday, March 5, 2026
Crystal Palace LDWWL 3
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Tottenham Hotspur DLLLL 1
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CRY303
TOT101
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Match Report

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Tottenham's relegation fears continue as Crystal Palace triumph

Tottenham's survival hopes took a turn for the worse after a nightmare 24-hour period concluded with a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace following Micky van de Ven's foolish sending-off.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
60
Possession
40
9
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
242
463
Passes
311
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
41
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
10
30
Effective Clearances
28
30
Clearances
28

Highlights

02:22 'Humiliating loss' for Tottenham puts them into relegation battle Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOT leads series 3-2

Lineups

TOT · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 4Kevin DansoCD
  3. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  4. 23Pedro PorroCD-R
  5. 29Pape Matar SarrCM-L
  6. 6João PalhinhaCM-R
  7. 38SouzaLM
  8. 14Archie GrayRM
  9. 19Dominic SolankeF
  10. 11Mathys TelCF-L
  11. 39Randal Kolo MuaniCF-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 26Chris RichardsCD
  3. 34Chadi RiadCD-L
  4. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 29Evann GuessandCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Souza (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Daniel Muñoz because of an injury.
  3. 22' Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 34' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Archie Gray following a corner.
  6. 38' Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card.
  7. 40' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 43' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Conor Gallagher replaces Souza.
  9. 43' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  10. 45'+1' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 2. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
  11. 45'+7' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 3. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
  12. 67' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson replaces Evann Guessand.
  13. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Dominic Solanke.
  14. 74' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Xavi Simons replaces Pedro Porro.
  15. 81' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  16. 81' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  17. 82' Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+2' Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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