Match Information
Match Overview
Tottenham host Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 31 in Regular Season - 9 of the Premier League, a Matchday 9 fixture in which the season is starting to take shape. Both sides sit in the lower half of the table, with Tottenham 14th and Crystal Palace 17th, so the points on offer carry real weight for teams who would like to move away from the bottom end of the standings.
The primary storyline is the contrast in recent league form. Tottenham, under R. De Zerbi, arrive on the back of consecutive Premier League wins: 3-1 at home to Coventry on October 19 and 2-0 away at Chelsea on October 24. Those results followed a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on October 10 and a 3-2 home defeat to Aston Villa on September 19. Crystal Palace, managed by P. Sage, have lost their last two league games, 5-0 at Brighton on October 18 and 0-2 at home to Newcastle on October 25, after beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 on October 11.
The secondary factor is schedule load and head-to-head history. Palace have also played in the UEFA Europa League, drawing 2-2 at Beşiktaş on October 22 and losing 3-2 at Lyon on October 15, which added travel and match volume to their recent run. Tottenham's only other recent fixture in the data was a League Cup defeat at Liverpool on September 15. In the head-to-head, Palace won the most recent meeting 3-1 at Tottenham on March 5, 2026, and also won 2-0 at Tottenham on May 11, 2025.
Neither club has any reported unavailable players, so both managers appear to have full squads to choose from. That should allow each side to select its preferred lineup, with no absences shaping the tactical picture.
Tottenham's momentum meets a Palace side looking to stop a slide, which makes this a meaningful early-season test for both.
Predicted Lineups
Tottenham
Kinský; Gray, van Hecke, van de Ven, Robertson; Mateus Fernandes, Tonali; Kudus, Maddison, Tel; Marmoush
Crystal Palace
Benítez; Richards, Disasi, Canvot; Khalaili, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; McNeil, Yeremy Pino; Mateta
Team Form Analysis
Tottenham
League Position: 14Tottenham Form Analysis
Tottenham's trajectory in the Premier League is positive. After a 3-2 home loss to Aston Villa on September 19, they have gone unbeaten in three league matches: a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on October 10, a 3-1 win over Coventry on October 19, and a 2-0 win at Chelsea on October 24. That is seven points from a possible nine.
Attacking output has been steady. Tottenham scored in each of their last four league games, with 3, 3, 1 and 1 goals in the sequence stretching back to Villa, and they scored twice at Chelsea. Defensively, the record has tightened: they conceded three against Villa, one against Manchester United and one against Coventry, then kept a clean sheet at Chelsea.
The quality of opposition is notable, as two of the three most recent league fixtures were away at Manchester United and Chelsea, and both produced points. The only other result in the data is a 3-1 League Cup defeat at Liverpool on September 15. Taken together, the league results show a side gaining consistency at both ends of the pitch.
Crystal Palace
League Position: 17Crystal Palace Form Analysis
Crystal Palace's recent form is uneven and trending downward in the league. They beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at home on October 11, but then lost 5-0 at Brighton on October 18 and 2-0 to Newcastle at home on October 25. That makes two straight league defeats with no goals scored and seven conceded.
The defensive concern is clear from those results, and the attacking output has dried up over the same period. Palace failed to score in both of their most recent Premier League matches after netting three against Forest.
Their schedule has also included European fixtures. In the UEFA Europa League they lost 3-2 at Lyon on October 15 and drew 2-2 at Beşiktaş on October 22, scoring two goals in each match. That shows more attacking output in Europe than in their recent league fixtures, though they conceded in both. Across the five matches listed, Palace have one win, one draw and three defeats, with matches stacked closely together between October 15 and October 25. They now travel to a Tottenham side that is in better league form.
Head-to-Head
Tottenham
Crystal Palace
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Tottenham | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace |
| 2025-12-28 | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Tottenham |
| 2025-05-11 | Tottenham | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace |
| 2024-10-27 | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Tottenham |
| 2024-03-02 | Tottenham | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace |
| 2023-10-27 | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Tottenham |
| 2023-05-06 | Tottenham | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace |
| 2023-01-04 | Crystal Palace | 0 - 4 | Tottenham |
| 2021-12-26 | Tottenham | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace |
| 2021-09-11 | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Tottenham |
Memorable Matches
The recent head-to-head record has some notable swings. The most recent meeting, on March 5, 2026, ended in a 3-1 Palace victory at Tottenham, and Palace also won 2-0 at Tottenham on May 11, 2025, giving them two away wins in Tottenham's home fixtures across those two seasons.
Tottenham, though, won 1-0 at Crystal Palace on December 28, 2025, which was a tight result in the reverse fixture between those two Palace wins in North London.
Further back, Tottenham's 4-0 win at Palace on January 4, 2023 is the largest margin in the listed history. Palace's 3-0 home win over Tottenham on September 11, 2021 is the biggest Palace win in the same data. Across the ten listed meetings, Tottenham have won five and Palace five, a perfectly balanced record.
Venue Factor
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosts this Matchday 9 fixture, and the home side will look to build on a strong run. Their most recent home league outing in the data was a 3-1 win over Coventry on October 19, though they also lost 3-2 at home to Aston Villa on September 19. That gives them a mixed picture at home, while their recent away league results at Manchester United and Chelsea produ
Injury Concerns
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