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Key occasions
90+5 min: Lerma to launch one other throw – this time authorized – and there’s some chaos because the ball bounces down, just for Palhinha to shut down Wharton.
90+4 min: Hughes robs Richarlison, after which Palhinha and Wharton smash into one another. The Spurs participant stays down and is limping, moderately than pretending, when he rises.
90+2 min: Tottenham again in critical numbers, with Danso, as so typically this afternoon, main the rearguard effort. There’s calls he handballed however nothing given, and nothing from VAR, both.
90 min: Vicario claims when Uche is the goal for one more Lerma foul/lengthy throw. There shall be seven extra minutes of this.
89 min: Johnson would possibly kill it, however appears to misinterpret the motion of Odobert. Palace look gassed in fact.
88 min: Odobert makes one other cameo look, and hits the publish. Palace have had 62% possession and but Spurs have had the ball within the internet 3 times, and hit a publish.
87 min: Dragusin has been introduced on to take care of that gang of centre-forwards. They’re struggling to service them in the meanwhile.
85 min: Devenny off, Esse on for Palace, which makes 4 strikers for the house workforce. For Tottenham, Archie Grey, an precise goalscorer as we speak, goes off, as Radu Dragusin comes on for his first recreation since January. Kudus off too, for Brennan Johnson, these days linked with a transfer to Palace.
84 min: Spurs are holding agency, for now. Although not creating a lot, give or take that disallowed objective, which got here towards the run of play. Danso is their lengthy throw professional, and Nathaniel Clyne offers with that.
82 min: Joe Pearson will get in contact: “If I recall accurately, Jon Moss used to have Mossy embroidered on his boots. Additionally owned a report store, so there’s that.”
Style victims, they know so nicely…
81 min: On the sidelines, Thomas Frank is pacing, chewing, exhorting. This is able to be a giant win for his workforce. He’s having an indignant dialogue with the fourth official.
79 min: Palace likelihood…Guehi heads over from one other high-quality Wharton supply. They’re more likely to rue such missed alternatives.
78 min: Palace make a change, with Pino withdrawn for Uche. They’re nonetheless on this recreation after that VAR determination. The house crowd are getting behind their workforce, too.
Objective dominated out! Nonetheless 0-1!
How’s your luck, Richarlison? How’s your timing, maybe.
Objective! Crystal Palace 0-2 Tottenham (Richarlison, 75)
Spurs spring into motion. Lengthy ball to Kudus, who with the surface of his boot, finds Richarlison to faucet in….however right here’s a VAR name once more…..
73 min: Wharton hoiks one other ball into the field and it takes some bravery from Vicario to clear the hazard. A uncommon Tottenham assault? Sure, Odobert, with what have to be his first contact, skips inwards and shoots. Straight at Henderson.
71 min: A be aware from a colleague about one of many assistant referees: “He has personalised boots marked with ‘LEDGE’ – his title is Scott Ledger.”
Absolutely extra egregious than odd-coloured boots.
70 min: Spence and Porro bundle the ball behind for a Palace nook. From it, Spurs clear, after which Wharton sends in a cross that LaCroix heads large. That was a giant likelihood.
68 min: Nketiah is a minimum of discovering area, and shoots large this time.
67 min: Oliver Glasner will not be pleased. His workforce are more and more disjointed. Nketiah makes one other burst however once more fails to discover a teammate. Not a lot coming off for Palace.
65 min: Palhinha is instantly within the muck and nettles, throwing in tackles. Nketiah, one other second-half arrival, is struggling to be on the identical wavelength as his colleagues.
63 min: Devenny drifts a cross to the again publish however once more it’s past the attain of Nketiah. Palace are knocking on the door however failing to make themselves heard.
62 min: Bergvall goes down for Tottenham, and Thomas Frank is readying some adjustments. Odobert and Palhinha are approaching for Kolo Muani and Archie Grey, although Bergvall rolls down his socks to imply he moderately than Grey goes off.
59 min: Nketiah nearly instantly concerned however Pino can’t attain him along with his move.
58 min: Palace sub: Nketiah on for Clyne, and Devenny will go to proper wing-back.
57 min: Boos for a handball when Palace thought that they had a nook. Mitchell picked up the ball when it was nonetheless not useless.
56 min: Ooof! So shut. Pino’s ball in, Clyne heads down and Devenny can rating however in spinning to hit it, can’t maintain it down. Spurs proceed to be a bit ropey.
54 min: Richard Hirst, with whom I confused Jeremy Boyce, is himself confused: “To whoever pretended to be me: I used to be in fact being ironic in saying that possibly soccer did start in 1992. Somebody who has been watching Fulham since 1965 and whose hero is Johnny Haynes is firmly rooted prior to now!”
53 min: In odd boots, and tights, Spence is stretching out his leg in. Lerma in the meantime launches a protracted throw that appears one-handed, like a rugger lineout. Spurs fail to get fast ball after they get it clear…
52 min: One other Tottenham nook, can they discover one other objective? Porro goes for the close to publish. Seems like Djed Spence has achieved himself a mischief, his knee to be exact.
50 min: Wharton’s nook is headed away by Grey, who performed a lot of final season as a centre-back. Subsequent, Wharton tries to play a by ball however once more the radar is defective. Palace maybe feeling the brunt of their lengthy season to this point.
49 min: The strain is on Palace now, and so they construct up a head of steam, with Pino’s shot blocked, as Wharton lays him up.
47 min: Porro to zing one in, however this time it’s the precise top for Henderson. On the different finish, Mateta goes on the assault, Spence hacking clear.
46 min: We go once more, with Selhurst nonetheless quiet, as LaCroix can be instantly booked for legging up Djed Spence.
Toby in Budapest will get in contact: “After all it’s moot at this level, however I’m to know why Ghuehi’s handball was not given as a penalty (you say accurately)? It clearly deflected what would have been a really harmful ball – it might or could not have been deliberate however they hardly ever appear to be when a penalty is given.
“You see ‘em given for much less”, as they are saying.
”Thanks to your work, love your reporting in any other case, however some readability right here can be actually useful for my understanding of the principles!”
It hit him whereas sliding alongside, and was in a “pure” place. It might have been very harsh. And Grey scored his objective straight after, proper?
Gareth Evans will get in contact, and he’s indignant: “Not watching, abroad and might’t be fudged to discover a feed, so conserving a lazy eye on the MBM for Spurs protection. It’s studying like we’re having one other recreation with no precise attacking plan but in addition wanting shonky on the again.
“Frank isn’t doing himself favours in the meanwhile both in what we see on the pitch or what he says away from it, is he? You’ll be able to say somebody will want time to show issues round however you’ve to indicate *one thing* coherent to recommend that individual must be you.
“You additionally in all probability shouldn’t seek advice from ending seventeenth to summarise final season because it’s not even half the story. This apparently terrible squad was bolstered after successful the Europa League and breaking the cycle of close to misses within the course of. He’s inflicting an pointless schism in doing so. I’ve had a season ticket for nicely over 20 years, I don’t count on us to win every thing while enjoying like Brazil 1970. I do count on us to assault with some impetus. We’ve not had that this season underneath Frank, significantly since everybody sussed the one plan he had (the lengthy throw into the mixer).
“This turgid efficiency comes after over every week on the coaching floor, what’s he doing?”
PS: “After all we rating as I press ship. 91% of earlier electronic mail stands.”
Half-time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham
It’s been largely Palace however Tottenham have had the ball within the internet twice; the second counted. Spurs haven’t proven off a lot flashing blade stuff, it’s all a bit Gerry Francis, however Archie Grey’s first ever objective is a second to recollect.
45+3 min: Will Hughes booked for cynical sweep of Porro’s legs from underneath him. That takes him to 4 bookings. The suspension restrict goes to eight after this week’s spherical of matches.
45+2 min: The Wharton radar lets him down once more, as the primary half closes disappointingly for Palace. Tottenham picked on the set-piece weak point that Palace have had, the fifth conceded in three video games.
45 min: 4 minutes added on, with Selhurst going quiet except for the contingent from north London/Herts.
43 min: Archie Grey is nineteen, although we’ve heard a lot about him, as son of Andy Grey (not that one), and grandson of Frankie Grey, and great-nephew of Eddie Grey. Leeds royalty, although it’s odd to listen to him described as English when all these forebears performed for Scotland.
Objective! Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham (Grey, 42)
That’s the primary objective in Archie Grey’s profession. Porro swings it in, Henderson flaps and Richarlison nods over, and Grey heads in from inches out.
41 min: Tottenham’s Muani desires a handball after his run is stopped by a Guehi problem. No penalty given, and accurately. A nook must do.
40 min: Mitchell’s ball into the field is harmful and Bentancur clears. He wanted to, Palace sense a objective earlier than half-time and Will Hughes fires large. Oliver Glasner is pissed off that went large although Hughes, for such a high-quality participant, isn’t any goalscorer.
38 min: Steve Hudson will get in contact: “You talked about Derby County within the horrible pitches dialog – the Baseball Floor was completely surprising for many of each season – solely in October and April was it not two inches deep in mud. Absolutely the worst pitch. Wasn’t it undersoil heating that modified all of it, in order that the grass carried on rising all yr, repairing put on and tear?”
Sure, I recall they used to import completely different grass, too, from Australia and South Africa.
36 min: Porro blams a shot large after which claps, presumably as encouragement, moderately than self-praise. Spurs have been rotten, in fact.
35 min: Spurs attempt to play out from the again, and that presents an opportunity to Wharton, on his favoured left foot however this time he can’t ship any magic.
34 min: David Bowen will get in contact: “I’ve simply noticed Djed Spence is carrying odd colored boots. The fitting a vibrant orange, the left an lively lime inexperienced. What are your ideas/emotions/feelings on such a improvement?”
I’m OK with it, so long as they match.
33 min: No Spurs assaults since that flurry across the disallowed objective.
31 min: Jefferson Lerma, standing in among the many defence, has an issue. The cabinet is naked and him going off would imply a reshuffle. He’s quickly sufficient again amid the fray.
29 min: The Spurs followers make themselves heard. Lengthy journey dwelling on the Windrush Line or through Victoria for them. Devenny, who has been full of life among the many sloth, has an effort. Wharton, such an aesthetic participant, is making an attempt his greatest to arrange one thing. He’s a stroller within the most interesting custom. The trendy recreation isn’t any place for a stroller, you’d assume, however he has actual class, performs in his personal time.
27 min: Will Hughes and Kolo Muani convey da ruckus after a dispute over a free-kick. It acquired heated, however not for lengthy. Palace get the free-kick, from which LaCroix, sweetie, heads over to Mateta, who nods over. That counts as a giant miss.
26 min: The sport’s leisure ranges haven’t been excessive regardless of a few incidents. Maybe it wants a pitch just like the previous Baseball Floor.