The Trepoengeren brings Palace to solid ground after nine played matches, while Tottenham remains in 8th place.
Thirty minutes into the match, the hosts struck after a Tottenham ball loss near their own goal. Daniel Munoz found Eberechi Eze, who with a lovely touch passed the ball to Jean Philippe Mateta. The Frenchman found his way to the net with an instinctive finish.
Shortly after Mateta’s goal, Tottenham hit the metal after a corner kick, and Palace escaped with a scare. In stoppage time of the first half, Tottenham created a big chance, but the Lilywhites from London failed to find the net before the break at Selhurst Park.
Shortly after the break, Eze thought he had made it 2-0, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Ten minutes into the half, the hosts produced a significant double chance, but Vicario kept Tottenham in the game. However, the guests never found the way to goal, and the match ended 1-0.
Crystal Palace ended last season strongly after the appointment of Oliver Glasner. This autumn has been significantly tougher for the London club, which before Sunday’s match against Tottenham had yet to register a three-pointer in the league.
On the other hand, Tottenham has varied greatly in performances in the season’s opening. The tally for the first nine matches is four wins, one draw, and four losses. In the previous league round, Ange Postecoglou’s team came back from 0-1 to a 4-1 victory at home against West Ham.
This coming Wednesday, Tottenham will host Erling Braut Haaland and Manchester City in the League Cup, while Palace will visit Aston Villa.