Tottenham

vs

Crystal Palace

Injuries & Suspensions

• Tottenham: R. Bentancur (Muscle Injury), L. Bergvall (Ankle Injury), B. Davies (Ankle Injury), M. Kudus (Muscle Injury), D. Kulusevski (Knee Injury), J. Maddison (Knee Injury), W. Odobert (Knee Injury), C. Romero (Red Card), D. Udogie (Muscle Injury)
• Crystal Palace: M. Lacroix (Red Card), J. Lerma (Muscle Injury), J. Mateta (Knee Injury)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: D L L L L
• Away: D W L W L

H2H (Last 5)

• 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

Match Preview

Tottenham's injury list and middling home form vs Palace's solid away record make a draw likely-low-margin stalemate probable.

Key Notes

This fixture looks finely balanced and a draw is the sensible outcome given the available information. Tottenham's home form shows 7 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses - a record that underlines inconsistency at their stadium. Crystal Palace arrive with an away record of 9 wins, 8 draws, 11 losses, indicating they can pick up results on the road rather than being an easy opponent.

The decisive factor here is Tottenham's extended absentee list. Key creative and attacking players are missing: James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus and Warren Odobert are unavailable with knee and muscle problems. Rodrigo Bentancur is also out with a muscle injury and Ben Davies is absent with an ankle issue. Cristian Romero is suspended following a red card. Losing multiple midfield and forward options will blunt Tottenham's ability to control midfield and create clear chances, and the centre-back suspension reduces defensive stability.

Head-to-head history is mixed across recent meetings - Tottenham won at Selhurst Park in December 2025 by 1-0, but Palace won at Tottenham in May 2025 by 2-0. Overall the pair have exchanged results rather than one side dominating, which supports an outcome where neither team runs away with the game.

Tactical context: Palace set up well away from home and can frustrate teams that are missing attacking creativity. Tottenham will be forced into rotation and perhaps a more conservative approach without their usual starters. Expect a tight, low-scoring game where Palace look to sit in and punish mistakes while Spurs try to protect a makeshift defence.

Given form, injuries, and recent H2H, a draw is the pragmatic pick - likely a narrow scoreline with limited chances for either side.

Prediction

Draw • Odds 3.60 • Confidence 6/10