Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace Predictions

• Tottenham have won eight of the last ten home meetings with these opponents.
• Palace have conceded 19 goals in eight league games.
• Two of Tottenham’s last five matches have finished 3-1

Spurs could be turning the corner

Back-to-back wins over Coventry and rivals Chelsea have given Tottenham fans hope that they have finally turned a corner after another disappointing start to a campaign.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side are up to 14th and while they are a long way from seeing a good return on their significant summer outlay, they are at least moving in the right direction.

A run of five winnable games is on the horizon though and they could move through the gears quickly. This Saturday they face a team who have also had a very tough start to the new season, Crystal Palace.

Palace under the cosh

Pierre Sage is under severe pressure despite the fact that the Eagles beat Fulham 1-0 in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, with his side’s league form leaving plenty to be desired.

A 2-0 defeat to Newcastle last weekend made it five defeats from eight Premier League outings. No team has conceded more goals than their 19 and that could be their undoing once more against a Tottenham team who seem to be finding their feet.

Palace have allowed 12 goals in their last five matches and the absence of Maxence Lacroix and an injury to Dean Henderson have given their defence a shaky feel.

A Europa League campaign is further depleting what is already a thin Palace squad and their extra cup game during the week is already putting further pressure on the Eagles.

Spurs by contrast had a free week thanks to being knocked out of the EFL Cup earlier in the season by Liverpool so a better rested Tottenham team could take full advantage of their opponents’ busy schedule.

Palace have won on their last two visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but had lost the last eight visits before that and look vulnerable once more in this clash.

Seven of the last 11 meetings between these two have gone over 2.5 goals and the home side are fancied to win a game which also produces three or more goals.

Solanke could shine

Both teams have scored in four of Spurs’ last five games and a repeat of that could be on the cards in this clash, correct score backers should take a 3-1 win for De Zerbi’s men.

Dominic Solanke has scored twice in five starts in all competitions for Tottenham this season and could be the man to take advantage of what has been a leaky Crystal Palace defence.