Tottenham vs C Palace
Premier League
3:00pm Saturday 14th September
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
(Att: 59812)
Tottenham’s season running courtesy of a four-goal first-half blitz against Crystal Palace to run out winners and got up.
After taking just five points from their opening four matches, Mauricio Pochettino’s men burst to life with a thumping first-half screen where goals out of Heung-Min Son (10 & 23), Erik Lamela (42) and a Patrick van Aanholt own target (21) floored Roy Hodgson’s side.
Crystal Palace may have a fine record overall from the’six’ however Spurs have won the last nine Premier League meetings between the groups.
Since the start of February, Palace had shot 50 per cent Premier League points than Tottenham therefore should have arrived with tons of confidence and faith in their approach. Rather, they looked vulnerable from the very first whistle and Son started the scoring on eight minutes.
Harry Winks and Harry Kane had fired strikes at target when the South Korean was gained by a routine ball over the top behind and he remained cool to cut inside before shooting into the corner.
Palace would be boosted at the rear, with Mamadou Sakho back from six months injured it was assumed but they looked so disorganised.
This was on show if Serge Aurier’s cross was deflected past his own goalkeeper from Van Aanholt about 21 minutes. On his first start of the season, a superior socket was provided by Aurier on the right-flank throughout.
2 seconds later it was 3-0 as Son finished off but the Palace defending was more non-existent. Some passing in midfield from Winks and Christian Eriksen opened up the space for Aurier to provide another ball and Son took good advantage of Joel Ward trick.
More profits have been to return the Palace abandoned on 42 minutes when Spurs scored on target with their fourth shot. After taking Sakho out broad kane provided the service this time. Space was left by him for a smart first time cross which required Gary Cahill out of this game and Lamela was this time on hand to slip home — his first home goal for over a year.
Palace managed to maintain their sheets clean in the second half but it was a case of Spurs pulling their foot off the accelerator.
The feeling loves playing with Palace. He composed himself into the history books back in April after scoring the first goal in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at a 2-0 win Londoners — amazingly which was his last Premier League goal earlier this experience. Before skilfully controlling a volley for his one, his drought awakened with a certain finish inside the box. His connection play Kane was sublime during — they have scored 92 goals in 70 Premier League starts.
Tottenham travel to Greece to play Olympiakos on Tuesday (5.55pm kick-off) in their opening Champions League experience whilst Palace sponsor anglers following Sunday (2pm kick-off).
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