Tudor is currently set for his third loss in three matches since assuming temporary leadership.
Ex-Palace forward Glenn Murray described Sarr’s initial goal as “exceptionally calm.” “He adopted a decidedly leisurely advance, bided his time until the custodian moved towards his left, and then slotted it into the unguarded goal,” Murray conveyed to BBC Sport.
“From what I observe – attendees are departing.”
Tottenham squad against Palace
Tottenham implemented four alterations: left-back Souza received his inaugural start for the club, with Kevin Danso also featuring in defense.
Wide player Mathys Tel also featured, and so too was Pape Matar Sarr. Xavi Simons, Conor Gallagher, and Yves Bissouma were relegated to the substitutes’ bench, and Radu Dragusin did not participate.
Backs Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, and Djed Spence; central players Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison, and Dejan Kulusevski; and flank players Mohammed Kudus and Wilson Odobert were sidelined due to injury.
Tottenham initial lineup: Guglielmo Vicario, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, Souza, Pedro Porro, Pape Matar Sarr, Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray, Dominic Solanke, Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani
Tottenham reserves: Antonin Kinsky, Brandon Austin, Xavi Simons, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Conor Gallagher, Callum Olusesi, Rio Kyerematen, James Rowswell
Crystal Palace squad against Tottenham
Loaned Aston Villa attacker Guessand, who had netted twice in his preceding three outings, took the place of ex-Tottenham dynamo Brennan Johnson as one of two alterations for Palace.
Chadi Riad replaced the banned Maxence Lacroix after the defender’s second-half sending-off during their 2-1 loss at Manchester United four days prior.
Central players Cheick Doucoure and Jefferson Lerma, alongside forwards Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eddie Nketiah, were unavailable.
Crystal Palace initial lineup: Dean Henderson, Jaydee Canvot, Chris Richards, Chadi Riad, Tyrick Mitchell, Daniel Munoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Ismaila Sarr, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Evann Guessand
Palace reserves: Walter Benitez, Nathaniel Clyne, Jefferson Lerma, Borna Sosa, Will Hughes, Justin Devenny, Yeremy Pino, Brennan Johnson, Christantus Uche
Viewing options for Spurs vs Palace: TV channel, real-time internet broadcast
| Date | Match start time | Channel | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 5 | 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate | Discovery Plus |
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Tottenham vs Crystal Palace statistics
- This marks the 8th Premier League match contested on a Thursday this season, with the preceding seven consisting of three 1-1 ties and four 0-0 ties.
- The average goals scored per match of 0.86 on Thursdays in 2025/26 had represented the lowest figure for any specific day of the week in a Premier League season when multiple fixtures were held.
- Spurs are without a victory in their last 12 mid-week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League matches (3 draws, 9 losses) since defeating Brentford 3-2 in January 2024.
- Tottenham have triumphed in 16 of their last 21 Premier League fixtures versus Crystal Palace (2 draws, 3 losses), despite suffering defeats in two of their last three when facing the Eagles.
- They have suffered six defeats in their preceding seven home league London derbies (1 win), comprising four of their five this campaign – which already marks their highest number of home London derby losses within one league season.
- Their streak of a solitary victory in their last 13 home fixtures in the Premier League (4 draws, 8 losses) – overcoming Brentford 2-0 in December – marks the second instance they have achieved merely a single win across a span of at least 13 home matches.
- The alternative instance occurred during the 1993/94 season, when Spurs secured one win from their concluding 16.
- Central player Conor Gallagher has netted more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace than against any other adversary (4). He also registered eight goals across 34 league outings while on temporary transfer to the Eagles in 2021/22, with only Wilfried Zaha scoring more for the team during that period (14).
- After a sequence of nine successive away league losses at Tottenham Hotspur between 2015/16 and 2023/24, Palace triumphed in this particular encounter 2-0 the previous campaign. They have never secured successive away league victories versus Spurs.
- This marks Palace’s third successive Premier League clash with Spurs while positioned higher than them in the standings. They’d only held a superior position to Spurs in two of their preceding 22 against them (not counting opening day fixtures) since their re-entry to the premier division in 2013.
- Only one of Palace’s preceding nine London derby fixtures away from home in the Premier League (5 wins, 3 draws) has concluded in a loss, suffering a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal in October.
- Glasner has triumphed in both of his prior encounters with Tudor: his Eintracht Frankfurt side secured victories both at home and away versus Tudor’s Marseille throughout the 2022/23 Champions League group phase.