Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening. Palace were reduced to ten men after only 13 minutes, and the match was one-sided from there.
Jean-Philippe Mateta was shown a red card in the 13th minute. Archie Gray was booked two minutes later, then scored the opening goal in the 25th minute, with Mohammed Kudus credited with the assist.
Palace's only booking came in the 53rd minute, when Óscar Mingueza went into the book. Jan Paul van Hecke settled the match in the 73rd minute with Tottenham's second.
What the numbers say
The statistics show how much of the match Tottenham controlled. They had 79% of possession to Palace's 21% and took 34 shots to the visitors' two.
- Shots on target: Tottenham 9, Palace 1
- Shots off target: Tottenham 12, Palace 0
- Blocked shots: Tottenham 13, Palace 1
- Corners: Tottenham 20, Palace 0
- Fouls: Tottenham 8, Palace 10
Tottenham scored only twice from 34 attempts, and 13 of those were blocked. Palace did not win a single corner.
The red card cost Palace their most direct goal threat. Expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League, which measures the quality of chances created, had Mateta on 1.96 for the season without a goal in 164 minutes.
Form before kick-off
Tottenham came into the match having won two of their previous five in all competitions, including 2-0 at Chelsea and 3-1 against Coventry City. Their most recent outing had been a 0-0 draw with Everton.
Palace had lost three of their last five. Those defeats were 2-3 to Ipswich Town, 0-5 at Brighton and 0-2 to Newcastle, and they also had a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest and a 0-0 draw at Leeds United.
The recent head-to-head was level at three wins each from six meetings. Palace won the most recent one 3-1 at this ground in March, and this result goes to Tottenham.
What it means in the table
Tottenham are eighth with 12 points from nine games, with three wins and a goal difference of zero. That is 1.33 points per game. They have four clean sheets this season and have conceded 1.11 goals a game.
They are nine points behind leaders Manchester City, who have 21 points.
Palace are 18th with seven points from nine games, with two wins and a goal difference of minus 12. They are averaging 1 goal a game and conceding 2.33, and they have one clean sheet this season. They are two points ahead of 20th-placed Sunderland, who have five.
MFF's match model had Tottenham winning 1-0, with a 54% chance of a home win, 24% for a draw and 22% for an away win. It picked the right winner but not the scoreline.
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