Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Tottenham vs Crystal Palace – Lineups & Match Details

Crystal Palace beat Tottenham 3-1. Goals: D. Solanke (34'), I. Sarr (40' pen.), J. Strand Larsen (45'), I. Sarr (45'). Tottenham had 40% possession against Crystal Palace's 60%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 29

Thursday, 5 March 2026

TottenhamTottenham

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 3

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

Referee: Andy Madley, England

Lineups

TottenhamTottenham3-4-2-1
G. Vicario1G. VicarioG
P. Porro23P. PorroD
K. Danso4K. DansoD
M. van de Ven37M. van de VenD
A. Gray14A. GrayM
J. Palhinha6J. PalhinhaM
P. M. Sarr29P. M. SarrM
Souza38SouzaM
R. Kolo Muani39R. Kolo MuaniF
M. Tel11M. TelF
D. Solanke19D. SolankeF

Substitutes

31A. KinskyG
40B. AustinG
7X. SimonsM
8Y. BissoumaM
9RicharlisonF
22C. GallagherM
52C. OlusesiM
57R. KyerematenM
76J. RowswellD
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
J. Canvot23J. CanvotD
C. Richards26C. RichardsD
C. Riad34C. RiadD
D. Munoz2D. MunozM
A. Wharton20A. WhartonM
D. Kamada18D. KamadaM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
E. Guessand29E. GuessandF
J. S. Larsen22J. S. LarsenF

Substitutes

44W. BenitezG
8J. LermaM
10Y. PinoM
11B. JohnsonF
12C. UcheM
17N. ClyneD
19W. HughesM
24B. SosaD
55J. DevennyM

Match Events

7'Y

Souza

14'S

D. Muñoz

Substitution 1

22'Y

J. Strand Larsen

25'Y

P. Sarr

34'G

D. Solanke

Assist: A. Gray

38'R

M. van de Ven

40'P

I. Sarr

43'S

R. Kolo Muani

Substitution 1

43'S

Souza

Substitution 2

45'G

J. Strand Larsen

Assist: A. Wharton

45'G

I. Sarr

Assist: A. Wharton

67'S

E. Guessand

Substitution 2

74'S

Pedro Porro

Substitution 3

74'S

D. Solanke

Substitution 4

81'S

J. Strand Larsen

Substitution 3

81'S

A. Wharton

Substitution 4

82'Y

Y. Bissouma

90'+2Y

N. Clyne

Statistics

Tottenham
40%60%
Crystal Palace
1.09Expected Goals (xG)1.78
12Total Shots9
4Shots on Target4
6Corners3
14Fouls14
1Offsides1
78Pass Accuracy (%)87
3Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Tottenham host Crystal Palace on Thursday, 5 March 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Tottenham go into the match 17th in the table; Crystal Palace sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Tottenham have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 losses in a row. Crystal Palace have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Dec 2025: Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace; 11 May 2025: Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace; 27 Oct 2024: Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Crystal Palace beat Tottenham 3-1. Tottenham scored through D. Solanke 34'. Crystal Palace replied with I. Sarr 40' (pen.), J. Strand Larsen 45', I. Sarr 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Tottenham held 40% of the ball against 60% for Crystal Palace. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 1.09 for Tottenham, 1.78 for Crystal Palace.

Verdict

Crystal Palace take the three points; Tottenham look at a thin night for the home crowd. Tottenham sat 17th and Crystal Palace 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.