There are several matches to enjoy in the English Premier League on Sunday including the meeting between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park.
The host begin the weekend in 11th place on 16 points while the visitors are top of the table on 24 points.
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Crystal Palace come into the game having recorded an excellent 5-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion last weekend. Seeing their opponents go down to 10 man helped their cause but Crystal Palace took full advantage and the return of Wilfried Zaha made a significant difference to their attacking play.
It was an important victory for The Eagles, who had won only one of their previous 4 Premier League matches. Crystal Palace had tasted defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, and at home against Newcastle United.
Home form in the Premier League shows Crystal Palace have recorded just 2 victories from their last 10 games. Their most recent win at home came against Leeds United.
Trends show that in 20 of Crystal Palace's last 25 home games in all competitions, there have been under 2.5 goals scored. That includes 5 of their last 7 home Premier League matches but Crystal Palace have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 4 league games at Selhurst Park.
Tottenham Hotspur recorded a 2-0 victory at home over Royal Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday night. Spurs were already guaranteed a place in the knockout stages of the competition but the win saw them move to the top of the group. It was a much changed team named by Jose Mourinho but they still have enough to get the job done.
That result means Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated in their last 9 games in all competitions and have tasted just a single defeat from their 20 most recent matches. You must go back to the opening weekend of the season to find the last time Spurs lost a game in the Premier League and they are currently on a 10 match unbeaten run in the competition.
Trends show Spurs have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 4 Premier League games. That includes each of their last 3 away Premier League matches and Spurs have not conceded a goal against Crystal Palace in 7 of their last 9 meetings in all competitions.
Team news and Crystal Palace are without four players as Martin Kelly, Wayne Hennessey, Connor Wickham, and Nathan Ferguson are all on the treatment table.
Tottenham Hotspur will be without Erik Lamela and they have doubts over the fitness of Serge Aurier. Several players, including Harry Kane, will come back into the starting XI having been rested on Thursday.
This has the makings of being a tight game, with under 2.5 goals scored. However, Spurs have the superior attacking talent that could make the difference in this match and the away team could come away with a narrow one goal victory.