32 mins: Pino turns on the halfway line and is hauled over by Fernandes, who doesn’t need to do anything silly at this stage. Just a free kick, though.
30 mins: Kamada tries to carry the ball out of his own half, but he and Adam Wharton are crowded by a clutch of white shirts.
28 mins: Spurs fan take a moment to bellow their appreciation for Harry Kane, after his Ballon d’Or success last week.
26 mins: Robertson takes a free kick and it’s flicked over the bar by Solanke. Palace are all over the shop defensively. Steve Parish is watching on here, perhaps considering giving Oli Glasner a call.
Kudus causes more trouble down the right and wins a corner. He takes it – and whips a terrific cross to Archie Gray, who is given the freedom of North London and nods the ball beyond Henderson!
22 mins: Tel is at the heart of Spurs’ creative output so far, and his curling cross from the left side is just beyond Kudus, advancing unmarked at the back post.
21 mins: Pino almost twists and turns in on goal, but the flag goes up. Palace going a goal up when they’re already a man down would certainly make things interesting.
19 mins: Can Palace pose any threat without their attacking talisman? Oscar Mingueza, who starts here after impressing in the Carabao Cup win at Fulham, gets away down the right flank but his cross is blocked by Tonali.
17 mins: Silky skills from Mathys Tel to get in behind down the left, but his cut-back can’t pick out Solanke, or anyone else in a white shirt.
15 mins: There are howls from Palace fans as Archie Gray goes in heavily on Kamada – he’s shown a yellow card.
14 mins: Robertson’s cross is flicked away by Mitchell, with Kudus waiting to pounce at the far post.
A booking initially seemed the right call, but the replays don’t look good – and it’s no surprise when Oliver trots back from the monitor and sends Mateta off!
11 mins: Oof! Van de Ven chases back to deny Mateta on the break, and the Palace forward lunges in, his studs catching the defender’s heel. Yellow card shown by Michael Oliver – but VAR wants a word …
9 mins: At the other end, Kamada stings Kinsky’s palms with a shot from the edge of the area.
8 mins: Fernandes concedes a free kick after trying and failing to outmuscle Mateta close to the Palace area.
6 mins: Spurs enjoying the early possession, stroking the ball swiftly around midfield.
3 mins: If Palace can get a point here, then Manchester United will drop into the bottom three. And as long as the visitors are level, United are in there provisionally.
2 mins: Palace have the league’s leakiest defence, and are particularly vulnerable in the early stages. Tottenham win an early corner, but nothing comes from it.
Palace kick off and play back to Henderson, while four players charge forward to try and meet his clearance downfield. It doesn’t work.
Before we begin, there will be a minute’s silence, plus the Last Post, to mark Remembrance Day.
This is a north-south London derby, but Google Maps tells me it takes an hour and a half to go from Selhurst Park to here on public transport. Are there any longer away trips to a venue in the same city? Maybe a question for the Knowledge.
Here’s Roberto De Zerbi, who leaves James Maddison on the bench – “James is very important for us – when he feels good, he plays” – and starts Dominic Solanke up front. “I think Omar Marmoush can play in behind, he has often played behind another striker,” he adds. “We have to keep the right spirit and mentality – a few days ago, we were last in the table and we must not forget it.”
Here are today’s Premier League results so far:
Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United
Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds
Brentford 2-0 Nottm Forest
Coventry 3-1 Sunderland
Hull City 2-2 Ipswich
Manchester City 0-1 Brighton
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Gray, van Hecke, van de Ven, Robertson; Fernandes, Tonali; Kudus, Marmoush, Tel; Solanke.
Subs: Dubravka, Senesi, Gallagher, Maddison, Udogie, Kulusevski, Porro, Davies, Williams-Barnet.
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Disasi, Canvot; Mingueza, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; McNeil, Pino; Mateta.
Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Hughes, Osorio, Khalaili, Doucoure, Guessand, Chilwell.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
By recent standards, it’s been a very successful fortnight for Spurs. Two Premier League wins on the bounce have lifted Roberto De Zerbi’s side up the table, and they can now also lay claim to having developed the best men’s footballer in the world.
Harry Kane usually enjoyed games against Crystal Palace, scoring 11 goals in 20 appearances against the Eagles. Palace have won on their last two visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, though, including a hellish 3-1 defeat in March that left Spurs staring into the abyss.
Tottenham are seeking a trouble-free victory today as proof that those dark days are finally behind them. Defeat for Palace, meanwhile, could push them closer to the trapdoor and pile pressure on Pierre Sage. Kick-off: 5.30pm GMT.
