Premier League · 2024

Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Crystal Palace · Premier League

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace won 0–2.

Shots
823
Shots on target
110
Expected goals
0.683.39
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0. Recorded in this match (Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace): shots 8–23, shots on target 1–10, expected goals 0.68–3.39, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Tottenham Hotspur's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.75 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match1.75 goals/match1.54 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

56% ●PossessionTottenham Hotspur · Crystal Palace43.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricTottenham HotspurCrystal PalaceBaseline
Possession56%43.2%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots23 shotsTottenham Hotspur 8 shots, Crystal Palace 23 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot10 shotsTottenham Hotspur 1 shot, Crystal Palace 10 shots
  • Expected goals0.68 xG3.39 xGTottenham Hotspur 0.68 xG, Crystal Palace 3.39 xG
  • Possession47%53%Tottenham Hotspur 47%, Crystal Palace 53%
  • Corners4 corners8 cornersTottenham Hotspur 4 corners, Crystal Palace 8 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls10 foulsTottenham Hotspur 12 fouls, Crystal Palace 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 26′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 39′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKevin Danso · Tottenham Hotspur · 14′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPedro Porro · Tottenham Hotspur · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPape Matar Sarr · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWill Hughes · Crystal Palace · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPedro Porro · Tottenham Hotspur · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 67′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWilson Odobert · Tottenham Hotspur · 73′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 34′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 29′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace · 3′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 31′ · 0.08 xG · on targetChris Richards · Crystal Palace · 32′ · 0.08 xG · on targetDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 15′ · 0.10 xG · on targetEddie Nketiah · Crystal Palace · 79′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 33′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 51′ · 0.12 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 89′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 25′ · 0.20 xG · on targetEddie Nketiah · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.22 xG · on targetMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 43′ · 0.29 xG · on targetEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 48′ · 0.29 xG · goalPape Matar Sarr · Tottenham Hotspur · 55′ · 0.35 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 68′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.81 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Tottenham Hotspur: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.71 xG. Crystal Palace: 23 shots, 10 on target, 3.27 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.753.50′HT90′Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 45′Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 48′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 0.71 xG · Crystal Palace 3.27 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Tottenham Hotspur
0Draws
1Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League1–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–1
Crystal Palace — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League1–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0
Crystal Palace — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League0–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Tottenham Hotspur favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 5 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur36 matchesCrystal Palace36 matches
1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored36/361.28 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowed36/36▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.58 xG/matchExpected goals36/361.59 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots36/3613.7 shots/match
5.06 shots/match ▲Shots on target36/364.72 shots/match
56% ●Possession36/3643.2%
6.67 corners/match ●Corners36/364.75 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls36/3610.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 11 May 2025, 17:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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