Premier League · 2023

Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Crystal Palace · Premier League

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–1.

Shots
144
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
1.910.32
Possession
78%22%

Full time

What the match recorded

Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 3–1. Recorded in this match (Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace): shots 14–4, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 1.91–0.32, possession 78%–22%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.9% ●PossessionTottenham Hotspur · Crystal Palace41.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricTottenham HotspurCrystal PalaceBaseline
Possession60.9%41.2%48.9%

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

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

weak

Crystal Palace's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 for1.4 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.46 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots4 shotsTottenham Hotspur 14 shots, Crystal Palace 4 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotTottenham Hotspur 6 shots, Crystal Palace 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.91 xG0.32 xGTottenham Hotspur 1.91 xG, Crystal Palace 0.32 xG
  • Possession78%22%Tottenham Hotspur 78%, Crystal Palace 22%
  • Corners11 corners1 cornerTottenham Hotspur 11 corners, Crystal Palace 1 corner
  • Fouls7 fouls16 foulsTottenham Hotspur 7 fouls, Crystal Palace 16 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.

Rodrigo Bentancur · Tottenham Hotspur · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTimo Werner · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCristian Romero · Tottenham Hotspur · 68′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTimo Werner · Tottenham Hotspur · 62′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDestiny Udogie · Tottenham Hotspur · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Crystal Palace · 5′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAdam Wharton · Crystal Palace · 13′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 59′ · 0.08 xG · goalJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 13′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 65′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 54′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedCristian Romero · Tottenham Hotspur · 80′ · 0.16 xG · goalSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 88′ · 0.21 xG · goalBrennan Johnson · Tottenham Hotspur · 65′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedTimo Werner · Tottenham Hotspur · 18′ · 0.24 xG · on targetTimo Werner · Tottenham Hotspur · 77′ · 0.57 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Tottenham Hotspur: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.95 xG. Crystal Palace: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.33 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Timo Werner · Tottenham Hotspur · 77′Cristian Romero · Tottenham Hotspur · 80′Son Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 88′Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 59′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 1.95 xG · Crystal Palace 0.33 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 4 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur26 matchesCrystal Palace27 matches
2.12 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/271.19 goals/match
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/271.74 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/271.14 xG/match
15.7 shots/match ▲Shots26/2711.4 shots/match
5.92 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/274.11 shots/match
60.9% ●Possession26/2741.2%
6.15 corners/match ●Corners26/274.74 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls26/2711.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 27home / 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: Sat, 2 Mar 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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