Aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the season and life under Ange Postecoglou and strengthen their position at the summit of the Premier League table, Tottenham Hotspur will raise the curtain on the weekend’s top-flight action on Friday, when they travel across London to take on Crystal Palace.
The visitors marked their return from the international break with a victory over Fulham on Monday to move two points clear in top spot, while their hosts dropped to 11th place following a heavy defeat to Newcastle United.
Crystal Palace head into their 10th outing of the Premier League season on the back of a relatively positive start to the new top-flight campaign, having picked up 12 points from their opening nine outings under Roy Hodgson‘s continued stewardship.
Crystal Palace continue to deal with several injury issues, particularly in the attacking areas, with Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze remaining sidelined alongside defenders Nathan Ferguson and James Tomkins and goalkeeper Dean Henderson, while Jeffrey Schlupp is also unlikely to feature as he nears a return from his own layoff.
Crystal Palace have impressed defensively so far this term, despite their heavy defeat last time out, but Tottenham look formidable at the beginning of the new season with plenty of momentum on their side, and we can only envisage the Lilywhites again coming out on top on Friday.
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