Tottenham Hotspur face Crystal Palace as both teams look to boost their Premier League survival hopes.
Victory could lift Tottenham into the top ten, whilst Palace can leapfrog their North London hosts and go as high as 13th if Bournemouth and Manchester United both lose elsewhere earlier in the day.
Team News
James Maddison is available for Tottenham after he recovered from a minor groin injury suffered during last weekend’s 2-0 win at Chelsea.
Destiny Udogie could return after he missed their last two matches due to a knee injury.
Tosin Adarabioyo (calf), Savinho (muscle), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension), Lucas Bergvall (knee), Mykhailo Mudryk (ankle), Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons (both ACL) remain sidelined.
Palace have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 1-0 Carabao Cup victory at Fulham on Wednesday evening in the fourth round.
Quinten Timber is available for selection after he missed their last three matches due to a thigh injury.
Jorgen Strand Larsen is a doubt after an ankle injury kept him out of their last two matches.
Ismaila Sarr (groin), Chadi Riad (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Tottenham host Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 31 October at 5:30pm BST, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have lost three of their last four league meetings against Palace (W1, L3).
- Palace have won two of their last 14 top-flight visits to Tottenham (W2, D2, L10).
- This is Tottenham’s first meeting against Palace to be played on Halloween across all competitions.
- Four of Tottenham’s five league goals scored at home this season came after half time.
- Palace have conceded seven goals in their last two league matches without reply (L2).
Prediction
Having now registered two consecutive league wins in their last two matches, Tottenham now have a great chance to put some daylight between themselves and the drop if they can keep building confidence and be clinical, just like they were in a late double at Chelsea.
Palace meanwhile don’t have a great record here but are in need of a league win as they flirt with the relegation zone, but they crucially were clinical in their cup win at Fulham despite having been outplayed, although they need to show more attacking bite if they want a chance here.
I however do think that Tottenham will be too strong now that they have found confidence and momentum, although Palace should give them a decent battle.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Palace
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