Crystal Palace v Tottenham match report

Taking a look at line-ups, goals, assists, clean sheets and anything else we could highlight that could have implications for FPL managers. We cover the Crystal Palace v Tottenham match report. Covering eye test and key moments through-out the match with the help of the Fantasy Football Scout members area.

Overviewing the Crystal Palace v Tottenham match report can be helpful in identifying key moments in the match. This can then give FPL managers a good insight into which players and teams looked good, key injuries, fitness and even more to help us make decisions in FPL.

Line-ups – Crystal Palace

Eberechi Eze (£5.6m) starts the match. The midfielder picked up eight points in Gameweek 18 for his goal. Another popular FPL asset that starts is midfielder Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) who has not returned for three consecutive matches ahead of the game.

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Tottenham

In-form striker Harry Kane (£11.6m) starts the match. The Englishman has blanked just four times this season whilst picking up three double-digit hauls. Matt Doherty (£4.6m) makes his third start in a row for Tottenham.

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Key moments

The first half gets underway.
Crystal Palace start the game well. Michael Olise (£5.4m) plays a dangerous ball into the Tottenham box which reaches fellow midfielder Jordan Ayew (£5.3m) but his touch lets him down and the ball goes out of play.
Tottenham are growing into the match.
Michael Olise whips a great ball in from the right hand side but Wilfried Zaha can’t quite reach it.
Eberechi Eze has a perfect opportunity to place a through ball to Wilfried Zaha but his pass is too heavy.
CHANCE! Wilfried Zaha makes a piercing run into the Tottenham box, slips the ball to Jordan Ayew who strikes the ball hard but it’s a good stop from Hugo Lloris (£5.5m).
Crystal Palace are on top here.
CHANCE! Crystal Palace defender Joachim Anderson (£4.5m) slams a long range attempt on goal which whisps past the post.
Tottenham are struggling to get out of their own half.
Michael Olise dances his way into the box and tries to place the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal but his shot is blocked.
Tottenham midfielder Oliver Skipp (£4.3) makes a dangerous challenge. The referee allows play to continue but eventually returns to give him a yellow card.
The whistle blows for half time.

Second half

The second half gets underway and it has taken 20 seconds for Crystal Palace to penetrate the Tottenham box but the attack is snuffed out.
Matt Doherty finds himself in the Crystal Palace penalty area but he lashes his shot off target.
GOAL! Tottenham defender Ivan Perisic (£5.5m) sends in a dangerous cross which is bundled into the net by Harry Kane! Its 1-0 to Crystal Palace.
GOAL! Tottenham are turning the screw now. Midfielder Bryan Gil (£5m) passes the ball to Harry Kane inside the opposition’s box who hits a first touch shot which rattles the net! It’s 2-0 Tottenham!
GOAL! The away side have turned it on now. Harry Kane surges forward, plays a pass to midfielder Son-Heung Min (£11.6m) who gets forced wide but squares the ball to Matt Doherty who calmy puts away! It’s 3-0 to Tottenham!
GOAL! The onslaught continues. Harry Kane loops a through-ball over the Crystal Palace defence and Son-Heung Min edges ahead to score! It’s 4-0 to Tottenham!
CHANCE! Jordan Ayew finds a shot inside the Tottenham box but the goalkeeper makes a great save.
CHANCE! Hugo Lloris makes another great save to stop Wilfried Zaha’s lowly placed shot.
There has been a significant change as Ivan Perisic comes off the field of play to secure the clean sheet.
The whistle blows for full time and Tottenham win the match 4-0.

Standout FPL performances

Harry Kane picked up a huge 16-point haul after his two goals, assist and three bonus points.
Matt Doherty also managed a massive return, the defender kept a clean sheet, scored and picked up two bonus to hit 14 points.
Ivan Perisic was the third and final player to hit double-digits. Perisic created an assist, kept a clean sheet and collected one bonus point to reach 10 points.