Crystal Palace v Tottenham predictions: Spurs could be in for a Selhurst shock

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Best bet

Crystal Palace or draw double chance
2pts 10-11 Hills

Team news

Crystal Palace
Michael Olise and Luka Milivojevic have recovered from injuries and new signings Will Hughes and Odsonne Edouard hope to feature for the first time.

Tottenham
Davinson Sanchez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero are having to self-isolate after travelling to red-list countries while Ryan Sessegnon, Oliver Skipp, Steven Bergwijn and Heung-Min Son are injury doubts.

Match preview

Tottenham were the only team to reach the September international break with a 100 per cent record but their perfect start could be unpicked by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

It is been an impressive start for Nuno, who spent much of the summer wondering whether Harry Kane would stay at the club, but the Portuguese has been handed a raft of fresh problems.

Davinson Sanchez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero all headed off for international duty against the club's wishes so have to self-isolate on their return while another four - Ryan Sessegnon, Oliver Skipp, Steven Bergwijn and Heung-Min Son - have picked up injuries.

It leaves Nuno contemplating four enforced changes to the team which lined up at home to Watford and the upheaval makes a tricky fixture even more of a challenge.

Tottenham have failed to win on their last three visits to Selhurst Park and face a Palace team eager to register their first victory of the season.

Patrick Vieira's side were outclassed in a 3-0 loss at Chelsea but have improved in each of their subsequent league matches, drawing 0-0 at home to Brentford and 2-2 at West Ham.

They twice came from behind to earn a deserved point against the Hammers and approach the Spurs game with a few more options thanks to the signing of Odsonne Edouard and Will Hughes plus the return to fitness of Michael Olise and Luka Milivojevic.

It is still early days for Vieira but there have been signs of a more balanced approach, which has moved the team on from long-established tactics of defending deep and hitting opponents on the counter-attack.

They had the majority of the ball against Brentford, who were the best passing side in the Championship last season, and showed a cutting edge against the Hammers with Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher helping himself to two excellent goals.

Gallagher's forward runs give them another dimension and release some of the emphasis from Wilfried Zaha, who has carried the team for too long.

The Eagles no longer looked a one-man team against the Hammers and, with Olise and Edouard adding their goalscoring instincts to the mix, there are plenty of reasons for Palace fans to have a more optimistic outlook.

Palace are 11-8 third favourites in the relegation betting, but their squad looks stronger than the group who finished 14th last term and they can begin to change perceptions by taking at least a point against an understrength Spurs.

Key stat

Tottenham have failed to win 11 of their last 16 Premier League away games

Inside info

Crystal Palace

Penalty taker Luka Milivojevic
Free-kick wizard Luka Milivojevic
Aerial set-piece threat Cheikhou Kouyate
Card magnet Joel Ward

Tottenham

Penalty taker Harry Kane
Free-kick wizard Harry Kane
Aerial set-piece threat Eric Dier
Card magnet Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

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