Tottenham vs C.Palace: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Tottenham host C.Palace in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October, 20:30 (Mecca time). The hosts are 14th in the table and the visitors 17th. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Tottenham are 14th on 9 points (goal difference -2) and C.Palace are 17th on 7 (-10); Tottenham are 2 points ahead of C.Palace. Tottenham trail the leaders Man City by 12, while C.Palace trail the leaders Man City by 14.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Tottenham win they reach 12 points, at best 6th; if C.Palace win they reach 10, at best 10th. A draw would take Tottenham to 10 (at best 10th) and C.Palace to 8 (at best 15th).

Tottenham at home

Tottenham have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats at home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.5 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Current streaks for Tottenham: 2 straight wins.

C.Palace away from home

C.Palace have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats away from home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 0.75 and conceding 2.25 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 3 of those 4.

Recent form

Tottenham's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 at Chelsea (5th, W); 3-1 vs Coventry (19th, W); 1-1 at Man United (16th, D); 2-3 vs Aston Villa (9th, L); 0-0 vs Everton (11th, D). That is 8 points from a possible 15, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.

C.Palace's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-2 vs Newcastle (8th, L); 0-5 at Brighton (3rd, L); 3-1 vs N.Forest (18th, W); 0-0 at Leeds (7th, D); 2-3 vs Ipswich (12th, L). That is 4 points from a possible 15, with 5 goals scored and 11 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Tottenham have 1W 0D 3L (0.75 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 3D 0L (1.5 per game from 4).

Against top-half opponents C.Palace have 0W 1D 3L (0.25 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 0D 2L (1.5 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Tottenham's 7 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (4 goals); 6 (86%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 61-75 (4 of 11 goals), including 2 after the 75th minute.

C.Palace's 9 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 31-45 (3 goals); 4 (44%) came after half-time and 1 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 46-60 (7 of 19 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Tottenham have scored 5 after the 75th minute and C.Palace have conceded 3 there, while C.Palace have scored 1 and Tottenham have conceded 2. Before half-time, Tottenham have scored 1 and C.Palace have conceded 9; C.Palace have scored 5 and Tottenham have conceded 3.

Tactics and discipline

Tottenham's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (7 games), 3-1-4-2 (1 game).

C.Palace's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (8 games).

Tottenham have collected 12 yellow and 1 red cards.

C.Palace have collected 12 yellow and 1 red cards.

Players to watch

Tottenham's players to watch: D. Solanke (1 goal and 1 assist in 8 appearances); A. Robertson (0 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances); J. van Hecke (average rating 7.47).

C.Palace's players to watch: D. Kamada (1 goal and 3 assists in 8 appearances); T. Mitchell (2 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances); W. Benítez (average rating 7.01).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Tottenham won 6, C.Palace won 4 and 0 were drawn, averaging 2.6 goals per game. Both teams scored in 3 of them and 6 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Tottenham 1-3 C.Palace in the Premier League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Tottenham 1-3 C.Palace (2026); C.Palace 0-1 Tottenham (2025); Tottenham 0-2 C.Palace (2025); C.Palace 1-0 Tottenham (2024); Tottenham 3-1 C.Palace (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Tottenham's home scoring rate (1.25) with C.Palace's away conceding rate (2.25) gives about 1.8 goals for Tottenham; the reverse calculation gives 1.1 for C.Palace, a combined 2.9. Both teams scored in 2 of Tottenham's 4 home games and 1 of C.Palace's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 2 and 2 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

C.Palace's weaker areas: 20th in the league for goals conceded (19 conceded); 18th in the league for home points per game (0.75).

Our read

On the numbers, recent form favours Tottenham (8 points from the last five against 4). Tottenham collect 1.0 points per home game while C.Palace take 1.0 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.