Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Werner sparks Tottenham comeback win over Palace
Timo Werner's first goal for Tottenham Hotspur sparked a 3-1 comeback victory at home against Crystal Palace to revive their top-four hopes in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
- 6': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 6': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Eberechi Eze.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 13': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 15': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 17': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
- 21': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 25': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 28': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 30': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 30': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 36': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 36': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 37': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 41': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 41': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 42': Delay in match (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+2': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Foul by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- 46': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 49': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 54': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 55': Attempt missed. Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 56': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 56': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 63': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 65': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 65': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 66': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 68': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
- 71': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jordan Ayew because of an injury.
- 71': Offside, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
- 72': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 74': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 75': Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 76': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 1. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 78': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Matheus França (Crystal Palace).
- 80': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 80': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Crystal Palace 1. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces James Maddison.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Timo Werner.
- 88': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+3': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+7': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 21.8 | Possession | 78.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 158 | Accurate Passes | 732 |
| 226 | Passes | 818 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 30 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,339
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,339
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur  |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 16 | Timo Werner |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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