Tottenham’s 5 home goals meet Crystal Palace’s 9 away concessions in Premier League Round 9
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Tottenham’s home scoring meets Crystal Palace’s weaker away defensive numbers, while the provisional table and contrasting eight-match form samples add pressure to Saturday’s Premier League meeting.
Before kickoff
The home-away question
Can Tottenham make their home setting count against Crystal Palace? The strongest contrast is defensive: Tottenham have conceded 6 goals across their home games this Premier League season, while Palace have conceded 9 across their away games. Both venue-specific records are 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, but Tottenham have scored 5 home goals compared with Palace’s 3 away goals.
Tottenham’s most recent 8-match form sample ends with two wins, following two draws and three losses earlier in that sequence. Palace’s most recent 8 matches include two losses at the latest end of the sequence, alongside two wins, one draw and four other losses. That gives the hosts the clearer recent result pattern, without settling what will happen at kickoff.
Table pressure and team news
The provisional Premier League table places Tottenham #14 on 9 points from 8 games, two points ahead of Crystal Palace, who are #17 on 7 points from 8 games. Manchester City lead on 21 points, leaving Tottenham 12 points behind and Palace 14 points behind. The result matters to both sides as they try to improve their current positions.
Tottenham have used 4-2-3-1 in 7 matches and 3-1-4-2 in 1. R. Bentancur is missing through a red card, while M. Mudryk, W. Odobert and X. Simons are out with injuries. T. Adarabioyo, L. Bergvall and J. Maddison are questionable. Palace have used 3-4-2-1 in all 8 matches; C. Riad and T. Tomiyasu are missing, while J. Larsen, I. Sarr and Q. Timber are questionable.
The kickoff question is whether Tottenham’s stronger recent form can translate into a way through Palace’s away defensive record.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Manchester City | LWWWW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | WWWLW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Brighton | LWWWW | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | WWLWD | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | LWWLD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |
| 6 | Brentford | DLDWD | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | |
| 7 | Leeds | DDLDW | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | Newcastle | WLLWL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | WWDWL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 10 | Hull City | DLDLD | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | Everton | LLDWD | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Ipswich | DLWLW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | WWLLD | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | Tottenham | WWDLD | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 15 | Fulham | WWLDD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 16 | Manchester United | LDDDL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | LLWDL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | DLLLW | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 19 | Coventry | LLWWL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | DLLLL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 |