Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur Tips & Preview - Struggling defences to offer up goals

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Crystal Palace and Tottenham both seeking to end recent slumps at Selhurst Park.
Both teams struggle defensively, indicating potential for goals.
Tottenham lead head-to-head, but Palace won both encounters last season.

Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Selhurst Park for an English Premier League fixture, with both teams looking to snap out of recent slumps.

The Eagles are struggling to recapture their early-season form, while Spurs have been poor on their travels. With both teams plagued by defensive problems lately, goals could be on the cards here.

Crystal Palace News

Crystal Palace come into this clash in the middle of a rough patch, having failed to win their last four matches across all competitions. They were beaten 4-1 at Leeds United in their previous Premier League fixture before losing on penalties at Arsenal in the EFL Cup following a 1-1 draw in normal time

The Eagles have also found things difficult in front of their fans lately and are winless in their last four home matches across all competitions. However, Oliver Glasner's team have won at least one half in four of their last six fixtures at Selhurst Park.

One of the issues for Crystal Palace is a lack of discipline at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five home matches. All four matches have produced over 2.5 goals, while they have scored in three of those fixtures.

Tottenham Hotspur News

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Selhurst Park off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool last time out in the Premier League. That was the second straight defeat for Thomas Frank's team, who were beaten 3-0 at Nottingham Forest in their previous fixture.

It has been a difficult campaign for Tottenham Hotspur, who remain in the bottom half of the table. Their away form has also been troubling, having failed to win their last five matches on the road, suffering four defeats on this run.

Like the hosts, defending has been one of the problems for Tottenham lately, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five away matches. The last four matches have produced over 2.5 goals, while they have scored in three of those fixtures.

Head to Head

Tottenham Hotspur have seven wins and two draws, while Crystal Palace have been victorious three times in the last 12 matches. However, the hosts did the double last season, winning 1-0 at home before a 2-0 away victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Crystal Palace v Tottenham

Despite all of Crystal Palace's recent problems, they have won at least one half in four of their last six home matches. Given Tottenham’s struggles on the road, the Eagles could be set to play out a similar pattern on Sunday.

Both teams have struggled to maintain their discipline in defence lately and could be backed to score here. With three of Tottenham's last four away matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards here.

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