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Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Eagles beat leaders Spurs for first win of league campaign

By Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport

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Wilfried Zaha
Wilfried Zaha opened his account for the season against Spurs

Odsonne Edouard scored twice on his debut as Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the season to end 10-man Tottenham's 100% Premier League start.

Wilfried Zaha set the Eagles on their way, rolling in from the spot after Ben Davies was penalised for handball, before substitute Edouard added a second and third late on.

French forward Edouard, a deadline-day signing from Celtic, introduced himself to the Selhurst Park faithful in fine fashion, turning in Zaha's cross 28 seconds after coming on and then steering in Conor Gallagher's pass.

The result moves Palace up to 11th in the table and it was no more than they deserved after a dominant display against the league leaders.

The hosts were well on top even before Japhet Tanganga's dismissal, with the Spurs defender collecting two yellow cards in the space of five minutes before the hour mark.

That saw a second defensive reorganisation of the afternoon for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, with Eric Dier hobbling off on 12 minutes after being on the receiving end of a clattering challenge by Palace's Jordan Ayew.

Even so Spurs, who barely offered any threat of their own, had looked relatively solid until their late capitulation.

Is Edouard the answer to Palace's problems?

Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham: 'Good team performance' delights Vieira

Palace's problems in attack have been well documented over the past two seasons, when they have had one of the worst goalscoring records in the top flight.

They also began this match having managed just five efforts on target this season, the lowest of any club in the Premier League.

And while they displayed plenty of early endeavour, pressing forward for long periods, they at times looked short of ideas and the precision needed to unlock a well-drilled Spurs defence.

Conor Gallagher saw a close-range first-half effort well saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but thereafter Ayew's stinging shot, blocked by Dele Alli, represented their best opportunity to score.

That is until Zaha scored from the spot and Edouard arrived to provide a new dimension.

His goal 28 seconds after coming on as a substitute is the fastest by a player on their Premier League debut and immediately highlighted his predatory skills, taking a touch to set himself before placing the ball into the bottom right corner.

Eight minutes later it was more of the same, raising hopes that Palace may finally have found a solution to a longstanding problem.

Flat Spurs fall short

Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham: Nuno Espirito Santo offers no excuses

There were few redeeming features on a difficult afternoon for Spurs.

With Son Heung-min absent through injury the visitors were outplayed from start to finish, mustering a solitary shot on target in a subdued performance.

Emerson Royal endured a tough initiation to his Tottenham career with Zaha twisting and turning him inside out on several occasions.

And Tanganga's impetuosity, collecting a booking after robustly challenging Zaha and then another after mistiming a tackle on Ayew, ensured he was serenaded with chants of "cheerio" from the home fans.

Player of the match

ÉdouardOdsonne Édouard

with an average of 8.93

Crystal Palace

  1. Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
    Average rating

    8.93

  2. Squad number23Player nameGallagher
    Average rating

    8.22

  3. Squad number11Player nameZaha
    Average rating

    8.06

  4. Squad number3Player nameMitchell
    Average rating

    7.53

  5. Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
    Average rating

    7.48

  6. Squad number7Player nameOlise
    Average rating

    7.41

  7. Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
    Average rating

    7.33

  8. Squad number16Player nameAndersen
    Average rating

    7.32

  9. Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
    Average rating

    7.23

  10. Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
    Average rating

    7.13

  11. Squad number2Player nameWard
    Average rating

    7.08

  12. Squad number13Player nameGuaita
    Average rating

    6.94

  13. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
    Average rating

    6.83

  14. Squad number20Player nameBenteke
    Average rating

    6.69

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
    Average rating

    4.09

  2. Squad number14Player nameRodon
    Average rating

    3.93

  3. Squad number1Player nameLloris
    Average rating

    3.51

  4. Squad number20Player nameAlli
    Average rating

    3.48

  5. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    3.46

  6. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
    Average rating

    3.43

  7. Squad number3Player nameReguilón
    Average rating

    3.35

  8. Squad number29Player nameSkipp
    Average rating

    3.20

  9. Squad number15Player nameDier
    Average rating

    3.15

  10. Squad number33Player nameDavies
    Average rating

    2.95

  11. Squad number25Player nameTanganga
    Average rating

    2.93

  12. Squad number10Player nameKane
    Average rating

    2.93

  13. Squad number8Player nameWinks
    Average rating

    2.92

Line-ups

Crystal Palace

Formation 4-3-3

  • 13Guaita
  • 2Ward
  • 16Andersen
  • 6Guéhi
  • 3Mitchell
  • 23GallagherBooked at 89mins
  • 8KouyatéSubstituted forMilivojevicat 67'minutes
  • 18McArthur
  • 9J AyewSubstituted forOliseat 86'minutes
  • 20BentekeSubstituted forÉdouardat 84'minutes
  • 11ZahaBooked at 53mins

Substitutes

  • 1Butland
  • 4Milivojevic
  • 5Tomkins
  • 7Olise
  • 12Hughes
  • 17Clyne
  • 22Édouard
  • 34Kelly
  • 44Riedewald

Tottenham

Formation 4-1-2-1-2

  • 1Lloris
  • 12Emerson Royal
  • 25TangangaBooked at 58mins
  • 15DierSubstituted forRodonat 12'minutes
  • 3Reguilón
  • 29Skipp
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 8WinksSubstituted forDaviesat 60'minutes
  • 20Alli
  • 10Kane
  • 27Lucas MouraBooked at 81mins

Substitutes

  • 2Doherty
  • 11Gil
  • 14Rodon
  • 22Gollini
  • 28Ndombele
  • 33Davies
  • 44Scarlett
  • 49Omole
  • 54Markanday
Referee:
Jonathan Moss
Attendance:
22,740

Match Stats

Home TeamCrystal PalaceAway TeamTottenham
Possession
Home62%
Away38%
Shots
Home18
Away2
Shots on Target
Home4
Away1
Corners
Home8
Away2
Fouls
Home13
Away15

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

  3. Goal!

    Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.

  4. Booking

    Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

  6. Post update

    Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).

  8. Post update

    Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.

  11. Goal!

    Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Christian Benteke.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

  14. Post update

    Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Booking

    Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

  16. Post update

    Hand ball by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).

  17. Post update

    Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.

  18. Post update

    Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

  20. Post update

    Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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1192 comments

  • Comment posted by D1669808705008, at 14:35 11 Sep 2021

    Live text was mostly about Ronaldo. Would have been nice to hear more about Crystal Palace v Tottenham. CR7 overload.

    • Reply posted by parkylanestreet, at 14:37 11 Sep 2021

      parkylanestreet replied:
      SE25 you mean

  • Comment posted by Fan Of Whoever Plays Man Utd, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    What a great way for Vieira to get his first league win, beat the league leaders. Well done Crystal Palace.

    Spurs fans, it was fun while it lasted.

    • Reply posted by Wookie, at 14:47 11 Sep 2021

      Wookie replied:
      Normal service is resumed 😂👍🏻

  • Comment posted by footie fan, at 14:32 11 Sep 2021

    Kane didn't look interested-never a good idea to keep players against their will

    • Reply posted by Ad, at 14:36 11 Sep 2021

      Ad replied:
      Yep, he has gone on strike now...!

  • Comment posted by Please Turn Up We Need The People, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    I'm sure it won't be lost on people that King Édouard's brace creamed the Spuds.

    Small potatoes. Not so chippy after all.

    • Reply posted by Lets Agree To Disagree, at 15:03 11 Sep 2021

      Lets Agree To Disagree replied:
      Gooners should not celebrate this, they still have a game to play.

  • Comment posted by RDW_SW, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    Well done Palace, this is priceless. The way that lot have been crowing on you'd think they won the league in August by scraping 3 1-0 wins. You spuds dish it out, now it's time to take it..

    • Reply posted by stevef, at 14:48 11 Sep 2021

      stevef replied:
      Really ???? just who, from Spurs said we were going to win the league ????
      Every Spurs fan knows exactly where their team fits in the scheme of things.
      We get comments like this every time we lose. Just pointless made up rubbish.

  • Comment posted by The Spin Doctor, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    Nice win Palace.
    As for Spurs, it’s back to life, back to reality.

    • Reply posted by Marc Worthington, at 14:45 11 Sep 2021

      Marc Worthington replied:
      Got that 90s song in my head now lol.

  • Comment posted by JackMcMac, at 14:47 11 Sep 2021

    Hard to follow this on the live reporting page as the BBC have found a way to mention Ronaldo every two minutes. I hope the rest of the season isn't going to be like this.

    • Reply posted by Les Bowring, at 15:20 11 Sep 2021

      Les Bowring replied:
      Sadly it will be

  • Comment posted by Candy Kanes, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    They say you get out of life what you put in. Turns out if you put in abysmal, you get beaten 3-0 by Crystal Palace.

    No complaints, they dominated the entire game. Most worrying that Nuno didn’t appear to have a plan B at 0-0 when we were struggling badly.

    We move on.

    COYS

    • Reply posted by Sheff, at 14:52 11 Sep 2021

      Sheff replied:
      Admire your honesty Spurs fan. Pity there weren't a few more like you 👍

  • Comment posted by CastorTroy, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    That’s more like the Tottenham we know, well done Patrick Viera and Palace. Conor Gallagher looks like the real deal.

    • Reply posted by Jerome, at 14:42 11 Sep 2021

      Jerome replied:
      It's spelt Vieira.

  • Comment posted by liverpool supporter right here, at 14:36 11 Sep 2021

    Odsonne Edouard. Take a bow. He could turn out to be the bargain of the season

    • Reply posted by Mike Torrinos Cellphone Battery, at 14:55 11 Sep 2021

      Mike Torrinos Cellphone Battery replied:
      Could be the striker they've needed for many a year

  • Comment posted by Specialist_in_tailoring, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    Well played Crystal Palace!
    And what about their vocal fans? Absolutely brilliant!
    Only Moura could get into that Crystal Palace side.
    And that includes Kane, Winks, Dier, Alli and any other dodgy ‘international’.

  • Comment posted by alterf, at 14:34 11 Sep 2021

    Time for Nuno to grow a pair and bench Kane for a month until he has the decency to make an effort.

    Tanganga is beyond stupid.

    • Reply posted by Sirrantsalot, at 16:14 11 Sep 2021

      Sirrantsalot replied:
      You can't blame just 2 of them - the only Spurs player who showed up was Moura. The rest - including the subs - were incredibly mediocre. Spurs got exactly what they deserved and 3-0 is about right. Can't even blame the sending off cos 11v11 Palace were still dominant.

  • Comment posted by Yes Palace, at 14:33 11 Sep 2021

    To everyone said that Vieira was just De Boer mark two .... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    • Reply posted by D1679400558106, at 14:42 11 Sep 2021

      D1679400558106 replied:
      It’s only spurs

  • Comment posted by Peter Edwards, at 14:59 11 Sep 2021

    So called experts wrote off Palace far too quickly. They lost to Chelsea (who went top), they drew at West Ham (who were top) and they beat Spurs (who were also top). Next week Palace play Liverpool, who could easily be top by then, they have had the toughest start and have emerged with no little credit

    • Reply posted by Peter Edwards, at 15:07 11 Sep 2021

      Peter Edwards replied:
      and of course they drew with Brentford, who were the first team to go top the week before!

  • Comment posted by Finklestone, at 14:32 11 Sep 2021

    Another false dawn for Spurs, another title challenge over, good luck next season!

    • Reply posted by Viva Espana, at 15:07 11 Sep 2021

      Viva Espana replied:
      Spurs goal difference back to zero

  • Comment posted by AllyMally, at 14:37 11 Sep 2021

    Looks like Edouard made a bit of an impact, didn’t take him long!!

    • Reply posted by Viva Espana, at 15:09 11 Sep 2021

      Viva Espana replied:
      He's a class act, bringing the Eagles that quality in the final third they needed. At the end of the day, it's all about the goals.

  • Comment posted by Ad, at 14:34 11 Sep 2021

    Harry Kane is on strike...!!!

    Another bottling performance...!!!

    • Reply posted by Viva Espana, at 15:10 11 Sep 2021

      Viva Espana replied:
      City won't want him next year.

  • Comment posted by The Spin Doctor, at 14:34 11 Sep 2021

    Spurs, after 4 games goal difference = 0. Yup, pretty much par for the course for Spurs.

    • Reply posted by Nick Walton, at 14:51 11 Sep 2021

      Nick Walton replied:
      and yet still top of the league. For now anyway.

  • Comment posted by AngryPaul, at 14:32 11 Sep 2021

    Winks & Davies are utterly hopeless and always have been, why did Spurs buy Gil? Palace deserved win, this was a dreadful performance from utter pretenders

    • Reply posted by The crux of the biscuit, at 14:48 11 Sep 2021

      The crux of the biscuit replied:
      What's an utter pretender, English not your strong point?

  • Comment posted by Pablo, at 14:35 11 Sep 2021

    Pretty straight forward for Palace from the off. Spurs poor all over the pitch and outclassed.

    • Reply posted by Candy Kanes, at 14:37 11 Sep 2021

      Candy Kanes replied:
      True. It pains me to say it, but that sums the game up in a sentence.

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