After the jubilation of Thursday night, Tottenham were brought back down to earth with a bump after suffering a 20th Premier League defeat. Spurs had been on a high heading into the London derby at home to Crystal Palace after overcoming Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League final.
However, whilst they are one step closer to ending a 17-year trophy drought, they have slipped to 17th in the table as a result of a 2-0 loss. Of course, the showdown at the San Mames in Bilbao with Manchester United on May 21 is the sole focus for Spurs now, Ange Postecoglou has said as much and his team selection reflected that.
The Eagles are also targeting trophy success. In six days time they face Manchester City at Wembley in the FA Cup final, and Oliver Glasner was rewarded for naming a strong team with Eberechi Eze scoring twice. Follow the game back below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace latest news
Live updates
Spurs suffer 20th Premier League loss
Crystal Palace warmed up for the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Europa League finalists Tottenham.
A brace from the in-form Eberechi Eze means Palace have completed a Premier League double over Spurs, inflicting a 20th league defeat on the north London outfit in the process.
Tottenham player ratings
Djed Spence 3
Repeatedly caught wildly out of position as Palace launched attack after attack down their right flank. Feels cruel to single out any player in white but he was especially shambolic.
Rodrigo Bentancur 6
One of Spurs’ better players in the first half but the bar was low. Hooked at half-time as Postecoglou manages minutes before the Final.
Archie Gray 5
Bypassed in midfield as Spurs were overrun. Will be interesting to see what he could do in his preferred position for a functioning team.
FULL-TIME
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
Impressive win for Crystal Palace, Eberechi Eze with a brace against a much-changed Spurs team.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
90+2 min: Almost a third for Palace, Nketiah should do better but takes the shot early and Kinsky reads his intentions to make a good save.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
90+1 min: Another injury concern for Tottenham, it’s Tel again but he is back on his feet.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
90 min: We move into three minutes of added time here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
88 min: Son gets in behind the Palace defence but the door is slammed shut by Guehi. Get the feeling a clean sheet is now the target for these Palace defenders.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
86 min: Game is petering out now, another Palace change sees Hughes replaced by Devenny.
Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The return of Heung-min Son is obviously a huge boost for Spurs ahead of the Final, but he has looked rusty so far.
You imagine the Korean'll now start against Aston Villa on Friday night in the hope that he can get a lively hour under his belt before Bilbao.
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace
81 min: Hint of handball in the box by Guehi. It is checked and cleared by VAR, NO PENALTY.
