Premier League · Thu, 5 Mar 2026 ·
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace — 1 - 3
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Crystal Palace beat Tottenham 3-1 as I. Sarr scores twice
Tottenham were beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday, 5 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 29. D. Solanke (34') scored for Tottenham, while I. Sarr (40' pen, 45') and J. S. Larsen (45') found the net for Crystal Palace. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham, 38') was sent off. It was 1-3 at half-time.
Tottenham had 40% of the ball and 12 shots (4 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 9 (4 on target). Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Tottenham 20th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 31 Oct 2026, Tottenham – Crystal Palace
Match events
- 7'yellow cardSouzaYellow Card
- 14'substitutionD. MunozOff: N. Clyne
- 22'yellow cardJørgen Strand LarsenYellow Card
- 25'yellow cardPape Matar SarrYellow Card
- 32'VAR decisionIsmaïla SarrGoal cancelled
- 34'goalD. SolankeAssist: A. Gray
- 38'red cardMicky van de VenRed Card
- 40'penaltyI. SarrPenalty
- 43'substitutionR. Kolo MuaniOff: Y. Bissouma
- 43'substitutionSouzaOff: C. Gallagher
- 45'goalJ. S. LarsenAssist: A. Wharton
- 45'goalI. SarrAssist: A. Wharton
- 67'substitutionE. GuessandOff: B. Johnson
- 74'substitutionD. SolankeOff: Richarlison
- 74'substitutionP. PorroOff: X. Simons
- 81'substitutionA. WhartonOff: W. Hughes
- 81'substitutionJ. S. LarsenOff: C. Uche
- 82'yellow cardYves BissoumaYellow Card
- 90+2'yellow cardNathaniel ClyneYellow Card
Lineups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Roberto De Zerbi
Starting XI
- 1G. VicarioG
- 23P. PorroD
- 4K. DansoD
- 37M. van de VenD
- 14A. GrayM
- 6J. PalhinhaM
- 29P. M. SarrM
- 38SouzaM
- 39R. Kolo MuaniF
- 11M. TelF
- 19D. SolankeF
Substitutes
- 40B. AustinG
- 31A. KinskyG
- 57R. KyerematenM
- 76J. RowswellD
- 9RicharlisonF
- 8Y. BissoumaM
- 22C. GallagherM
- 7X. SimonsM
- 52C. OlusesiM
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 23J. CanvotD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 34C. RiadD
- 2D. MunozM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 18D. KamadaM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 7I. SarrF
- 29E. GuessandF
- 22J. S. LarsenF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 17N. ClyneD
- 19W. HughesM
- 24B. SosaD
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 12C. UcheM
- 8J. LermaM
- 10Y. PinoM
- 55J. DevennyM
Match statistics
- 40%Possession60%
- 1.09Expected goals (xG)1.78
- 12Total shots9
- 4Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target2
- 5Blocked shots3
- 10Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 6Corners3
- 1Offsides1
- 14Fouls14
- 3Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 311Passes463
- 242Accurate passes402
- 78%Pass accuracy87%
- 0.09Goals prevented0.09
Player statistics
Tottenham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guglielmo VicarioG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Pedro PorroD | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| 37Micky van de VenD | 38 | 5.5 | ||
| 6João PalhinhaM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Archie GrayM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 29Pape Matar SarrM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 38SouzaM | 43 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Mathys TelF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Dominic SolankeF | 74 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 39Randal Kolo MuaniF | 43 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Antonín KinskýG | – | – | ||
| 40Brandon AustinG | – | – | ||
| 76James RowswellD | – | – | ||
| 7Xavi SimonsM | 16 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Yves BissoumaM | 47 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Conor GallagherM | 47 | 6.3 | ||
| 52Callum OlusesiM | – | – | ||
| 57Rio KyerematenM | – | – | ||
| 9RicharlisonF | 16 | 6.3 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 34Chadi RiadD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Daniel MuñozM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 81 | 7.7 | 2 | |
| 7Ismaïla SarrFTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | |
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 81 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 29Evann GuessandF | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneD | 76 | 6.0 | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaM | – | – | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoM | – | – | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | – | – | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 23 | 6.5 |