Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Thursday evening in a first half that produced more incident than many games manage across ninety minutes.
Palace made a bright start. Souza forced an early opportunity in the seventh minute, and Nathaniel Clyne put the visitors ahead at fourteen. Spurs looked unsettled and took time to find their shape.
The game turned sharply in Tottenham's favour around the half-hour mark. Jørgen Strand Larsen levelled at twenty-two before Ismaïla Sarr put Palace back in front at thirty-two. Dominic Solanke drew Spurs level again at thirty-four, and Micky van de Ven headed them in front for the first time at thirty-eight. Ismaïla Sarr pulled Palace level once more at forty, but the momentum had shifted. Strand Larsen restored the Spurs lead in first-half stoppage time, and Sarr completed a hat-trick seconds later, though Palace ended the half behind. The scoreline at the break reflected a period of sustained pressure from the home side in which the defensive shape of both teams broke down repeatedly.
Pape Matar Sarr and Conor Gallagher received bookings before the interval, with Bissouma also cautioned.
The second half was considerably calmer. Brennan Johnson and Xavi Simons came on for Spurs, with Richarlison departing, and the home side managed possession with greater composure. Christantus Uche added a late goal to settle the result, and Clyne collected a second yellow to end Palace's evening with ten men.
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