Spurs' poor record against Palace continues
I could almost use a template when reviewing this season's matches. Hugo Lloris was voted the Spurs man of the match, with Harry Kane the most outstanding outfield player.
Kane has now scored 8 League goals, and 18 in all competitions. He is now officially our top scorer on both fronts.
Hugo Lloris made another two excellent saves, both at close range. One was from Murray, and the other from Gayle. Lloris's saves have been worth countless points this season (not on Saturday of course), and without doubt as valuable as the goals scored. Hugo continues to lead the Spurs Odyssey charts for the season, and for January, with Harry Kane a close second.
Once again, Spurs have under-performed against opposition we should be swatting aside. Our Premier League record against Palace is now 17 points in 12 games (W 4 D 5 L 3), and of course we have managed to get only one point off them in the two games played this season.
My hopes of getting payback for under-par performances in home games against Palace, and West Brom are not looking good so far. I hope for better at home to Sunderland on Saturday, but they are draw specialists, and have shown a lot of resilience, so we can't be too hopeful.
· See the spursometer in full.
· Spurs' record in recent London Derby matches
Results 10-11.01.15
S'derland 0-1 Liverpool
Burnley 2-1 QPR
Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle
Everton 1-1 Man City
Leicester 1-0 A. Villa
Swansea 1-1 West Ham
West Brom 1-0 Hull
C. Palace 2-1 Spurs
Arsenal 3-0 Stoke
Man Utd 0-1 S'hampton
Barclays Premier League
P W D L F-A GD Pts
1. Chelsea 21 15 4 2 46-19 27 49
2. Man City 21 14 5 2 45-20 25 47
3. S'hampton 21 12 3 6 35-15 20 39
4. Man Utd 20 10 7 3 34-20 14 37
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5. Arsenal 21 10 6 5 37-25 12 36
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6. Spurs 21 10 4 7 30-29 1 34
7. West Ham 21 9 6 6 32-25 7 33
8. Liverpool 21 9 5 7 29-27 2 32
9. Swansea 21 8 6 7 26-25 1 30
10. Newcastle 21 7 6 8 25-33 -8 27
11. Stoke 21 7 5 9 22-27 -5 26
12. Everton 21 5 7 9 30-34 -4 22
13. A. Villa 21 5 7 9 11-23 -12 22
14. West Brom 21 5 6 10 20-29 -9 21
15. C. Palace 21 4 8 9 22-31 -9 20
16. S'derland 21 3 11 7 18-31 -13 20
17. Burnley 21 4 8 9 19-33 -14 20
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18. Hull 21 4 7 10 20-27 -7 19
19. QPR 21 5 4 12 23-37 -14 19
20. Leicester 21 4 5 12 20-33 -13 17
