Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham — Premier League, 28 Dec 2025
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League on 28 December 2025 at Selhurst Park, London. A. Gray scored for Tottenham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 2 and Tottenham 3.
Match timeline
- 5'Foul
- 18'VARGoal cancelled
- 22'Foul
- 0-142'assist: Richarlison
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'Foul
- 58'out: E. Nketiah
- 63'
- 63'
- 77'VARGoal cancelled
- 77'
- 85'Foul
- 85'
- 85'
- 85'out: Radu Drăgușin
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Crystal Palace
- 7.9Adam WhartonM
- 7.6Maxence LacroixD
- 7.3Yéremy PinoF
- 7.2Jefferson LermaD
- 7.2Marc GuéhiD
- 6.9Will HughesM
- 6.9Nathaniel ClyneM
- 6.6Tyrick MitchellM
- 6.5Dean HendersonG
- 6.5Romain EsseM
- 6.3Christantus UcheM
- 6.3Edward NketiahF
- 5.6Justin DevennyF
- 5.6Jean-Philippe MatetaF
Tottenham
- 7.7Kevin DansoD
- 7.3Guglielmo VicarioG
- 7.3RicharlisonF
- 7.3Diop SpenceD
- 7.3Micky van de VenD
- 7.0João PalhinhaM
- 7.0Archie GrayM
- 7.0Pedro PorroD
- 6.9Rodrigo BentancurM
- 6.9Wilson OdobertF
- 6.6Lucas BergvallM
- 6.6Mohammed KudusM
- 6.6Radu DrăgușinD
- 6.6Randal Kolo MuaniM
- 6.5Brennan JohnsonF
Line-ups
Tottenham4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Crystal PalaceOliver Glasner
Substitutes
- 9E. Nketiah58'F6.3
- 44Walter BenítezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 21R. Esse85'M6.5
- 12C. Uche77'M6.3
- 23J. CanvotD
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
- 72D. BenamarD
TottenhamRoberto De Zerbi
Substitutes
- 33Benjamin DaviesD
- 6J. Palhinha63'M7.0
- 22Brennan Johnson85'F6.5
- 3Radu Drăgușin85'D6.6
- 44D. ScarlettF
- 31A. KinskyG
- 11M. TelF
- 28W. Odobert63'F6.9
- 25Kota TakaiD
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
1.47Expected goals (xG)0.88
15Total shots8
2Shots on target4
8Shots off target3
5Blocked shots1
3Corners2
1Offsides3
7Fouls5
3Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.11Goals prevented0.11
544Total passes340
431Accurate passes236
79%Pass accuracy69%
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wharton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Yéremy Pino | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Marc Guéhi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Will Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 58 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Dean Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Romain Esse | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christantus Uche | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Edward Nketiah | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Justin Devenny | 85 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 5.6 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 5.6 |
Tottenham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Danso | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Guglielmo Vicario | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Richarlison | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Diop Spence | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Micky van de Ven | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| João Palhinha | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Archie Gray | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Pedro Porro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Wilson Odobert | 27 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Lucas Bergvall | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Mohammed Kudus | 85 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Radu Drăgușin | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Randal Kolo Muani | 63 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Brennan Johnson | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Recent Form
Crystal PalaceLDLWW
- L20 Dec 25ALeeds1-4
- D18 Dec 25HKuPS2-2
- L14 Dec 25HManchester City0-3
- W11 Dec 25AShelbourne3-0
- W07 Dec 25AFulham2-1
Head-to-head
- 11 May 25Tottenham0-2Crystal Palace
- 27 Oct 24Crystal Palace1-0Tottenham
- 02 Mar 24Tottenham3-1Crystal Palace
- 27 Oct 23Crystal Palace1-2Tottenham
- 06 May 23Tottenham1-0Crystal Palace
- 04 Jan 23Crystal Palace0-4Tottenham
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Everton | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | -19 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | -37 | 22 |
Before and after
Crystal Palace
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Tottenham
- Previous: Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool, 20 Dec 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Brentford 0-0 Tottenham, 1 Jan 2026 · Premier League
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