English Premier
2025-05-11 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 11th May 2025 - Kick Off 2:15pm
Tottenham Hotspur
He seems an easy target for some to mock, but Ange Postecoglou will have to be given his flowers if he guides Tottenham Hotspur to success when competing in the Europa League Final later this month. No one will dispute that the Premier League season has been a disappointment, but Tottenham Hotspur fans would surely have signed up for winning the Europa League at the expense of a top four finish.
In saying all of that, Tottenham Hotspur are 16th in the Premier League season and they have struggled for consistency since the turn of the calendar year. Injuries have not helped, as the manager will point out, but Spurs fans are not that happy with the direction of the club and Ange Postecoglou could pay the price. The side have a 6-3-8 record at home in the top flight this season.
Tottenham Hotspur will face Manchester United in the Europa League Final and, much like United, the run has been at the expense of Premier League form with the team winning 1 of their last 9 top flight fixtures. In their last 4 home Premier League games, Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Southampton, but lost to both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest and fought back from 0-2 down in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.
The manager is resting key players where he can and he may choose to make some changes after the impressive, but competitive 0-2 win at Bodo/Glimt on Thursday. James Maddison and Heung-Min Son are both expected to miss out through injury.
Crystal Palace
One more game is to be played before Crystal Palace can turn their attention to the lead up to the FA Cup Final and manager Oliver Glasner wants his team to go into that match with Manchester City holding onto some momentum. They played well on Monday night, but Crystal Palace were held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest, although they should be well rested and prepared for this fixture.
The hope of finishing in the top half of the Premier League table looks to be fading for Crystal Palace who are 12th in the standings and 6 points behind rivals Brighton in 10th place. The Eagles have a 6-6-5 record away from home where they have scored and conceded 24 goals.
Crystal Palace thumped Aston Villa in the FA Cup Semi Final, but they have not won any of their last 5 Premier League games following the draw with Nottingham Forest. However, that is the third straight draw played out in the top flight, which includes Crystal Palace's 2-2 result at the Emirates Stadium in their last away League game. Crystal Palace have not won any of their last 4 away Premier League fixtures and have lost twice in that time.
Matt Turner is available having been ineligible to face Nottingham Forest, while Adam Wharton is a doubt.
Head to Head
Crystal Palace's first Premier League win of the season was earned against Tottenham Hotspur in late October.
Spurs have won 8 home games in a row against this London rival.
Prediction
Recent team selections have made it very clear that all of Ange Postecoglou's attention is on winning the Europa League.
He has made big changes to his starting lineup in the Premier League in a bid to keep key players as healthy as possible. After the solid effort needed to beat Bodo/Glimt in Norway on Thursday, the Tottenham Hotspur team will need freshening up and that could play into Crystal Palace's hands.
Despite the very strong home record Tottenham Hotspur have against The Eagles, Oliver Glasner's men have to make the journey north of the River Thames feeling more confident than ever of snapping that.
Like Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace have perhaps been distracted by Cup exploits and they have reserved their best performances for the FA Cup. The Final is played next weekend, but the manager has made it clear that momentum is more important than rest and his team were very unfortunate not to get the better of Nottingham Forest on Monday evening.
Crystal Palace have drawn 3 League games in a row, including at the home of Tottenham Hotspur's rivals Arsenal, and they are a team with quality in the final third that can hurt the hosts. If the Tottenham Hotspur lineup is a little weaker through changes made, Crystal Palace can use their higher intensity to just wear down the home team in a winning effort.
Teams have played well here in recent weeks and Crystal Palace look the right team to back on the Asian Handicap line that returns the stake in the event of a draw. They were leading here with 76 minutes on the clock last season, but a Tottenham Hotspur team chasing a top four place were able to rally.
This time the distraction of the Europa League Final may make it difficult for the players to show the same intensity and Oliver Glasner should select a strong Crystal Palace team that can secure a win ahead of their own big Cup Final.
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The Pick :
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Crystal Palace
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Crystal Palace 0 Asian Handicap at 1.88 with Bet365
