Tottenham and Crystal Palace have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Thursday.
The hosts are on a four-match losing run and one-point above third-bottom West Ham, who won at Fulham on Wednesday.
Palace are six point above Spurs after losing 2-1 at Manchester United on Sunday and will rise a place to 13th if they win.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Spurs vs Palace in the Premier League, as well as details on how to watch.
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Tottenham confirmed starting team vs Palace
Tottenham make four changes: left-back Souza makes his first start for the club, with Kevin Danso also coming in at the back.
Winger Mathys Tel is also included, as is Pape Matar Sarr. Xavi Simons, Conor Gallagher and Yves Bissouma move to the bench and Radu Dragusin is not involved this time.
Tottenham starting XI: Guglielmo Vicario, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, Souza, Pedro Porro, Pape Matar Sarr, Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray, Dominic Solanke, Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani
Tottenham substitutes: Antonin Kinsky, Brandon Austin, Xavi Simons, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Conor Gallagher, Callum Olusesi, Rio Kyerematen, James Rowswell
Crystal Palace full line up vs Tottenham
On-loan Aston Villa forward Evan Guessand, who has two goals in his last three appearances, replaces former Tottenham livewire Brennan Johnson in one of two Palace changes.
In defence, Chadi Riad supplants the suspended Maxence Lacroix, who was sent off at Old Trafford.
Crystal Palace starting XI: Dean Henderson, Jaydee Canvot, Chris Richards, Chadi Riad, Tyrick Mitchell, Daniel Munoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Ismaila Sarr, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Evann Guessand
Palace substitutes: Walter Benitez, Nathaniel Clyne, Jefferson Lerma, Borna Sosa, Will Hughes, Justin Devenny, Yeremy Pino, Brennan Johnson, Christantus Uche
How to watch Spurs vs Palace: TV channel, live online stream
| Date | Kick-off time | Channel | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 5 | 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate | Discovery Plus |
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace stats
- This will be the eighth Premier League game played on a Thursday this season, with the previous seven comprising three 1-1 draws and four 0-0 draws
- The goals per game average of 0.86 on Thursdays in 2025/26 is the lowest on any day of the week in a Premier League season with more than one match played on the day
- Spurs are winless in their last 12 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D3 L9) since beating Brentford 3-2 in January 2024
- Tottenham have won 16 of their last 21 Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (D2 L3), although they have lost two of their last three against the Eagles
- They have lost six of their last seven home league London derbies (W1), including four of their five this season – already their most home London derby losses in a single league campaign
- Their run of one win in their last 13 home games in the Premier League (D4 L8) – beating Brentford 2-0 in December – represents the second time they have had only one victory over a run of at least 13 home games
- The other occasion was during the 1993/94 season, when Spurs won one of their final 16
- Midfielder Conor Gallagher has scored more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace than any other opponent (4). He also scored eight goals in 34 league appearances on loan at the Eagles in 2021/22, with only Wilfried Zaha netting more for them that term (14)
- After nine consecutive away league defeats at Tottenham Hotspur between 2015/16 and 2023/24, Palace won this exact fixture 2-0 last season. They have never won consecutive away league games against Spurs
- This is Palace’s third consecutive Premier League meeting with Spurs while above them in the table. They’d only been above Spurs in two of their previous 22 against them (excluding games on the opening day ) since their return to the top-flight in 2013
- One of Palace’s last nine away London derby matches in the Premier League (W5 D3) has resulted in defeat, losing 1-0 at Arsenal in October
- Manager Oliver Glasner has won both of his previous meetings with Spurs’ Igor Tudor: his Eintracht Frankfurt side won home and away against Tudor’s Marseille during the 2022/23 Champions League group stage
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