On the evening of December 26, Beijing time, the 19th round of the Premier League continued, and Tottenham Hotspur sat at home to usher in the challenge of Crystal Palace.
For reasons that are well known, Spurs have only played 15 games, tied for the fewest premier league games, alongside Burnley.
After losing to Manchester United, Spurs changed managers, and after Conte took office, the team took on a new look and gradually came out of the trough, 3 wins and 2 draws to remain unbeaten. The recent situation of Crystal Palace is not bad, with 4 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses temporarily ranking 11th.
After the opening, the two teams fought a big offensive battle, and Son Heung-min's rebound shot made the Crystal Palace goalkeeper quickly fall to the ground to save.
As the game progressed, the movements of the two teams became larger and larger, especially Crystal Palace striker Zaha, who seemed to be a bit "on the top".
In the 31st minute, the score on the field changed, Spurs played a quick attack, Lucas Jr. had observed the situation on the field and the position of his teammates before receiving the ball, he passed the ball to Kane accurately, Kane did not stop the ball and shot decisively, Spurs took a 1-0 lead.
Just 2 minutes later, Tottenham extended the scoreline. Taking advantage of the timing of Crystal Palace's heavy pressure, Spurs played a concise and quick counterattack, Kane's pass was quite critical, Emerson received the ball and crossed, Lucas Jr. jumped high in the middle of the road and smashed the ball directly into the goal, Spurs extended the score to 2-0.
For Crystal Palace, the nightmare continues. In the 37th minute, Zaha was again out of control, first elbowing Sanchez unsuccessfully, and then directly pushing Sanchez down.
The referee on duty did not hesitate to show him a yellow card, two yellows turned to one red, and Zaha was sent off.
Trailing by two goals and still 10 to 11, Crystal Palace almost completely lost the chance to equalize.
In the first half, Spurs took a 2-0 lead. In the 73rd minute, Spurs extended their lead again, and Lucas Jr., who had previously delivered an assist and scored a goal, once again delivered a superb assist, and Son Xingyu rushed to the horse and calmly scored.
After scoring the goal, Son Heung-min took his teammates to pose a celebratory pose, giving it to the fans on the scene and in front of the screen on Boxing Day.
Conte was also quite in tune with the scene, immediately replacing Son Xingyu, the two embraced and greeted, and Sun Xingyu enjoyed the applause of the audience and was quite happy.
So far, in 2021, Son Heung-min has scored a total of 11 goals at home in the Premier League, setting a record for the home goal of a single player in the Premier League this year, ranking first among all players in the Premier League, and the second place is Bruno Fernandez and Vardy, both of whom scored 10 goals at home.
In the end, Spurs won 3-0 over Crystal Palace, and after Conte took office, Spurs won 4 wins and 2 draws to go unbeaten in the Premier League, 9 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats to overtake Manchester United and West Ham, temporarily promoted to 5th place, in front of the same city rival Arsenal.