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At 23:00 Beijing time on December 26, a match in the 19th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Tottenham Hotspur faced Crystal Palace at home. Due to the impact of the epidemic, Tottenham have only played 15 games before that, and 3 of them have been postponed. After Tottenham took over from Conte, the league record has improved qualitatively, and the last 5 league games have been unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws, including a draw with the powerful Liverpool. In the midweek Premier League Knockout Round, Tottenham won, eliminating West Ham United and reaching the top 4. This time Spurs played against Crystal Palace, and in the 4th round, the two sides met each other, when Tottenham Hotspur was sent off by Tanganga, resulting in a three-goal loss to their opponents. In this encounter, Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0, from 0-3 to 3-0, Tottenham Successfully Avenged.
In this game Conte lined up in a 3421 formation. Lowry serves as the starting goalkeeper. Sanchez, Dale and Tanganga partnered at 3 backs. Aparecido, Skip, Geibel and Reguilon make up the 4 midfield. Lucas Junior, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane's attacking combination joined forces. Ndombele, Ali, Belwyn, Winks and Doherty sit on the bench.
Shortly after the game began, Son Heung-min had a threatening long-range shot that was deflected by the goalkeeper. Lucas Jr. had the opportunity to open the scoring, but his snatched shot in front of goal did not top it. Crystal Palace is under the pressure of Tottenham, and it is difficult to have a decent chance. Tottenham's attacking attempt paid off in the 31st minute, with Lucas Jr. crossing and Kane pushing straight in. Two minutes later, Lucas Jr. headed in to extend the scoreline. The Crystal Palace was hit consecutively, and what was worse was that Zaha was sent off after two yellows and one red, resulting in having to fight with 1 less man. At the end of the half, Spurs established a 2-goal lead.
The second half was easy to fight again, Spurs played unhurriedly and the game was dull for quite some time. It wasn't until 70 minutes later that Spurs picked up speed and kept pounding on Crystal Palace's goal. Son Scored a goal to seal the win for Tottenham, and it was still Lucas Jr. who delivered the assist. After that, Tottenham's chances kept coming up, but they failed to score again, and Crystal Palace had already accepted the result of the loss. The final score was set at 3-0, with Spurs beating Crystal Palace. All three of Tottenham's strikers exploded, scoring one goal each. Spurs scored 29 points, overtaking Manchester United to finish 5th.
In this game, Spurs had a 60% possession rate, crazy 17 shots on goal, 6 shots on target, scored 3 goals, while Crystal Palace only had 4 shots on goal, and none of them were on target. In the post-match whocored rating, Lucas Jr. scored a game-high 9 points, and he scored 3 goals, including 1 goal and 2 assists. Asian King Son Heung-min scored 8.3 points, scoring 1 goal, giving away 2 key passes and 2 successful passes. Kane also scored 1 goal, but he only had 7.5 points.