Tottenham v Crystal Palace preview: Team news, lineups, supercomputer prediction
Tottenham will face Crystal Palace in their penultimate home game of the season on Sunday.
Spurs will be high on confidence after beating Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday (8 May) and booking their place in the final.
With Ange Postecoglou’s side set to face Manchester United for European glory on 21 May, they will spend the next few days trying to build momentum for the much-awaited showdown.
That is why Tottenham may not take their upcoming match against Crystal Palace on 11 May as lightly as some might think, despite being stuck in 16th place in the table.
Tottenham v Crystal Palace preview
Tottenham have had a nightmare of a season domestically, as they sit 16th in the Premier League with three games left.
The North London giants have lost 19 of their 35 league games so far, raising serious doubts about Postecoglou’s future, even if he leads them to Europa League glory.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
| 12. Crystal Palace | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 46 |
| 16. Tottenham | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 38 |
Spurs’ hopes of qualifying for European football rely on winning the Europa League, and that is why Postecoglou may rotate his team heavily on Sunday.
However, with the final in Bilbao fast approaching, the Greek-Australian will also be keen to build some momentum in the games against Palace and Aston Villa.
As for Crystal Palace, they do not have much to play for either, as they sit 12th in the table.
Team News
Apart from Radu Dragusin and Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison is sidelined for Tottenham.
Son Heung-min is edging closer to regaining full fitness, but is unlikely to be risked on Sunday even if he is fit to play.
Meanwhile, the Eagles are set to be without Adam Wharton, Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad.
Tottenham v Crystal Palace Predicted lineups
Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Danso, Spence, Gray, Sarr, Kulusevski, Odobert, Solanke, Tel
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Kamada, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Form guide (all competitions)
Tottenham: LLWDW
Crystal Palace: LDDWD
Supercomputer prediction
According to Opta’s supercomputer, Tottenham and Crystal Palace are likely to play out a draw on Sunday.
Spurs have been given a 36 per cent chance of emerging victorious, while Oliver Glasner’s side have a 38 per cent chance.