Tottenham backed down last leveler at Crystal Palace

Jeffrey Schlupp swooped in at the end of the day in front of 2,000 fans at Selhurst Park to beat Crystal Palace to a 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Sunday.

Moments after making a brilliant save to deny Tanguy Ndombele, Vicente Guaita was beaten by a Harry Kane deflection from 25 yards as the Spurs captain gave his team the lead in the 23rd minute with his 15th goal of the season. .

After the break, Palace pushed and pushed for a leveler, but was met with a stiff Spurs defense. Undeterred, however, Schupp reacted first to the loose ball to win a draw from Palace with nine minutes remaining to send the crowded Holmesdale Road grandstand into ecstasy.

Guaita more than repaired for his earlier mistake in making two world-class saves later to earn his team a battle point. The victory extends Spurs’ unbeaten streak to 11 in the Premier League since opening day, but Liverpool’s victory later on Sunday will see Spurs drop to second place after failing to seize the opportunity to score three more points.

There was no room for Gareth Bale on the Spurs team, but all went as usual as Heung-Min Son fed Kane, who found the net, aided by a goalkeeper suspected of an otherwise impressive Guaita.

Guaita had to rescue Palace again with a double save before the break, but after the break it was Palace who did all the pressure, without creating too many defined openings.

However, more and more balls entered the Spurs area and one finally counted when Schlupp struck with a dangerous free kick from Ebere Eze. The draw was the Spurs’ first goal in the Premier League since early November against Brighton, ending a 475-minute run without conceding in the competition.

Then it came to Guaita, as the Spurs accelerated various speeds and did enough to win the match, only for Guaita to find something extra to magnificently deny Kane and Eric Dier, ensuring the match ended as it did between these two in Selhurst. Park in July, with exactly the same scorers.

Tottenham were excellent in the first half and looked more than comfortable with their lead, and perhaps it could have contributed to Harry Kane’s attack.

However, after the break, as Mourinho’s teams usually do, the Spurs decided to forget about the attack and close down. If it works, the coach is a genius, but all it takes is a free throw or a cross to fall to an opponent and all three points are lost.

On another day, the Spurs would have raptured so late in the day, but their negativity after the break allowed Palace to return. Something that they can regret at the end of the season.

What a return from the Palace stopper after a nightmare goal conceded in the first half. He literally earned a point from Palace with his latest efforts. Dier’s free kick save was the best save he will see all season.

crystal Palace: Guaita 9, Van Aanholt 6, Clyne 6, Cahill 6, Kouyate 6, McArthur 6, Milivojevic 6, Schlupp 7, Eze 8, Zaha 7, Benteke 6 … Subs: Townsend N / A, Riedewald 6.

Tottenham: Lloris 7, Reguilon 7, Alderweireld 8, Dier 7, Aurier 7, Hojbjerg 7, Sissoko 7, Ndombele 7, Bergwijn 6, Son 7, Kane 7 … Subs: Lo Celso 6, Alli 6, Davies 6.

14 ‘- SAVE! Good reactions from Hugo Lloris to cleverly crouch down to stop Zaha’s skidding effort. Nice Palace game.

18 ‘- WHAT A SAVING! Everything Hugo can do! Super things from Vicente Guaita when he somehow gets off to avoid Ndombele’s goal shot. Aurier’s cross had been deflected on the Ndombele road, eight meters away.

23 ‘- GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLL !!! Palace 0-1 Tottenham. The Commentator’s Curse! Guaita is to blame when Kane shoots Spurs up front! It seemed to be ambitious for Kane to take a shot from 30 yards, but his effort is deflected in the air, causing Guaita to err, who cannot duck to avoid it. However, I should have saved it.

34 ‘- DOUBLE SAVINGS! Brilliant pass from Kane to Bergwijn, Guaita rushes from his line to save the Dutchman’s feet, before quickly getting up to block Ndombele’s rebound.

43 ‘- POST! Eze cuts with his right foot, makes an effort to the bottom corner, hits Lloris, but comes off the foot of the post.

70 ‘- LOST! That was the time for Palace! The long ball enters again, Benteke wins the header, falls for Schlupp, but cuts the volley from very close. The ball was slightly behind Schlupp, but he should still score there.

81 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!! Palace 1-1 Tottenham. Scenes in Holmesdale End like levels from Schlupp! It seems that there are 50,000 fans in not 2,000. Eze’s free-kick caused all sorts of problems, Lloris could only block and Schlupp swooped in to drive the fumble home.

87 ‘- WHAT A SAVING! Davies center almost catches Guaita off the crossbar, Aurier hits him again, Kane directs the header for goal, but Guaita adjusts to get him out somehow!

90 + 2 ‘WHAT A SAVING AGAIN! Sensational from Guaita as he flies through his goal to nail the free kick bound for Dier’s goal. Wonderful.