Crystal Palace vs Tottenham
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Selhurst Park
Kick-off: 5:30pm GMT
Crystal Palace and Tottenham face off in a London derby this evening as the Eagles host Spurs at Selhurst Park.
Spurs are targeting their seventh win in eight Premier League away games this season, while Palace are seeking a first win in seven top-flight matches.
Mauricio Pochettino will be confident of victory despite a depleted squad, although Roy Hodgson will look to the recent 2-2 draw with Arsenal as evidence that the Eagles can cause another derby upset at Selhurst.
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Team news
Hodgson reported no fresh injury Palace concerns on Friday morning. Forward Christian Benteke continues his rehabilitation from knee surgery and has targeted a return early in the new year.
Striker Connor Wickham and defender Joel Ward (both thigh) are also sidelined, along with Scott Dann (knee).
Provisional Palace squad: Hennessey, van Aanholt, Tomkins, Sakho, Wan-Bissaka, Milivojevic, Meyer, Kouyate, Townsend, McArthur, Zaha, Guaita, Schlupp, Kelly, Puncheon, Riedewald, Sorloth, Ayew.
Tottenham will be without Mousa Dembele for the trip to south London. The Belgium midfielder is out for the rest of 2018 with an ankle ligament injury and joins Danny Rose (groin) and Jan Vertonghen (hamstring) on the sidelines.
Eric Dier (thigh) and Victor Wanyama (knee) are fit while Hugo Lloris returns to the squad following his Champions League suspension.
Provisional Spurs squad: Lloris, Gazzaniga, Aurier, Trippier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Walker-Peters, Moura, Dier, Son, Alli, Kane, Eriksen, Sanchez, Winks, Lamela, Wanyama, Davies, Sissoko, Llorente, Vorm.
Head to head
The teams have met 18 times in the Premier League, with Spurs winning 10 games, Palace three, and five draws.
Spurs beat Palace home and away 1-0 last season, and have won their last six League games against the Eagles, conceding just once.
If the first half is cagey, expect goals after the break: 25 of the last 26 goals scored in Premier League matches between the sides have come in the second half.
