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David Prentice

Tottenham v Crystal Palace prediction, bank on history to repeat itself through Son Heung-min

Points at the champions and derby day rivals are all well and good, but Spurs haven't won since the opening day of the season.

Will that change at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?

We asked the man who knows Spurs inside out, Alasdair Gold , for his verdict.

Win, lose or draw?


I'm going for a Spurs win here. Pochettino's men need to get back on track and other than Giovani Lo Celso, the manager has an almost full squad to choose from. The home win is 2/5 with the pools.com .
 

First goalscorer?


It's about time Son Heung-min popped up with a goal. He missed the first few games of the season through suspension and has been improving in each of his two games since but the goals haven't come. He scored the first ever goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season in this fixture and history might just repeat itself. He's 4/1 to open the scoring and 6/5 to score at any time .

Mauricio Pochettino gives instructions to Heung-Min Son. (Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

 


First card?


Harry Winks will be fresh from England duty, having not played a single minute for Gareth Southgate. An over-eagerness to show why that was the wrong call might just result in an early loose tackle which could see him in the book.
 


Who is on penalties?


There's only one man here. Harry Kane finally missed a penalty in the week for England and he will look to put that right if the opportunity presents itself. Odds of 11/5 first scorer aren't bad, while he's 8/13 to score at any time.
 


Will Spurs keep a clean sheet?


Spurs need to sort out their defence after a string of sloppy matches at the back and this could be the one where they fix the issues. Much will depend on how they handle Wilfried Zaha. If they do Both Teams To Score 'No' is 17/20 .

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