Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League was defeated by Crystal Palace. Son Heung-min (32) was excluded from the list due to his injury.
Tottenham, led by manager Enze Postecoglou, lost 0-1 to Palace in the ninth round of the 2024-25 EPL at Selhurst Park in London on the 28th (Korea time). After giving up the first goal to Jean-Philippe Mateta in the first half, Tottenham failed to make a cartoon until the end. Tottenham fell to eighth place (13 points) in the league.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. on Monday consisted of Mikey Moore, Dominic Solanke, and Brennan Johnson without Son Heung-min as their captain. Moore’s stellar performance in the third round of the UEFA Europa League phase match against AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands stood out. For Moore, it was his first EPL start.
However, Tottenham’s defense was in question on the day. In the 31st minute of the first half, Eberechi Eze sent the ball to Mateta in the box with a sensitizing heel pass. Mateta kicked strongly with his left foot to finish the game, shaking the net. The problem was that Pedro Porro and Christian Romero failed to block the cross to Eze properly.
Gatekeeper Guglielmo Vicario also contributed the ball with a shaky rear build-up. Despite having a high possession rate, he rarely opened Palace’s goal. 메이저사이트
They also had bad luck. Johnson’s right foot shot hit the left post at the 34th minute when corner kick was attacking. In extra time, James Maddison’s decisive shot was blocked by Dean Henderson.
Palace, which overcame the crisis to enter the second half, seemed to be taking the lead by scoring an additional goal from Eze just four minutes into the second half. However, the score was cancelled due to the final offside decision.
Postecoglou, who could hardly find a way out, made changes by putting Hichalisson, Pape Sarr, and Timo Werner at once. However, substitute players did not display much performance. Tottenham had three shots in the second half, but Dejan Kulusevski and Madison shot at the beginning of the second half.
Rather, Palace Adam Wharton created a more threatening scene in the 37th minute of the second half, aiming for an additional score with a mid-range shot.
Tottenham Werner’s cross seemed to be connected to Hishalisson in the first minute of the second half of extra time, but even this was lightly blocked by Henderson. In the end, Tottenham shook their heads away from Palace after a helpless game.
Tottenham’s starting lineup on the day only had two shots in total. It was regrettable that all of them turned a blind eye to the goal. Moore only had three wins, zero dribbles, and zero shootings in the competition to replace Son.
Tottenham will play Manchester City in the fourth round of the 2024-25 English Football League (EFL) Cup (Carabao Cup) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 31st.
