Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 23 January 2016

Result

Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Saturday 23 January 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Crystal Palace lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 January 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Crystal Palace's goal came from an own goal by Jan Vertonghen (30'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Harry Kane (63'), Dele Alli (84') and Nacer Chadli (90+5').

Discipline: Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Crystal Palace were 11th on 29 points from 22 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 39 points from 22. Crystal Palace went on to finish that season 15th with 42 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 2nd with 72.

Crystal Palace lined up in a 4-5-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Crystal Palace wins, 2 draws and 3 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Going into the match Crystal Palace's last five read L-L-L-D-D and Tottenham Hotspur's W-L-D-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Own goal · Jan VertonghenCrystal Palace · 1-0
  • 61'Yellow card · James McArthurCrystal Palace
  • 63'Goal · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Kieran TrippierTottenham Hotspur
  • 84'Goal · Dele AlliTottenham Hotspur · 1-2
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Mile JedinakCrystal Palace
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Mile JedinakCrystal Palace
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur
  • 90+5'Goal · Nacer ChadliTottenham Hotspur · 1-3

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Crystal Palace 2, draws 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

Team news

Crystal Palace expected line-up (4-5-1)

Wayne Hennessey, Pape Souaré, Scott Dann, Joel Ward, Damien Delaney, Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon, James McArthur, Yohan Cabaye, Joe Ledley

Tottenham Hotspur expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane