Tottenham Beat 10-Man Palace 2-0 as Pressure Grows on Sage

Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to record their third straight Premier League win. The match was played against a Palace side reduced to 10 men after Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off in the 13th minute.

Mateta's dismissal came from a late challenge. Referee Michael Oliver initially showed a yellow card. After a VAR review, Oliver changed his decision and gave the player a red card. Mateta was sent off for a firm sliding challenge on Micky van de Ven that struck the Achilles tendon.

Spurs took the lead first. Archie Gray headed in a corner 12 minutes later to make it 1-0. In the second half, Jan Paul van Hecke scored from a chance created when the ball bounced. With this win, Spurs recorded three consecutive league victories for the first time since February 2025, and Roberto De Zerbi's side moved up to eighth place.

Palace, meanwhile, slipped to third from bottom after their third successive league defeat. Because of Mateta's suspension, the team will be without him for their next three Premier League matches, against Liverpool, Coventry and Hull. This period could be decisive for Pierre Sage's future.

In the closing minutes, Spurs also created scoring chances. Young player Luca Williams-Barnett made a good pass to Mohammed Kudus on his Premier League debut, but Kudus could not direct the ball into the net from close range.