Premier League is back as 11th place Palace take on top of the table Spurs in the 10th game of the season for them both. A win would take Crystal Palace to 8th or 9th, above United, West Ham and Chelsea, while Tottenham have the chance to move 5 points clear at the top of the table, continuing their unbeaten Premier League run this season. But with Spurs having only played on Monday and Palace having not had a fixture since Saturday last week, will the extended rest have any advantage for Crystal Palace, who must be desperate to turn things around after their 4-0 defeat to Newcastle last game.
Crystal Palace to win 7/2, Tottenham Hotspurs 4/5
Taking a look at the Crystal Palace vs Tottenham odds at BetVictor, at the current time of writing, it’s clear who the bookies favourite is today. The Crystal Palace odds to win are 7/2, despite having the home advantage of playing at Selhurst Park, which means a £10 bet would return £45, while the Tottenham Hotspurs odds to win are just 4/5, meaning a £10 wager would payout £18. Perhaps these odds reflect Postecoglou’s delight at seeing a few former injuries available for selection again, having had several doubts for Monday prove their fitness in time, and now coupled with the return of Bissouma from a one-game ban and Bryan Gil who was on the bench last match. Whatever the story, Tottenham seem to have a better squad depth to call on with the Eagles almost certainly missing out on James Tomkins, who went off at the weekend and talisman Eberechi Eze, who came off with a hamstring injury at the start of October, still not fit to play.
Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, will be one man hoping that the odds and team depth are just another set of wasted statistics, with his 21 games back in charge of the Eagles holding a 42.85% win ratio, the highest they’ve had in a decade. His job will be simple, to stop dynamic duo Son Heung-min (7 goals, 1 assist) and James Maddison (3 goals, 5 assists) from putting the ball in the back of the net, and stopping their current average of a goal every 41 minutes this season. Stay tuned for further updates and more great Premier League betting action ahead of this weekends fixtures.
BetVictor Prediction
While Palace are having a better spell since the return of former manager Hodgson, Tottenham’s run of form has been formidable this season and, despite having played Monday just gone, the chances of them winning yet another game on the trot looks more likely than a first premier league upset of the season.
