Tottenham vs Crystal Palace: Team News and Prediction
By Daniel Kimingi ·
Maddison and Udogie are available for Tottenham against Crystal Palace on Saturday, while Bentancur serves the last game of his ban.
Tottenham host Crystal Palace on Saturday 31 October at 17:30 GMT. Maddison is available, Bentancur is suspended, and Palace's Sage is reportedly under pressure.
Tottenham host Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 31 October, kick-off 17:30 GMT, with Spurs aiming for a third straight league win. It would be their first such run since February 2025, according to Sports Mole.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace team news
James Maddison is available after coming off in the 51st minute of the 2-0 win at Chelsea. Roberto De Zerbi said at his Friday press conference that the groin problem was not overly serious. Destiny Udogie is also available, De Zerbi said, though he cannot train consistently during the week and played 74 minutes of the 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
Rodrigo Bentancur serves the last game of a three-match ban. Tosin Adarabioyo, Lucas Bergvall, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Savio are still missing, and Wilson Odobert is a long-term absentee with a knee injury. Xavi Simons is still recovering from a knee injury, and Conor Gallagher or Archie Gray could fill the midfield place left by Bentancur.
Palace are without Ismaila Sarr (groin), Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) and Chadi Riad (knee). Quinten Timber and Jorgen Strand Larsen could return, and Strand Larsen was back in first-team training on Thursday. Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell and Axel Disasi could come back into the side, and Eddie Nketiah may start after scoring the only goal at Fulham.
Form and table
Spurs are 14th on nine points, three above the relegation zone and two behind the top six. They have taken eight points from their last five league games after a six-game winless run, with draws at Nottingham Forest and Everton (both 0-0), a 3-2 home defeat to Aston Villa and a 1-1 draw at Manchester United before the wins. The win at Chelsea was their first at Stamford Bridge without reply in 40 years, according to Sports Mole, and they beat Coventry 3-1 before it. Spurs have not won back-to-back home league games since November 2024.
Palace are 17th on seven points under Pierre Sage, who has lost five of his first eight league games. They have conceded 19 goals, the most in the division, and have a goal difference of minus 10. Their recent league results are a 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest, a 5-0 loss at Brighton and a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle, and they won 1-0 at Fulham in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.
Sage's position is reported to be under pressure. Sports Mole says it is understood he is in danger if Palace lose again, and names Sean Dyche as a reported candidate. Neither report is confirmed.