The Round 18 Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham will take place on 28 December at Selhurst Park in London. Crystal Palace – Tottenham: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner's side head into the upcoming fixture in a poor mood. The team suffered heavy defeats in their last two league matches (0-3 against Manchester City and 1-4 against Leeds), marking the first time they have lost back-to-back league games since April. On Tuesday they also went out of the EFL Cup to Arsenal on penalties. Despite a run of disappointing results, Palace remain in contention for the top places and sit eighth in the table, just three points shy of the Champions League positions.
- The team are unbeaten in 18 of their previous 23 Premier League fixtures (9 wins and 9 draws).
- At home, Crystal Palace have avoided defeat in 12 of their last 14 league matches (6 wins and 6 draws).
Estimated Crystal Palace lineup (3-4-3)*
Dean Henderson – Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guéhi – Tyrick Mitchell, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton – Jeremy Pino, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Eddie Nketiah.
Midfielders Daichi Kamada, Caleb Kropa and Cheick Doucouré, plus defenders Chadi Riad and Daniel Muñoz, will miss the match through injury. Midfielder Ismaïla Sarr has been called up for international duty.
Tottenham
Like their local rivals, Thomas Frank's side have lost their last two league matches. They were beaten 0-3 away at Nottingham Forest before a 1-2 home defeat to Liverpool. Overall, Tottenham's form is poor — they have won just once in their last eight Premier League games (1 win, 2 draws, 5 defeats). Those results have dragged them down to 14th, though they remain within reach of a Champions League spot, seven points off the qualification places.
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of Tottenham's previous 7 Premier League matches.
- Both teams scored in 9 of Tottenham's last 13 league fixtures.
- The club has scored two or more goals in 6 of their last 8 away league games.
Estimated Tottenham lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Guglielmo Vicario – Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Jed Spence – Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray – Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani – Richarlison.
Defender Destiny Udogie, midfielder James Maddison and forwards Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski are sidelined through injury. Midfielders Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr are on international duty. Defender Cristian Romero and forward Xavi Simons will miss the match due to suspension.
Referee
Jared Gillett (Australia)
Matches – 8 (Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 29;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 38%.
Crystal Palace – Tottenham: Match Prediction
Both London clubs will be desperate to arrest their poor league form, so this derby should have a high-intensity atmosphere and an attacking approach from both sides. I expect an entertaining encounter with goals from both teams and at least three strikes in total.
Three or more goals were recorded in three of Crystal Palace's last league matches. Similarly, nine of Tottenham's last 11 Premier League games have featured three or more goals. Tottenham's away fixtures have been especially high-scoring recently — seven of their last seven league trips produced at least three goals. That trend is supported by recent head-to-head meetings at this stadium, where three of the last four league encounters also saw three or more goals.
My prediction – Total over 2.5
* For each team the starting XI is listed from their most recent match in this competition.
