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Premier League Matchday 9 Sat 31 Oct

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Gray 25′van Hecke 73′

Full-time 2:0
Away Crystal Palace

Mateta 13′

Six of the Round · Premier League

Player of the match Jan Paul van Hecke 9.0

GolVolt ratingSkip it 2.9/10 more watchable than 29% of Premier League matches How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 25' Gray, 1:0
  1. 14 → 8

    Tottenham Hotspur climb 6 places in the table. Crystal Palace stay in place 18.

  2. 13'

    Red card: Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace). From then on, 2:0 in goals.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 73% to 89% (Tottenham Hotspur).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+2' · 2:0Tottenham Hotspur 93%draw 6%Crystal Palace 1%

Key stats

79% Possession 21%
3.89 xG (expected goals) 0.21
34 Shots 2
9 On target 1
5 Big chances 0
19 Corners 0
All stats (23)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 75 2–0

    Van Hecke scores, Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Crystal Palace

    Jan Paul van Hecke doubled Tottenham Hotspur's lead in the 73rd minute, assisted by Mateus Fernandes. Earlier, in the 25th minute, Archie Gray scored, with Mohammed Kudus providing the assist. It was van Hecke's second league goal this season.

    Number of the match: 2 — After this goal, van Hecke has two Premier League goals this season.

  2. Minute 26 1–0

    Gray scores, Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Crystal Palace

    Archie Gray put Tottenham Hotspur ahead in the 25th minute of their Premier League matchday 9 game. Mohammed Kudus provided the assist. It is the first goal of the match.

    Number of the match: 25th minute — That was when Archie Gray scored the first goal of the match and put Tottenham ahead.

Live · half-time · 1–0

Tottenham lead Crystal Palace 1–0 after Gray goal

Tottenham Hotspur lead Crystal Palace 1–0 at half-time in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. Archie Gray scored in the 25th minute, with Mohammed Kudus providing the assist.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 8 Tottenham had eight shots in the first half, Crystal Palace one.

Gray goal, Kudus assist. Archie Gray scored the only goal of the first half in the 25th minute, set up by Mohammed Kudus. Tottenham had 77% of possession to Crystal Palace's 23%. The hosts had eight shots, two of them on target, while the visitors had one on target. Corners were six to zero in Tottenham's favour.

The hosts' run. Tottenham are unbeaten in three games in a row. They have also scored in five consecutive matches.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate
  • Dramaweight 50% Red card at 13′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.1 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.6 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Relegation battle. Stakes: 7.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% 36 shots. Quality of play: 8.6 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 2.9more watchable than 29% of Premier League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

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A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

2 goals3 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 12' Card decision changed
  2. 13' Jean-Philippe Matetared card · foul
  3. 15' Archie Grayyellow card · foul
  4. 25' Goal: Archie Grayheader · assist: Kudus1:0
  5. Half-time · 1:0
  6. 46' SubstitutionPorro for Gray
  7. 53' Óscar Minguezayellow card · foul
  8. 60' 2 substitutionsKhalaili for MinguezaNketiah for Pino
  9. 66' SubstitutionGallagher for Solanke
  10. 73' Goal: Jan Paul van Heckeheader · assist: Fernandes2:0
  11. 77' 2 substitutionsKulusevski for MarmoushUdogie for Robertson
  12. 77' SubstitutionOsorio for McNeil
  13. 88' SubstitutionWilliams-Barnett for Tel
  14. 88' 2 substitutionsHughes for KamadaLerma for Wharton
  15. Full-time · 2:0

Match stats

Shooting

3.89 xG (expected goals) 0.21
34 Shots 2
9 On target 1
5 Big chances 0
12 Off target 0
13 Blocked 1
23 Inside the box 1
11 Outside the box 1
3 Big chances missed 0

Play

79% Possession 21%
19 Corners 0
815 Passes 219
93% Pass accuracy 68%
27 Key passes 2
147 Attacks 39
124 Dangerous attacks 8

Defence

19 Tackles 30
8 Interceptions 13
1 Saves 7

Discipline

8 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –3-4-2-1
Bench

Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace

Match sheet

Coaches
Roberto De Zerbi Tottenham Hotspur Pierre Sage Crystal Palace
Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Tottenham Hotspur Jan Paul van Hecke 8.99
  2. 2. place · Tottenham Hotspur Mateus Fernandes 7.99
  3. 3. place · Tottenham Hotspur Andrew Robertson 7.99
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Absences

Tottenham Hotspur · 3 out

  • Mykhaylo Mudryk Injured

    since 9 Sep · until 9 Nov · 6 matches missed · Ankle Injury

  • Wilson Odobert Injured

    since 10 Feb · until 28 Nov · 32 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Xavi Simons Injured

    since 25 Apr · until 20 Feb 2027 · 22 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

Crystal Palace · 1 out

  • Chadi Riad Injured

    since 23 Aug · return date unknown · 13 matches missed · Knee Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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