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Archie Gray’s first goal for Tottenham Hotspur ensured they ended their rollercoaster ride of 2025 with a 1-0 win. crystal palace to relieve stress Thomas Frank.
Spurs suffered five consecutive defeats in eight games and are 14th in the table before fans turned on Frank. Premier League On Christmas Day.
While there was nothing internally to suggest Frank’s job was under immediate threat, Tottenham needed to get back to winning ways and Gray’s 42nd-minute header settled the tie between the reigning FA Cup and Europa League champions.
This moves Spurs up to 11th but, crucially, just four points behind fifth-placed Chelsea before Frank returns to his old club. brentford Wednesday.
Oliver Glasner Watching a depleted Crystal Palace lose their third consecutive league game further highlighted the need for reinforcements in January.
Both clubs celebrated eagerly anticipated cup wins in May, but Spurs were without one of Bilbao’s heroes. Christian Romero pause.
Kevin Danso replaced Romero and received a yellow card as a Christmas present from referee Jarred Gillett five minutes after Palace took the lead.
Chances were limited, though, and Tottenham thought they had taken the lead in the 17th minute. Richarlison Only their celebrations were cut short after Lucas Bergvall was deemed offside during the game.
Soon after, Jean-Philippe Mata’s 20-yard shot was dragged out of the goal and a short free-kick created another chance for the Palace No.9, but he nodded in Maxson Lacroix’s header.
Justin Devine and Adam Walton Previously Tested Guglielmo Vicario with Mild Effort Will Hughes The goal went wide after some clever action from the home team.
It seemed only a matter of time before Palace broke the deadlock, but Spurs broke the flow of the game in the 42nd minute.
After Randall Kolo Muani’s shot was blocked for a corner, Pedro Polo passed to the back post and was saved by Kolo Muani before Richarlison passed the ball to Gray who headed home from close range for Tottenham.
Tottenham’s slim half-time lead was immediately threatened by substitute away captain Mickey van de Ven Blocked Jeremiah Pino’s volley before creating a better chance.
Pino hit a gorgeous cross outside the boot but was denied Nathaniel Klein But Devinney fired wide on the turn.
Glasner turns to his bench Eddie Nketiah With 20 minutes left in the game, Crystal Palace wasted another chance. Jefferson Lerma Lacroix serves but his header goes wide.
Five minutes later, Richarlison fired the ball into the back of the net again after a brilliant shot from Tottenham Hotspur. muhammad jerusalem As the Brazilian forward was slightly offside, VAR once again rejected the visiting team’s pass.
palace captain Mark Geshe He then headed in, but there was no end in sight as Tottenham defended resolutely and substitute Wilson Odobert was unlucky to hit the inside of the post from distance. Dean Henderson rejected Rodrigo Bentancur The final score was 1-0.
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