PREVIEW | Crystal Palace vs Tottenham - team news, lineups, predictions

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·26 December 2025

PREVIEW | Crystal Palace vs Tottenham - team news, lineups, predictions

Crystal Palace and Tottenham face off this Sunday at the Selhurst Park in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Crystal Palace have won 26 points to date and are placed in 8th position. In their last fixture, Oliver Glasner's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Arsenal (League Cup 2025/26).

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Tottenham have picked up 22 points and currently lie in 14th position. Last time out, Thomas Frank's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Liverpool (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Crystal Palace winning 2-0.

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Crystal Palace

Daichi Kamada - Injury
Ismaila Sarr - Called Up To National Team
Daniel Muñoz - Knee Injury
Cheick Doucouré - No Eligibility
Chadi Riad - Injury
Caleb Kporha - Back Injury
Rio Cardines - Injury

Tottenham

James Maddison - Knee Injury
Dominic Solanke - Injury
Dejan Kulusevski - Knee Injury
Kota Takai - Injury
Destiny Udogie - Injury
Yves Bissouma - Suspension
Pape Sarr - Called Up To National Team

Last starting XIs

Crystal Palace ( vs Arsenal 2025-12-23): Wálter Benítez, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guéhi, Jaydee Canvot, Adam Wharton, Jefferson Lerma, Tyrick Mitchell, Eddie Nketiah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yéremy Pino

Tottenham ( vs Liverpool 2025-12-20): Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristián Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Mohammed Kudus, Randal Kolo Muani, Xavi Simons

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MANAGERS

Oliver Glasner has faced Thomas Frank on two occasions, recording only losses.
Thomas Frank has faced Crystal Palace on eight occasions, recording two wins, five draws, and one loss
Oliver Glasner has faced Tottenham on five occasions, recording two wins, one draw, and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Tottenham currently has one win in the last seven games.
Away from home, Tottenham has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
Away from home, Tottenham has gone five consecutive games without a win.
Tottenham has gone two consecutive games without a win.
Tottenham has suffered two consecutive defeats.
At home, Crystal Palace currently has three losses in the last 14 games.
At home, Crystal Palace has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
At home, Crystal Palace has gone four consecutive games without a win.
Crystal Palace has scored in three consecutive games.
Crystal Palace has conceded goals in four consecutive games.
Crystal Palace has gone four consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Crystal Palace and Tottenham have faced each other 61 times, with Tottenham having the advantage: 33 wins, against 13 wins for Crystal Palace.
At Selhurst Park, Tottenham has an advantage in clashes against Crystal Palace: 16 wins in 30 games. Crystal Palace has eight wins.
In the English League, there have been 50 matches between the two teams, with Crystal Palace winning nine, 12 draws, and Tottenham winning 29.