After heady talk of Champions League aspirations, Palace has slipped to eighth following consecutive Premier League defeats against Chelsea, Aston Villa and Manchester City, with Pardew’s side failing to find the net in its last five league outings. I did. And I think he’ll prove the current malaise is a mere blip.
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While Crystal Palace occupy a commendable eight place in the Premier League table, their strike force hasn’t exactly lived up to the performances of the rest of the squad.
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is not concerned by the recent goal drought which has hampered his team in the Premier League.
This is a tough game but Tottenham are playing really well.
Crystal Palace are going through a rough period at the moment having lost three of the last four.
It is highly unlikely that United would gamble on Adebayor despite their troubles in front of goal this term.
Now sitting in fourth many fans and pundits have tipped Spurs to be the dark-horse in the title race, and if they continue their nine-game unbeaten away record going they could well be in with a shout for the Premier League title come May.
Pardew admitted earlier in January that former Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor was one of the names being considered, while Nicklas Bendtner is another potential arrival at Selhurst Park, according to the Mirror.
Tottenham are Sky Bet’s 11/10 favourites with Crystal Palace 12/5 and the draw also 12/5. “The FA Cup is important, the Europa League too and the Premier League is very important for the club”.
The Eagles won this fixture 2-1 last season and are available at 4/1 to win by exactly one goal with Spurs 3/1 shots to win with both teams scoring.
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SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by Professor Ian McHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.
