From the resulting corner, Ryan Shawcross almost bundled the ball past Hugo Lloris, making his first start since the opening day of the season.
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New signings Moussa Sissoko and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou are in the squad.
The inclusion of new boys Wilfried Bony and Bruno Martins Indi undoubtedly had Stoke charging away at the gun to leave Spurs standing in the opening stages.
“Bony averaged a goal in every other game for Swansea, before seeing his strike rate plummet to one in four at Man City, where he was usually a late substitute at best”.
But the joy was short-lived for Palace, who had earned just a point after three games, as Daniel Ayala’s first Premier League goal, a header from Stewart Downing’s corner, caught Palace keeper Steve Mandanda napping in the 38th minute.
“Spurs will hope that Harry Kane is keen, but not desperate, to end his scoring drought – which now extends to nine games for club and country”.
“This season I’ve been told about the new directives and I should have known better but emotion gets the better of you sometimes and that’s why I reacted”.
“But it is one thing is to believe and another is to deliver and win games. I think we were very aggressive and I think everyone could see we really wanted this win”.
“We took it as a great compliment. The first season is hard for every player but today he had an opportunity to show his quality, which is important for us and important for him”. Last season was tough for him and we have to make the decision, in or out.
The game was essentially over, but it will be a nice boost for Alli, who has received some criticism after a slow start.
Spurs squandered a two-goal lead in that match versus Chelsea to hand Leicester City their unlikely title.
Pochettino said: “Danny is very disappointed but it’s not that big a problem fortunately”.
Harry Kane then got his first goal of the season from close range to really knock the stuffing out of Stoke and make it a ideal day for the visitors.
Wilson steered home a cross by Adam Smith as Bournemouth secured three hard-earned points and their first Premier League victory of the season.
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The thrashing of Stoke was Spurs’ first fixture in a seven-match run over 23 days as they return to the Champions League and EFL Cup while also facing Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Manchester City in the league before the global break. They are well on their way to their third loss of the season, and look set to remain at the very bottom of the table.
