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Gareth Bale and Harry Kane both scored twice to inspire Tottenham to a third consecutive Premier League win at the expense of Crystal Palace.
On-loan Real Madrid forward Bale had Kane to thank for both of his goals, opening the scoring with a tap-in from Kane’s cross and heading in a superb second from another assist from the England forward.
In between, Christian Benteke had drawn Palace level with their first effort on target with a fine header from Luka Milivojevic’s cross.
However, while the returning Wilfried Zaha hit the post for Roy Hodgson’s side after being introduced as a substitute they were unable to cope with the firepower at the hosts’ disposal.
Kane, who had played the role of provider, opened his account for the evening with a curling 20-yard effort into the top left corner and then dispatched Son Heung-min’s cut-back to register his 24th goal of the campaign in all competitions.
The goal rounded off a fine Spurs display and brought up a notable landmark, with Kane and Son now having combined for more goals in a single season than any other duo in Premier League history.
The result lifts Tottenham up to sixth in the table and they are now just two points off a top-four place, with Palace remaining in 13th.
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number11Player nameLamela
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Squad number17Player nameSissoko
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Squad number45Player nameCarlos VinÃcius
Crystal Palace
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Squad number31Player nameGuaita
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
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Squad number24Player nameCahill
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Squad number3Player namevan Aanholt
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Squad number10Player nameTownsend
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Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
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Squad number44Player nameRiedewald
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Squad number25Player nameEze
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Squad number20Player nameBenteke
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number11Player nameZaha
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lloris
- 2DohertyBooked at 90mins
- 6D Sánchez
- 4Alderweireld
- 3Reguilón
- 8WinksSubstituted forSissokoat 70′minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 9BaleSubstituted forLamelaat 70′minutes
- 27Lucas Moura
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 10KaneSubstituted forAlves Moraisat 80′minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 11Lamela
- 12Hart
- 15Dier
- 17Sissoko
- 20Alli
- 23Bergwijn
- 28Ndombele
- 33Davies
- 45Alves Morais
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Guaita
- 2Ward
- 8Kouyaté
- 24CahillBooked at 35mins
- 3van Aanholt
- 10TownsendSubstituted forSchluppat 65′minutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 44RiedewaldBooked at 48mins
- 25EzeSubstituted forZahaat 45′minutes
- 20BentekeSubstituted forMatetaat 74′minutes
- 9J AyewBooked at 29mins
Substitutes
- 1Butland
- 6Dann
- 11Zaha
- 14Mateta
- 15Schlupp
- 21Wickham
- 23Batshuayi
- 34Kelly
- 38Hannam
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Crystal Palace 1.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Crystal Palace 1.
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Carlos VinÃcius (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
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Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Carlos VinÃcius (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace).
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Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
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Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
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Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Carlos VinÃcius replaces Harry Kane.
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VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur – Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Crystal Palace (Harry Kane).
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Crystal Palace 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
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Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
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Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Christian Benteke.
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Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
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