Tottenham scored a difficult but deserved victory 1-0 as a guest at Crystal Palace in the London Derby 28th round of the Premier League. Harry Kane's goal scored two points before the end brought the three points of the Spurs, which came fourth in the standings, shifting Chelsea, who later on to Manchester United today.
There were two changes in both configurations. Aaron Wang-Bissau debuted on the eagles. Jairo Reinwald was also home to the hosts. Serge Orie and Eric Lamela started for the Spurs.
Tottenham had much more control over the ball in the first half - 77% of the time, but the hosts were well defended and managed to largely isolate Harry Kane. However, the top scorer of the Spurs had one chance. Van Aangholt gave the ball to the striker at the ninth minute, Kane shoots from the goal line but Hennessy managed to save. This was the only real shot in the guests' asset. A minute ago Tottenham named another chance. Eriksen is centered by a foul, and Pallas's defense misses Ben Davis. The left-back to put the ball past Hennessy in an attempt to find a teammate, and then the guard of the "eagles" hooked his rival with his leg. Davis claimed a penalty, but no one was ordered.
In the 29th minute, chief referee Kevin Frend initially indicated the white point for Fosu-Mensa's defeat against Kane, but then he saw that the side judge had lifted his ambulance flag and canceled his decision.
At 51st minute Eriksen got a chance to shoot at 15m but could not find the ball well and sent it high above the door. Three minutes later, Caine made the biggest pass until Eriksen put the ball on his leg with a great centering, but Tottenham's goalkeepers shot the ball aside from the door.
The pressure of the spurs continued, and in the 58th minute, Hennessy made a very dangerous blow to Orie.
In the 72nd minute, guests were pushing for a penalty after Dele Ali fell into the penalty area after contacting Van Aanholt. A signal did not follow again, though the defender's actions were quite risky. In the subsequent corner, Davies fired dangerously, but Hennessy saved one hand.
In the 83rd minute, Harry Kane overcame two defenders in the penalty area and fired at the nearby beam, where a rocket hit Benneteau's leg, but Hennessy again managed to save. Seconds later Oriie made a huge pass. Ben Davis center on the left, Caine misses the ball, and Orie was alone on the far beam and just had to put his foot, but instead, he stepped over the ball and failed to send it to the door. In the 85th minute, Kane's new shot went centimeter aside.
The logical happened in the 88th minute. Eriksen centered from a corner to the far beam, where Harry Keen knocked his head, transferring Hennessy, who did not interfere this time. It was the 35th goal of the striker since the beginning of the season in all the tournaments and his 150th goal in his club career.
Tottenham climbed to fourth place with 55 points - two more than Chelsea, who is visiting Manchester United. The Red Devils are now third with a point in front of the Spurs.
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