It’s finally here- the first game in the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! Originally, the state of the art facility was scheduled to open on September 15 against Liverpool, but several massive delays led to…hey, let’s just be happy that it’s opening this season.
Tottenham had two test matches over international break, and the stadium passed with flying colors, so expect the atmosphere to be absolutely rocking Wednesday night for a London derby. Let’s break down the Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace FYIs, before then going over the latest injury and fitness updates for both sides.
Kick-off is Wednesday April 3, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 7:45 pm GMT. After perusing the betting information via wettenerfahrungen.
The Google result prediction probability seems pretty congruent with those odds. The search engine behemoth projects the chances of a Tottenham win at 66%, a draw at 21%, with the likelihood of the visitors coming in and crashing the opening night party at 13%
The form guide is as follows: Tottenham Hotspur- LLDLL Crystal Palace- WLWLW. In terms of the all-time series history, the two London rivals have met 53 times previously. Spurs hold the higher ground with 28 wins, while Palace has claimed 11 victories, and 16 clashes have ended in stalemate.
We’ll have the link to the Spurs Starting XI Prediction for you shortly.
In looking at the injury and fitness situation, we’ll start with Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Eric Dier, who has endured a weird season from injury and illness hell, missed out on the weekend defeat at Liverpool, and now faces a race against the clock to be fit for this match.
Staying with the midfield, Harry Winks could be back in contention after missing the trip to Anfield, due to a strained hip flexor. Serge Aurier (pulled hamstring) might be fit to return as well. In shifting over to the visitors now, Aaron Wan-Bissaka returned to full fitness this past weekend, meaning manager Roy Hodgson has an almost fully fit squad.
The only real injury unavailable now is centre back Mamadou Sakho.
The Eagles come in 13th place, but with only three more points than the teams in the 15-17th table positions. They’re not in relegation danger territory, but a couple losses, plus a couple wins from the teams below them could definitely have them sweating with concern.
Final score prediction: Spurs 2, Palace 1
Yes, Tottenham’s form and results have been dreadful lately, but how they can let someone come in and christen their new home with an away side win? There will be too much will power and emotion to let that happen.
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, which is partnered with News Now. Banks, a former writer for NBC Chicago.com and Chicago Tribune.com, regularly appears as a guest pundit on WGN CLTV and co-hosts the “Let’s Get Weird, Sports” podcast on SB Nation.
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