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2025/26 Premier League
Matchday 18
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
Selhurst Park
London, England
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Kick-off is at 16h30
Crystal Palace will square off with their London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, in the Premier League when they meet at Selhurst Park on 28 December.
Current Form
The Eagles suffered a 4-1 defeat to Leeds United away on 20 December and they are now winless in their last two matches in the league, losing both games.
Palace are also winless in their last three home matches in the Premier League, having registered two consecutive defeats and one draw at Selhurst Park.
Meanwhile, Tottenham succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool FC at home on 20 December and they are winless in their last two matches in the Premier League, losing both games.
Spurs are also winless in their last three away matches in the league, having recorded two defeats and one draw on the road.
Team News
Daniel Munoz, Cheick Doucouré, Daichi Kamada and Caleb Kporha are all on the Palace's injury list, but there are no suspension concerns for the London outfit.
The Eagles' star attacker Ismaila Sarr is on national duty at AFCON with Senegal.
City, on the other hand, Tottenham have Kota Takai, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke and Destiny Udogie on their injury list.
Spurs duo Cristian Romero and Xavier Simons are both suspended, while Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal) and Yves Bissouma (Mali) are on national duty at 2025 AFCON.
Quotes
"I think overall it was a good performance tonight, proud of the players and the team and how they responded," Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said after his side's defeat to Liverpool.
"I actually think the first 30 was also good from us and how we responded to setbacks through the game, something we have been working very hard on, because that is the biggest thing the best teams need to do.
"How do we respond to setbacks during a game because the best teams deal with it and move on and keep going, stick to the plan, we talked about it before, structure and everything. Today we did that excellently. There was great personality and character in the team."
Head-to-Head
Palace claimed a 2-0 win over Tottenham in their last meeting in the league, which was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in May 2025.
As a result, the Eagles are undefeated in their last two games in the Premier League against Spurs, having registered two successive wins.
Premier League matchday 18 fixtures
Kick-off times
Friday, 26 December
20:00 - Manchester United v Newcastle United
Saturday, 27 December
12:30 - Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
15:00 - Arsenal FC v Brighton and Hove Albion
15:00 - Brentford FC v AFC Bournemouth
15:00 - Burnley FC v Everton FC
15:00 - Liverpool FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00 - West Ham United v Fulham FC
17:30 - Chelsea FC v Aston Villa
Sunday, 28 December
14:00 - Sunderland AFC v Leeds United
16:30 - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
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