Tottenham Hotspur have been coming back from a horrendous defeat against Brighton before the international break, where the Seagulls found a way to break a five-game winning streak that the Lilywhites were enjoying and in a memorable way. Ange Postecoglou’s side are trying to build on another streak, one they started with a splendid performance against West Ham United last weekend.
The North Londoners continued their form in the midweek following a narrow win against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League fixture on Thursday night.
Sutton warns Spurs of Palace threat
Spurs will now face a struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday as they travel to Selhurst Park, and it’s a massive opportunity to get another three points onboard and kickstart their ambitions to finish in a Champions League qualification place. However, Chris Sutton has fired an early warning to Ange Postecoglou’s side, stating that everything wouldn’t go their way against the Eagles like it did against the Hammers last weekend.
Oliver Glasner’s side are struggling this season as they come into the game without registering any wins this season and are in the relegation zone. However, despite their struggles, Sutton believes they will play a very close game against Tottenham this weekend.
He pointed out that Palace would be a more potent threat on the counters than West Ham were last week. And went on to suggest that Palace offensive players would love to play Spurs high defensive line.
Speaking on BBC Sport, the former Celtic striker said:
“Crystal Palace are desperate to get their first league win of the season, but any sort of positive result would do after losing their past three games. I am backing Tottenham, although I am a bit concerned about the fitness of Son Heung-min, who is back from injury but was rested for their Europa League game with AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
“Tiredness could affect other players. Spurs play high-pressing and high-energy football and I wonder what playing twice a week will do to them. So Palace should pose more of a threat, but Spurs blew West Ham away and, while this will be a lot closer, I still expect them to win.”
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