Follow the Tottenham idyll on Boxing Day. The ‘spurs’ thrashed a depleted Crystal Palace (3-0) to continue their climb in the Premier and incidentally extend their excellent streak on the Christmas season of the English league: since they fell to Portsmouth (2-0) in 2003, they are already 18 years undefeated on December 26 (14 wins and 4 draws).
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Hand in hand with Antonio Conte, Tottenham has become a competitive team fighting to regain its place in the noble area of the table. Under his tutelage the ‘spurs’ have not lost in the league since last October 30, with 4 wins and 2 draws, and they already occupy the fifth position, 6 points behind Arsenal despite still having three games pending dispute.
The duel was endangered by the outbreak that plagues Crystal Palace, who showed up for the appointment with several footballers on sick leave due to Covid, as well as his coach Patrick Vieira, also infected. But the Premier decided to continue with what was established and not mutilate a Boxing Day that already had three games postponed.
That favored a Tottenham that solved the ballot at the hands of Lucas Moura and Harry Kane. The Brazilian intervened in the three goals of the afternoon, scoring the second before the first 45 minutes were completed.
The ‘spurs’ tipped the balance with two quick transitions scented by Lucas and Emerson Royal’s paulista. The extreme, a rocket to the counter, assisted Kane in the 1-0 and then the former Barça and Betis put a candy to his compatriot to increase the income.
Kane’s goal had its one, as he equaled Robbie Fowler and both share the title of being the highest scoring player on the Boxing Day match.
The second half was a mere formality for Tottenham, as Wilfried Zaha buried any possibility for Palace to scratch something positive when he was sent off at 37 ‘.
The sentence was put by Son at 74 ‘thanks to another great assist from Lucas, the footballer of the match by some’ spurs’ on the rise.