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Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

By Vayam Lahoti

Hodgson and Mourinho are set to lead their troops to battle on Sunday afternoon
Hodgson and Mourinho are set to lead their troops to battle on Sunday afternoon / Pool/Getty Images
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Tottenham travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on Sunday looking to keep their spot at the top of the Premier League table intact.

Jose Mourinho's men are in devastating form and can stretch their unbeaten record in all competitions to 11 games should they avoid defeat.

Palace enter the tie off the back of a convincing 5-1 win over relegation-threatened West Brom and would cause a major upset with any kind of positive result.

Here's 90min's preview of the game.

Where to Watch

When Is Kick Off? Sunday 13 December
What Time Is Kick Off? 14:15 (GMT)
Where Is it Played? Selhurst Park
TV Channel/Live Stream? Sky Sports Main Event (UK), fuboTV (US)
Referee? Kevin Friend

Team News

Mourinho will call upon several first team stars, with only Giovani Lo Celso and Sergio Reguilon among the Premier League regulars who started the 2-0 win over Antwerp on Thursday night.

Serge Aurier remains doubtful, while Erik Lamela is expected to be out for the visitors.

Tyrick Mitchell may not be fit in time to feature
Tyrick Mitchell may not be fit in time to feature / Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

The Eagles will be missing the injured quartet of Martin Kelly, Connor Wickham, Wayne Hennessey and Nathan Ferguson.

Tyrick Mitchell will be monitored but otherwise Palace have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday's Selhurst Park derby.

Predicted Lineups

Crystal Palace: Guaita; Clyne, Kouyate, Cahill, Van Aanholt; Schlupp, Milivojevic, McArthur; Eze, Benteke, Zaha.

Tottenham: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Sissoko, Højbjerg, Ndombele; Bergwijn, Kane, Kane.

Recent Form

Tottenham are building momentum, coming into the clash with seemingly championship-winning form under serial winner Mourinho.

Spurs are unbeaten in eight away league matches since early July, winning five of those and keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three.

The Eagles returned to winning ways after defeats to Burnley and Newcastle by smashing West Brom, with Christian Benteke back among the goals.

Here's how each side has fared in their previous five outings in all competitions.

Crystal Palace

West Brom 1-5 Crystal Palace (6/12)
Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle (27/11)
Burnley 1-0 Crystal Palace (23/11)
Crystal Palace 1-4 Leeds United (7/11)
Wolves 2-0 Crystal Palace (30/10)

Tottenham

Tottenham 2-0 Antwerp (10/12)
Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal (6/12)
LASK 3-3 Tottenham (3/12)
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham (29/11)
Tottenham 4-0 Ludogorets (26/11)

Prediction

Tottenham are brimming with confidence and boast excellent statistics in all areas of the pitch. The deadly duo of Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are on fire and Hodgson will be wary of the threat posed by the pair.

Palace seem to struggle in this fixture and though they've found their feet up front in the past month or so, it remains to be seen whether they can split open a solid Spurs backline.

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are in sensational form going into the derby
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are in sensational form going into the derby / GLYN KIRK/Getty Images

Palace will be no pushovers but all things considered it's difficult to see past a comfortable Spurs derby win.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Tottenham