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Eze scored twice, Crystal Palace won away, Spurs fell to 17th place

2:09am, 14 May 2025【Football】

On the evening of May 11, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away, tying the team's record of 49 points in a single season in the Premier League, consolidating its mid-range position in the league. Tottenham, who had just advanced to the European League final, suffered a Waterloo and fell to 17th place.

Perhaps affected by the mid-week UEFA Cup final, Tottenham Hotspur's performance at the beginning of the game was a disaster. Less than 10 minutes into the opening game, Crystal Palace almost opened its first record. Eze accurately passed and found Munos who drove straight into the right. The full-back who was in full swing calmly made a pass, and Saar easily pushed the ball into the penalty area. But VAR determined that Matteta was offside during the offense and the goal was invalid.

Spurs still find it difficult to control the rhythm of the game since then. Five minutes later, goalkeeper Kincin saved Munos' close-range shot. When the game ended 20 minutes ago, the goalkeeper made a magic save again. Facing Matta's close attack, he reacted quickly and kept the ball out.

Crystal Palace's goal seems to be just a matter of time. A long-range heavy artillery was slightly off after being refracted, which sounded the alarm for the visiting team. In stoppage time, Muñoz showed his strength again. He broke into the penalty area and returned. Eze scored a goal from ten yards, rewriting the score to 1-0.

The game progresses are exactly the same. Tottenham, eager to equalize, pressed heavily, but was seized by Crystal Palace. In the 60th minute, Eze and Sal played a delicate cooperation. Eze first pretended to knock Sal down, and then responded to the latter's cross from the right, calmly pushed the ball near the penalty point and scored twice.

Tottenham's offense was not very good throughout the game, and the data of only one shot direct is enough to illustrate the problem. On the contrary, Crystal Palace was in a tide. Sardio's arc ball hit the post in the 75th minute, almost expanding the score to 3-0.

Considering the upcoming Europa League final, Tottenham obviously retained it. There was no sign of a counterattack in the whole game after the game ended, Crystal Palace will welcome the FA Cup final next week, while Tottenham swallowed the bitter fruit of falling to 17th place in the standings.