Tottenham Hotspur take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League today.
Pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Tottenham Hotspur will beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
Spurs enjoyed a sensational Wednesday night, as just two weeks after picking up a superb 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League, they beat the Spanish giants 3-1 at Wembley Stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino was once again hailed by fans and pundits after another superb display against last season’s Champions League winners, but it’s now back to league action this afternoon.
Spurs lost 1-0 at Manchester United last weekend to halt their momentum in the Premier League, and they must produce a response against London rivals Palace this afternoon.
The Eagles came from 2-0 down at home to West Ham United to pick up a 2-2 last weekend, with former Spurs target Wilfried Zaha scoring a last-gasp equaliser for Roy Hodgson’s struggling side.
Zaha will be relied upon heavily again today as Palace – who sit bottom of the Premier League table with four points from 10 games – look to spring a shock and pick up a positive result against Spurs.
Ahead of the game, pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Spurs won’t suffer from any sort of hangover from their win over Real Madrid, praising Pochettino for being ‘super prepared’.
Lawrenson added that he believes Tottenham will claim a 2-0 win, and whilst Palace may make things difficult for them, Hodgson’s men simply won’t have enough to get a resut.
“The confidence at Tottenham will be sky high after the performance and result against Real Madrid on Wednesday,” said Lawrenson. “I don’t think there is any chance of a hangover from that victory with Mauricio Pochettino in charge. He is super prepared. Palace may still be bottom but their performances have improved under Roy Hodgson: they beat Chelsea, should have had a point at Newcastle and then got a dramatic draw against West Ham last week.”
“He has improved them, but whether he can improve them enough remains to be seen. I look at Palace and I think ‘can they get enough points between now and 1 January – i.e. the transfer window – to give themselves a chance of attracting the players they think might keep them up?’ I see Palace filling in the space at Wembley and making it difficult for Spurs, but I don’t see them creating any problems,” he added.
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