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Good evening. There’s still time for one more Premier League game today and it’s a London derby. I’ll bring you team news, some build-up and then full coverage of the game as Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace travel north of the river to face Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur. It should be a good one (well, it might be a good one… fingers crossed).

Premier League / Matchday 27
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 07.03.2021
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Marcus Foley

Updated 07/03/2021 at 21:11 GMT


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The final whistle goes and Spurs have been too good for Palace this evening. It finishes 4-1, with Harry Kane bagging two goals and two assists, and Gareth Bale scoring a brace himself. Palace’s unbeaten run comes to an end, but they’ll pick themselves up and have Wilfried Zaha back in action now too, which is always a bonus. Thanks for joining me, it’s been a pleasure.
94'
Lucas Moura jinks to the byline and slams a ball across the face of goal. It’s the sort of delivery that leaves the forwards looking a bit silly, with Vinicius very close to it, but in truth it was far too heavy from Lucas for anyone to react in time.
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Next up for Tottenham it’s a Europa League first-leg tie against Zagreb, and then it’s the small matter of Arsenal next weekend.
92'
Spurs are coasting now. They are in a decent bit of form over recent weeks and this result sends them within two points of the top four. There's hope for a strong season yet.
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There will be five minutes of added time. Not entirely sure where five came from, but five it is.
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It’s Zaha causing trouble again and he’s far too good for Doherty, who picks up a booking for taking the Palace man down.
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Zaha does brilliantly down the right and pings a cross right across the face of goal. The flag is up so it wouldn’t have counted even if a teammate could have got a touch.
84'
Crystal Palace know that their race is run tonight, but it’s been a reasonable performance from Roy Hodgson’s side and you’d put good money on them picking up the handful of points they need to secure safety in the next few weeks.
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What a performance from Harry Kane. Two goals, two assists, and an early rest to boot! He's quite a player.
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Goals2
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Blocked Shots1
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GOOOOAAALLL!!! Harry Kane has his second of the night and that is a superb team goal. Erik Lamela picks the ball up in the final third and keeps his composure to chip a gem of a pass over the top of the defence to Son. The South Korean volleys it first time back across goal and Kane nods home. VAR checks it, but Kane was behind Son when he crossed so that can’t be offside. 4-1!
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75'
Lamela, who has looked lively since coming on, jinks in-field and slams a shot towards goal that is well blocked. A fourth would mean Spurs could really relax here – at 3-1 it’s not quite safe yet.
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Benteke’s night is over. His header was superb, but he’s had very little to work with since then and his tired legs are given a rest. It’s Mateta who comes on.
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Harry Winks also makes way, with Moussa Sissoko coming on.
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Free Kicks4
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Gareth Bale’s evening is over and the Welshman is replaced by Erik Lamela.
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Goals2
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Zaha skips forward and picks up the ball again as the move carries on. He drifts on to his left foot and unleashes from the edge of the box, but his shot comes back off the upright and Spurs clear.
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Bale plays a raking pass out to Reguilon who does well to hold onto the ball with no support and win a throw. That ends a rare spell of possession for Palace.
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Zaha does almost get in, just as I write that, but Doherty gets back to nod the ball away from a corner.
63'
Poor Zaha has barely had a touch of the ball since making his return to action. Spurs are controlling possession too so he’s largely making runs with no reward.
61'
A corner (which should have been a free-kick only for the referee to incorrectly overrule the assistant) is headed wide by Harry Kane. Spurs are playing some nice football now, they’ve been great since the break.