please log in to view this image Tottenham Hotspur host Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane on Saturday 11th January 2014, 2013 KO 15:00, in the 21st round of matches in the 2013-14 season. Spurs come into the game in 6th place on 37 points with Palace in 18th place on 17 points. This will be the 93rd time the two clubs have played each other and the first at the Lane since December 2004. Crystal Palace were founded in 1905 by the builders of the Crystal Palace (hence The Glaziers nickname) and played their first matches at the old Cup Final ground. They joined the Southern League Second Division for season 1905-06 and won promotion at the first attempt. The first meeting between the two clubs came in the Southern League First Division in October 1906 with Spurs winning 3-0 at White Hart Lane and going on to do the double with a 1-0 away win in February 1907. The 1907-08 season was the last for Tottenham in the Southern League and the two games against Palace ended with a win each. The clubs also played in the Western League that season with a win for both teams. Spurs & Palace were regular opponents during the First World War and Tottenham enjoyed a run of nine consecutive wins against Palace during this period. The first competitive game after WW1 came in the 1st Round (modern 3rd Round) of the FA Cup in January 1924 at The Nest in Croydon with Palace winning 2-0. They had previously played their games Herne Hill, Norwood and moved into their purpose-built stadium at Selhurst Park later in 1924. Tottenham and Palace played several matches during World War Two with honours generally being fairly even. Crystal Palace played their first season in the Top Flight of English Football in the 1969-70 season with Spurs winning both First Division matches 2-0. Jimmy Pearce and Martin Chivers got the goals at Selhurst Park while Alan Mullery and Steve Perryman were the scorers at White Hart Lane. The clubs were also drawn together in the 4th Round of the 1969-70 FA Cup with Palace progressing after a 1-0 win in the replayed match in South London after the first game was goalless at the Lane. Palace remained in the First Division for a further three seasons with Spurs winning four of the six matches and drawing the other two. The clubs met in Division Two in 1977-78 with Spurs winning 2-1 at Selhurst Park (Ian Moores & John Duncan) and Palace getting a 2-2 draw at the Lane with Glenn Hoddle scoring a brace for Spurs. Tottenham won promotion at the end of that season. Crystal Palace were back in the First Division for season 1979-80 and both matches against Tottenham were drawn. The first Football League Cup game came in September 1980 with a 0-0 3rd Round draw at White Hart Lane followed by a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park in the replay with Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle and Garth Crooks all scoring. The Eagles were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 but only lasted a season before being relegated. They returned for the 1994-95 season but fared no better and were again relegated. Their third season came in 1997-98 but failed to establish themselves and were relegated. Palace were back again for the 2004-05 season but once again dropped down to the Championship. The game at Selhurst Park in August 2013 was settled by a 50th minute Roberto Soldado penalty after Dean Moxey handled Aaron Lennon's cross. The nine Premier League matches played between the two clubs resulted in three wins to Spurs and two to Palace with four games drawn. Overall, Tottenham have won 41 of the 92 matches played so far with Crystal Palace winning 25 games and the remaining 26 drawn. please log in to view this image Full Record of Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace Matches 1906-2014 please log in to view this image They Played for Spurs & Palace... Clive Allen Dean Austin Chris Armstrong Jimmy Bauchop Ken Bennett Ted Birnie John Bostock Terry Boyle John Brearley Johnny Brooks Arthur Crompton Jason Cundy Edgar Davids Chris Day Bill Dodge Dickie Dowsett Terry Fenwick Mike Flanagan Gerry Francis (Palace player & manager of both clubs) Anthony Gardner Johnny Gavin George Graham (Palace player, Spurs manager) Andy Gray Bob Hewitson Charlie Hewitt Phil Holder Roger Hoy Archie Hughes Steffen Iversen Chris Jones John Lacy David Levene Jimmy McCormick Bobby Mimms Alan Mullery (Spurs player, Palace manager) Jonathan Obika Gary O'Reilly Alan Pardew George Payne Derek Possee Ron Reynolds (Spurs player, Palace scout) Wayne Routledge Arthur Rowe (spurs player & manager, Palace manager & director) Neil Ruddock Charlie Rundle Cyril Spiers (Spurs player, Palace manager) Neil Sullivan Paul Stewart Perry Suckling (Palace player, Spurs goalkeeping coach) Peter Taylor Jack Tresadren (manager of both clubs) Andy Turner David Tuttle Dennis Uphill Terry Venables (also manager of both clubs) Ernie Walley (Spurs player, Palace caretaker manager) Claude Watson please log in to view this image Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-2014 Crystal Palace Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1996-2014 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
There is the potential embarrassing thought of chamakh scoring the winner who has been transformed under Pullis.
I don't see this game as the Soldado confidence boosting rugby score that some in Spurfs Pred. Lg. seem to think.
I guess it'd be one of the most tenuous "they played for both"s but I remember reading last year that Nathaniel Clyne was in our academy.
Defoe, Sandro, Holtby and Townsend all featured in training today. Good sign. Capoue has decided to become a ninja, instead: please log in to view this image
There's an under 21 friendly tomorrow against Charlton. It wouldn't be a surprise if some of the players returning from injury, were to feature.
"Probably the only way he can get on the pitch these days" Probably why Sherwood says he's never seen much of Capoue.
Palace are almost like a different side under Pulis This has all the makings of a game that we expect to win but fail to do so. I'd still play Soldado - drop him now and we may lose him completely. Stick with him and he may just recover.
Sherwood will have had an entire week with them on the training field so can we expect to score from a set piece?
Pullis is a good manager and each time you mentioned his name to fans of clubs without a manager, the reaction would either be to laugh or say "**** off"! he knows what hes doing and I think he fell into a rut at Stoke which happens when you're at a club too long but now hes more relaxed and you can see that by the way he has got Chamakh working hard and overall Palace have been playing some decent football. They have moved Ward into midfield and Gabbidon has been excellent at centre back and Dwight Gayle looks an exciting player. I'm not expecting an easy game as Pulis will have them organised.
My boss is Palace so we'b better win - especially with my only other coworker being a Liverpooler. I don't want to take more stick. COYS
Ok Spurs. No more charity! We've already helped the underprivelidged ie West Ham and Arsenal.Time to start earning your wages....your not playing for free.....are you? ....and remember,Palace will be parking the bus!
