Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Both of these two teams have cup finals to prepare for in the next ten days or so as Tottenham Hotspur face Crystal Palace in a London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this week.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 11th May, 2025: UK – 2:15pm / US ET – 9:15am / US PT – 6:15am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock
Tottenham Preview: UEL finalists
Ange Postecoglou said he always wins things in his second season and Tottenham Hotspur, who haven’t won a trophy in over 15 years, are in the UEFA Europa League final in ten days’ time against Manchester United at San Mames in Bilbao.
The Aussie coach oversaw a professional and mature, out of character Spurs performance as they defeated Bodo/Glimt by two goals to nil in the Arctic Circle in midweek to complete a 5-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.
Crystal Palace Preview: Focus on the cup
Crystal Palace, coached by the winner of the 2022 UEFA Europa League Oliver Glasner, also have a cup final to look forward to as the Eagles take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium next weekend.
They will be fully focused on that trip to north London so this trip to north London may be a bit cautious as players seek to avoid injury. They most recently shared a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park last week.
Tottenham Team News: Probable rotation
Son Heung-min didn’t travel to Norway in midweek as he is yet to regain match fitness so he remains a doubt for this weekend. Ange Postecoglou is likely to heavily rotate his Spurs side as they focus on UEFA Europa League final preparation.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Vicario; Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Sarr; Odobert, Richarlison, Tel
Unavailable: Dragusin (Injured), Bergvall (Injured), Maddison (Injured)
Questionable: Son (Fitness)
Crystal Palace Team News: Wharton out
England international Adam Wharton limped off against Nottingham Forest and is unavailable for this weekend but Glasner is hopeful that the Darwen-born midfielder will be back in training ahead of the cup final.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Unavailable: Riad (Injured), Doucoure (Injured), Wharton (Injured)
Questionable:
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Tottenham Hotspur will be buoyed by their performance and result in Norway the other day but they have shown they very rarely string results and performances together – and the fact is that most players will simply be seeking to avoid injury and miss out on the final. They face a Crystal Palace side that will want to refine things and ensure they also avoid injury ahead of the final next weekend but a fresher Eagles side, even with their own cup distraction, would seem the likelier victors in north London.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Tip: Double chance – Crystal Palace to win or draw
