Tottenham host Palace as Spurs seek third straight league win

Tottenham Hotspur are scheduled to host Crystal Palace in a Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, October 31, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. UK time. Tottenham are seeking a third consecutive league victory after beating Coventry City and Chelsea in their last two matches. The fixture comes with both teams near the bottom of the early-season table. Tottenham have nine points from eight matches and are 14th, while Palace have seven points from eight and are 17th. Those standings leave each side looking for points, but the pre-match reports do not establish how the game will end. Tottenham’s recent league wins followed a difficult start to the campaign. The victory over Coventry City was the club’s first league win of the season, and it was followed by a 2-0 win at Chelsea. In that match, Mike Penders turned the ball into his own net before Mathys Tel scored Tottenham’s second goal. Manager Roberto De Zerbi said Destiny Udogie would be available for the Palace match and that James Maddison would be included in the matchday squad. De Zerbi also said Savio, Mykhailo Mudryk, Tosin and Lucas Bergvall would remain unavailable. The update differs from a...