Jean-Philippe Mateta's early red card left Crystal Palace a man down, and Tottenham took their Premier League winning run to three games. Only two weeks ago, Spurs were bottom of the table.
With their 2-0 win over rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon at home, Tottenham Hotspur are now winners of three straight and 8th overall in the Premier League.
Tottenham made it three wins on the bounce with victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday but one development might have been even more significant than the result.
Barcelona have found themselves in a difficult situation in recent weeks, with the defence suffering a number of injuries.
Hansi Flick is without Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde and Xavi Espart through injury.
Archie Gray has mostly been starting as a right back this season, and while he did make one start against Coventry a couple of weeks ago in his preferred midfield position for Tottenham Hotspur in what was their first win of the season, he has been back on the right side of the defense since then
Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace (Gray 25, Van Hecke 73’)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – For the first time in a long time, the vibes at Tottenham are superb again.
