The Big e-Spurs Preview - Tottenham vs. Crystal Palace

It's 25 years since Gazza's tears at Wembley. It's 55 years since Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay and friends completed the league and cup double. If history might not be on Spurs' side, current form suggests the class of 2016 are capable of rubbing shoulders with those legends as they chase success on three fronts.

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For Crystal Palace, the FA Cup offers the chance to revive a season that promised so much before Christmas.

Their recent slump has coincided with an injury to Yannick Bolasie, so his likely return is a massive boost.

And then there's the prospect of Emmanuel Adebayor returning to White Hart Lane....

Preview continues below.....



The Opposition


Full Name: Crystal Palace Football Club
Nickname(s): The Eagles, The Glaziers
Short Name: CPFC
Founded: 10 September 1905; 110 years ago
Ground: Selhurst Park
Capacity: 26,255
Owners: Steve Parish
Joshua Harris
David S. Blitzer
Jeremy Hosking
Martin Long
Stephen Browett
Co-chairmen: Steve Parish
Stephen Browett
Manager: Alan Pardew
League: Premier League
Current Position: 10th

The Last 5 - Tottenham

Europa League - Fiorentina 1-1 Tottenham
Premier League - Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham
Premier League - Tottenham 1-0 Watford
Premier League - Norwich 0-3 Tottenham
FA Cup - Colchester 1-4 Tottenham

The Last 5 - Crystal Palace

Premier League - Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford
Premier League - Swansea 1-1 Crystal Palace
Premier League - Crystal Palace 1-2 Bournemouth
FA Cup - Crystal Palace 1-0 Stoke
Premier League - Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham


Stat Attack

-Tottenham and Crystal Palace have played five games in the FA Cup and the away team has never scored a goal.

-Tottenham have won the last two FA Cup meetings by scores of 4-0 and 3-0.

- Spurs have already done the league double over Palace this season.

Teams News - Tottenham

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris misses out with a shoulder injury so Michel Vorm will again deputise.

Tom Carroll faces 10 days out after suffering a cut on his Achilles.

Teams News - Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace's Yannick Bolasie could make his first appearance of 2016 after recovering from a hip injury, while Bakary Sako is fit again after a month out with a hamstring problem.

Dwight Gayle and Joe Ledley could also make their comebacks from hamstring and thigh injuries respectively.


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Jason's View

This weekend it's back on the road to Wembley against in-form Crystal Palace, who we have already taken 6 points from this season.

The Europa tie at Fiorentina showed major rotation and it's hard to predict what side Poch will pick.

Kane was rested v Leicester in Rd3 but played the easier tie at Colchester in Rd4, the only player who hasn't had a rest recently is Eriksen.

Palace are horrendously out of form although ominously Adebuypoor did get on the score-sheet last week, and key player Bolassie is expected to return.

I'll go 2-1 with Adebayor to score but that's more of a guess than any prediction.

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