# Spurs see off Crystal Palace after Mateta’s early red to pile pressure on Sage

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spurs-see-off-crystal-palace-after-matetas-early-red-to-pile-pressure-on-sage/
- Published: 2026-10-31T19:42:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T20:10:51+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/31/tottenham-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Mateta’s early red card left Palace with ten men.
- Gray and Van Hecke scored in Tottenham’s 2-0 win.
- Palace have lost three league matches in a row.

## Summary

Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 after Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off in the 13th minute, leaving Palace to play most of the match with ten men. The defeat was Palace’s third in a row in the league and left them in the bottom three, increasing uncertainty over manager Pierre Sage’s future.

Archie Gray opened the scoring with a header from a Mohammed Kudus corner, before Jan Paul van Hecke added a second after Antonin Kinsky had pushed his first header onto the bar. Tottenham secured a third consecutive win for the first time in 616 days and moved into the top half; Palace’s next league match is at home to Liverpool.

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