Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur stats

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Season: 2013-2014

Game 1Sunday 18 August 2013
13:30 Crystal Palace v Tottenham (Sky) - Promoted

Match Statistics

• Palace have found the net in all but one of their previous eight Premier League fixtures against Spurs.
• Tottenham have only won two of their last 12 opening Barclays Premier League games (D4 L6).
• Spurs lost their last Premier League game against Crystal Palace; 0-3 in January 2005 at Selhurst Park.
• The Eagles have lost only one of their last six Premier League games against Spurs.
• Both Palace and their opponents have scored in all four of the Eagle’s previous opening day fixtures in the Premier League.
• Against no other side have Palace scored more Premier League goals than they have managed against Spurs (10).
• This will be the 16th time Tottenham have played away from home in their opening Premier League game, a competition-record.
• The Eagles won 16 penalties in the Championship last season, including the one in the playoff final that took them to the Premier League. This was more than any other side.
• The last time Crystal Palace opened up a Premier League campaign on home soil, they were beaten 1-6 by Liverpool.
• Palace striker Glenn Murray scored more goals than any other player in the Championship in 2012-13 (30) but sustained a serious knee injury in the playoffs.

Previous articles:

Spurs - a window of opportunity
Fixtures by Finishing Position
Opening day Premier League fixture history

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