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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Opening Day Fixtures Arsenal 14 Spurs 6

First game of the season stats suggest we have been a little hard done by over the years, is that because Arsenal get preferential treatment from the Premier League with 14 home games in 21 seasons?

Since the Premier League started in 1992-93 we have only been given 6 opening game home fixtures
W2 D2 L1 F6 A5

We have only had 2 home fixtures in the last 9 years and only 3 in the last 12 years.

Our overall record in the Premier League era in the first game of the season is: W6 D6 L9 F21 A26

The teams we have beaten are: 
Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town
Portsmouth
Liverpool

We have drawn against: 
Southampton
Manchester City (twice)
Aston Villa
Everton
Liverpool

We have lost against: 
Manchester United (twice)
Wimbledon
West Ham United
Birmingham City
Bolton Wanderers
Sunderland
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United

Perhaps to balance it out we might actually be awarded a penalty this year!

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Premier League Season Opener Against Manchester City

Our season as one of the recognised Top Four™ kicks off against Manchester City at White Hart Lane on Saturday, 14th August 2010.

That's a nice and easy one to get off to...

Looking down the fixtures list, we don't get to play a Top Four™ side until 30th October, where we play Manchester United up at Old Trafford.

The good news is that the fixtures are fairly ordered for a change. You won't see us playing the top 3 in quick succession. In fact, in the first 5 matches after the City game, we get to play all the W's (Wigan, at home, 28th August | West Brom, away, 11th September | Wolves, at home, 18th September | West Ham, away on 25th September).

For more news on all the 2010/2011 Premier League Fixtures, go to the Tottenham Official Site.

When you're there, make a note of how many points you think we'll be on up until the end of September 2010.

Here's my prediction:

Manchester City | Home | Win
Stoke | Away | Win
Wigan | Home | Win
West Brom | Away | Draw
Wolves | Home | Win
West Ham | Away | Draw

Total Predicted Points: 14.


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