"Archie Gray scored his first goal in senior football to give Tottenham and under-pressure boss Thomas Frank a vital win at Crystal Palace this afternoon. Gray pounced three minutes before the break to hand the visitors a victory they just about deserved despite a performance that displayed little cohesion. Palace were the dominant side for long spells but Spurs carried plenty of threat on the break, Richarlison having two goals chalked off for offside and Wilson Odobert seeing a late effort crash back off the post."
"The victory moves Spurs up to 11th, a point and two places behind Palace. Palace dominated the early stages, looking sharp on the ball and pressing Spurs back and yet it was the visitors who almost grabbed the opener after 16 minutes. Pedro Porro supplied the cross from the right and Richarlison slid the ball home only for the celebrations to be muted by the VAR ruling the goal out for an offside against Lucas Bergvall in the build-up."
"Jean-Philippe Mateta was causing the Tottenham defence problems and he fizzed a shot inches wide three minutes later. The Frenchman then headed over and midfielder Will Hughes was off-target with a shot as Palace continued to threaten. Spurs had offered very little going forward but ensured they went into half-time in the lead when Richarlison nodded a partially cleared corner backwards for Gray to glance past Dean Henderson from close range."
Archie Gray scored his first senior goal three minutes before half-time to give Tottenham a narrow victory at Crystal Palace. Tottenham produced a disjointed performance but threatened on the break, with Richarlison having two goals ruled out for offside and Wilson Odobert hitting the post late on. Palace dominated long spells and created several chances through Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne and others, but failed to convert. Spurs defended resolutely and took the single decisive moment from a partially cleared corner. The win moves Tottenham up to 11th, one point behind Palace.
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