Tottenham beat 10-man Crystal Palace 2-0 as Mateta's early red card piles pressure on Sage

Summary

Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0, with goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke, after Jean-Philippe Mateta was shown an early red card for Palace. The defeat was Palace's third straight league loss and increased pressure on manager Pierre Sage. Spurs recorded their third successive win, their first such run in 616 days, and moved into the top half of the table. Roberto De Zerbi was pleased at full time, and Spurs have had three full-time managers since their last run of this length.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   31 Oct 2026, 19:42 UTCSource ↗

   Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta received an early red card, condemning Palace to a third straight league defeat and leaving manager Pierre Sage's position under pressure, while goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke gave Tottenham a third successive win for the first time in 616 days and moved them into the top half.

2. BBC

   31 Oct 2026, 22:29 UTCSource ↗

   Crystal Palace lost 2-0 at Tottenham after Jean-Philippe Mateta was shown an early red card, increasing the pressure on manager Pierre Sage.