Crystal Palace see off struggling Tottenham in FA Cup
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur went out of their second domestic cup competition in four days as Crystal Palace's Connor Wickham and Andros Townsend struck first-half goals to secure a 2-0 FA Cup victory in a lively fourth-round clash on Sunday.
Spurs, beaten by Chelsea in a League Cup semi-final penalty shootout on Thursday, had their woes compounded in a dismal opening period when Kieran Trippier shot wide from the penalty spot after Patrick van Aanholt brought down Juan Foyth.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, already missing striker Harry Kane and midfielder Dele Alli through injury and with South Korea forward Son Heung-min on his way back from the Asian Cup, rested Christian Eriksen among a raft of changes from last weekend's Premier League win at Fulham.
The hosts took the lead against the run of play in the ninth minute as Wickham, whose Palace career had stalled due to a serious knee injury suffered in 2016, tapped in from close range on his first start for the club in 792 days.
The 25-year-old forward was in the right place to capitalise after Jeffrey Schlupp glided past the Spurs defence only to have his shot from the right parried away by keeper Paulo Gazzaniga.
Palace doubled their lead with a penalty in the 34th minute through Townsend, who sent Gazzaniga the wrong way, after defender Kyle Walker-Peters inexplicably handled a high ball.
Julian Speroni, who had made a fine double save to deny Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, was also solid after the break as he helped Roy Hodgson's team to victory.
What time does it start?
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at 4:00pm (GMT) on Sunday 27 January.
Where can I watch it?
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 3:30pm (GMT).
BT Sport subscribers can stream the action online or watch via the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
Harry Winks: In the absence of key players Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min, Harry Winks has stepped up to the plate in recent weeks. The 22-year-old scored a last-minute winner at Fulham last weekend, and his drive and intensity was evident during Thursday night’s Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea.
Form guide…
Crystal Palace: DLWWLL
Spurs: WWWLWL
Odds…
Crystal Palace to win: 9/5
Spurs to win: 8/5
Draw: 11/5
Prediction…
Tottenham to win 2-0
84 minutes
Final change from Maurizio Sarri. Leading disciple Jorginho is on for Ross Barkley.
87 minutes
A completely unnecessary overhead kick from Olivier Giroud as Jorginho slightly undercooks a lofted pass forward. He's got previous in that regard, but Giroud can't find the target as he catches the ball a touch to early and sends it five-or-so yards wide.
89 minutes
Another Cruyff turn from Callum Hudson-Odoi, this time 40 yards from goal, but equally effective in creating space. His chip forward for Mateo Kovacic is less so.
90 + 1 minutes
The home crowd somewhat roar on Willian as he pushes for a hat-trick, surging at the Wednesday defence and cutting inside, but firing well wide of goal with a mishit effort.
Simple for Chelsea, overcoming an overturned penalty scare early on and progressing safely through to the fifth round with a Willian brace.
A lovely goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi also included in that three-goal win. His second in a Chelsea shirt - will it be his last before a move to Bayern Munich?
That's all from us here this evening. A disappointing week for Tottenham continued with defeat against a very professional Crystal Palace earlier, before Chelsea progressed in very comfortable fashion as VAR again proved its worth.
They'll both be in the pot for the fifth round draw tomorrow night. For all the reaction to this weekend's FA Cup action, stay with The Independent.
One more game yet to come in the fourth round with Barnet and Brentford battling tomorrow night before a full midweek package of Premier League continues the footballing frenzy, with Deadline Day to come on Thursday, too.
But for now, I've been Harry Latham-Coyle - thank you for joining me.
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