A typical Tottenham performance, you might say. After scoring four at home to West Ham last weekend and following it up with three points in the Europa League on Thursday, Spurs were downed by struggling Crystal Palace as they secured their first win of the season.

Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a Jean-Philippe Mateta goal to finally claim their first win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone.

Tottenham lost ground on the teams above them in the race for a top four place after they were defeated 1-0 by Crystal Palace. Jean Philippe Mateta scored the decisive goal after 30 minutes of a scrappy game in which Spurs never got into their groove as ...