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    Wilfried Zaha opened his account for the season against Spurs

    Odsonne Edouard scored twice on his debut as Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the season to end 10-man Tottenham's 100% Premier League start.

    Wilfried Zaha set the Eagles on their way, rolling in from the spot after Ben Davies was penalised for handball, before substitute Edouard added a second and third late on.

    French forward Edouard, a deadline-day signing from Celtic, introduced himself to the Selhurst Park faithful in fine fashion, turning in Zaha's cross 28 seconds after coming on and then steering in Conor Gallagher's pass.

    The result moves Palace up to 11th in the table and it was no more than they deserved after a dominant display against the league leaders.

    The hosts were well on top even before Japhet Tanganga's dismissal, with the Spurs defender collecting two yellow cards in the space of five minutes before the hour mark.

    That saw a second defensive reorganisation of the afternoon for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, with Eric Dier hobbling off on 12 minutes after being on the receiving end of a clattering challenge by Palace's Jordan Ayew.

    Even so Spurs, who barely offered any threat of their own, had looked relatively solid until their late capitulation.

    Is Edouard the answer to Palace's problems?

    Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham: 'Good team performance' delights Vieira

    Palace's problems in attack have been well documented over the past two seasons, when they have had one of the worst goalscoring records in the top flight.

    They also began this match having managed just five efforts on target this season, the lowest of any club in the Premier League.

    And while they displayed plenty of early endeavour, pressing forward for long periods, they at times looked short of ideas and the precision needed to unlock a well-drilled Spurs defence.

    Conor Gallagher saw a close-range first-half effort well saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but thereafter Ayew's stinging shot, blocked by Dele Alli, represented their best opportunity to score.

    That is until Zaha scored from the spot and Edouard arrived to provide a new dimension.

    His goal 28 seconds after coming on as a substitute is the fastest by a player on their Premier League debut and immediately highlighted his predatory skills, taking a touch to set himself before placing the ball into the bottom right corner.

    Eight minutes later it was more of the same, raising hopes that Palace may finally have found a solution to a longstanding problem.

    Flat Spurs fall short

    Crystal Palace 3-0 Tottenham: Nuno Espirito Santo offers no excuses

    There were few redeeming features on a difficult afternoon for Spurs.

    With Son Heung-min absent through injury the visitors were outplayed from start to finish, mustering a solitary shot on target in a subdued performance.

    Emerson Royal endured a tough initiation to his Tottenham career with Zaha twisting and turning him inside out on several occasions.

    And Tanganga's impetuosity, collecting a booking after robustly challenging Zaha and then another after mistiming a tackle on Ayew, ensured he was serenaded with chants of "cheerio" from the home fans.

    Player of the match

    ÉdouardOdsonne Édouard

    with an average of 8.93

    Crystal Palace

    1. Squad number22Player nameÉdouard

      Average rating

      8.93

    2. Squad number23Player nameGallagher

      Average rating

      8.22

    3. Squad number11Player nameZaha

      Average rating

      8.06

    4. Squad number3Player nameMitchell

      Average rating

      7.53

    5. Squad number6Player nameGuéhi

      Average rating

      7.48

    6. Squad number7Player nameOlise

      Average rating

      7.41

    7. Squad number18Player nameMcArthur

      Average rating

      7.33

    8. Squad number16Player nameAndersen

      Average rating

      7.32

    9. Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic

      Average rating

      7.23

    10. Squad number8Player nameKouyaté

      Average rating

      7.13

    11. Squad number2Player nameWard

      Average rating

      7.08

    12. Squad number13Player nameGuaita

      Average rating

      6.94

    13. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

      Average rating

      6.83

    14. Squad number20Player nameBenteke

      Average rating

      6.69

    Tottenham Hotspur

    1. Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
      Average rating

      4.09

    2. Squad number14Player nameRodon
      Average rating

      3.93

    3. Squad number1Player nameLloris
      Average rating

      3.51

    4. Squad number20Player nameAlli
      Average rating

      3.48

    5. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
      Average rating

      3.46

    6. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
      Average rating

      3.43

    7. Squad number3Player nameReguilón
      Average rating

      3.35

    8. Squad number29Player nameSkipp
      Average rating

      3.20

    9. Squad number15Player nameDier
      Average rating

      3.15

    10. Squad number33Player nameDavies
      Average rating

      2.95

    11. Squad number25Player nameTanganga
      Average rating

      2.93

    12. Squad number10Player nameKane
      Average rating

      2.93

    13. Squad number8Player nameWinks
      Average rating

      2.92

    Line-ups

    Crystal Palace

    Formation 4-3-3

    • 13Guaita
    • 2Ward
    • 16Andersen
    • 6Guéhi
    • 3Mitchell
    • 23GallagherBooked at 89mins
    • 8Kouyaté

      Substituted forMilivojevicat 67'minutes

    • 18McArthur
    • 9J Ayew

      Substituted forOliseat 86'minutes

    • 20Benteke

      Substituted forÉdouardat 84'minutes

    • 11ZahaBooked at 53mins

    Substitutes

    • 1Butland
    • 4Milivojevic
    • 5Tomkins
    • 7Olise
    • 12Hughes
    • 17Clyne
    • 22Édouard
    • 34Kelly
    • 44Riedewald

    Tottenham

    Formation 4-1-2-1-2

    • 1Lloris
    • 12Leite de Souza Junior
    • 25TangangaBooked at 58mins
    • 15Dier

      Substituted forRodonat 12'minutes

    • 3Reguilón
    • 29Skipp
    • 5Højbjerg
    • 8Winks

      Substituted forDaviesat 60'minutes

    • 20Alli
    • 10Kane
    • 27Lucas MouraBooked at 81mins

    Substitutes

    • 2Doherty
    • 11Gil
    • 14Rodon
    • 22Gollini
    • 28Ndombele
    • 33Davies
    • 44Scarlett
    • 49Omole
    • 54Markanday
    Referee:
    Jonathan Moss

    Match Stats

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    1. Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

    2. Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

    3. Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.

    4. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    5. Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

    6. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    7. Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).

    8. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    9. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.

    10. Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.

    11. Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.

    12. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Christian Benteke.

    13. Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

    14. Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    15. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

    16. Hand ball by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).

    17. Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.

    18. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.

    19. Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).

    20. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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