Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping to return to winning ways when his side host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, agencies write.
Tottenham actually find themselves below their south London counterparts in the embryonic Premier League table and will be desperate to change that come 5pm on Saturday.Any pressure on Spurs was alleviated after the draw at Arsenal, but anything less than three points on Saturday will only further fuel their doubters.
Crystal Palace have had a typically mixed and unpredictable start to the 2019-20 season.Hodgson's side were not phased a jot though, and produced a disciplined counter-attacking display that stunned their hosts, with Patrick van Aanholt scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.
This unexpected win meant that Palace are now the opposition team to have most recently won at Old Trafford, the Etihad, Anfield and the Emirates in the Premier League.
Having lost 2-0 in the inaugural match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back in April, Palace would dearly love to add Spurs' new home to their list of scalps.
After the United win came a typical fall back to Earth for the Eagles, losing on penalties to League Two Colchester United after a side featuring the likes of Christian Benteke, Andros Townsend and for the last half an hour Zaha produced a woefully toothless display.
They bounced back immediately with a cagey 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Selhurst Park which took them into the top four, a position they would love to keep hold of beyond Saturday afternoon.
Once again Tottenham have struggled with injuries early on in this new campaign.
Summer signing Giovani Lo Celso has yet to start a match for his new club, and it is likely he now won't until November at the earliest having picked up an injury on Argentina duty.
Juan Foyth remains unavailable with an ankle problem picked up against Bayern Munich in pre-season.
There is a chance, however, that Saturday could see the returns of Tanguy Ndombele, Eric Dier, Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Sessegnon. The foursome have all spent much of the season's early stages on the treatment table.
Roy Hodgson's injury issues are all in the defensive department, with centre-backs James Tomkins, Scott Dann and Martin Kelly all unavailable for Saturday's match. Neither side have any players suspended.
