Tottenham crashed out of the FA Cup last night after a 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Mauricion Pochettino made several changes to the side that started the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Thursday with the likes of Kieran Trippier, Juan Foyth, Davinson Sanchez, Kyle Walker-Peters, Oliver Skipp, Lucas Moura and Georges-Kévin NKoudou all getting a start.
Tottenham put up a pretty poor first-half display as they struggled to keep hold of the ball and create chances.
Palace took full advantage of Spurs’ sloppiness and raced into a two-goal lead through a Connor Wickham tap-in and an Andros Townsend penalty.
Spurs had a chance to come back into the game after they were awarded a penalty of their own when Juan Foyth was caught in the Palace area. Kieran Trippier, however, shot wide of the target meaning that Spurs went into the interval with a two-goal deficit.
Spurs played much better in the second half after Pochettino bought on Erik Lamela to replace Jan Vertonghen and shifted to a back four. Tottenham prodded around the final third and tried to create openings but the home side defended astutely and repelled all the Spurs attacks.
It was a comfortable victory for Palace in the end. Spurs fans certainly weren’t happy with the team’s effort and some took to social media to voice their frustrations.
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