Mateta finds his form to give Palace first win of season against muted Spurs

Mateta scored the only goal of a scrappy game on the half-hour mark to ease the pressure on manager Oliver Glasner and lift them out of the relegation zone.

DOGFIGHT: Crystal Palace's Will Hughes (left) and Tottenham Hotspur's Pape Matar Sarr battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Selhurst Park, London. Picture date: Sunday October 27, 2024. PA Photo

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his first goal for six weeks to give Crystal Palace their first win of the season and put a huge dent in Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the top four.