Winning Again At London Derby, Tottenham Hotspur Kukuh At The Top Of The Standings

Captain Son Heung-min (left) et al celebrated Tottenham Hotspur's goal against Crystal Palace in the English Premier League match. (Twitter @SpursOfficial)

Tottenham Hotspur won again at the London Derby. In the English Premier League match at Selhurst Park Stadium, Saturday, October 28 in the morning WIB, Tottenham won 2-1 over Crystal Palace. The victory that confirmed Tottenham's position at the top of the standings.

Tottenham continued to advance to leave their competitors after winning an away match against fellow London City teams. They are also unbeaten in three London Derbys in a row.

Previously, Tottenham won 2-0 over Fulham. They also drew 2-2 against Arsenal in The North London Derby.

Victory over Palace keeps Tottenham away from Manchester City, the defending champion and closest competitor. Currently, The Lilywhites have 26. A five-point lead from Man City.

Man City is also threatened with failing to approach Tottenham because facing an opponent is not easy, Manchester United, at Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, Sunday, October 29 evening WIB.

If you lose points, Man City will be shifted by Arsenal, Liverpool or Aston Villa. With the record, the three teams won. The tight points made the competition in the top four of the Premier League standings tight and hot.

Tottenham itself has not only widened the distance of points but has also been one of two teams with Arsenal who have never lost in domestic competitions.

In that away match, Tottenham showed maximum performance. Moreover, Son-Heung min et al did not compete in Europe so they were in a fitter condition when they played against Palace.

However, Tottenham had difficulties in the match against fellow London teams. Palace, who is ranked 11th with 12 points, really troubled the Tottenham defense.

This is what makes Ange Postecoglou's troops have to work hard to keep up with Palace's decisive game. They were also frustrated because they couldn't score until the first 45 minutes even though Tottenham's possession ball reached 70%.

In the second half, Tottenham still controlled the game. Their patience finally paid off when defender Joel Ward scored an own goal in the 53rd minute.

The goal started with an attack built by Pedro Porro from the right. He then gave a bla to James Maddison who immediately released the cross.

Only the cross that Ward was about to throw away actually slid into the net himself. Score 1-0 to Tottenham.

Tottenham are even more aggressive in pressing the hosts. And, shortly thereafter, Son managed to increase Tottenham's advantage by a close-range shot. The 8th goal from the captain who replaced Harry Kane was created in the 66th minute.

Palace was finally only able to reduce the lag after Jordan Ayew who met a cross from Joachim Anderson successfully beat Guglielmo Vicario.

The referee reviewed the goal incident via VAR because there was a possibility of handball. But the referee finally decided the goal remained valid. The final score is 2-1 for Tottenham.