Record! Tottenham 15 Times In A Row Without Losing On Boxing Day

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur sharpened their record as the longest team without losing in Boxing Day appearances in the Premier League. Spurs beat Crystal Palace with a score of 3-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday night.

The victory, supported by goals from Harry Kane, Lucas Moura, and Son Heung-min, made Tottenham now have a record without defeat in 15 consecutive Boxing Day appearances. This is the best record in all castes of the current English football competition.

Quoting Antara, Kane's goal also made the England captain now share his place with Liverpool legend, Robbie Fowler, as the most fertile player on Boxing Day in the Premier League with a collection of nine goals.

Ironically for Patrick Vieira, who was not present at Palace due to self-quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, this was his first Boxing Day defeat, having won eight of his playing career.

Tottenham, who have continued their six-game unbeaten run since Antonio Conte, has moved up to fifth in the standings with a collection of 29 points.

Meanwhile, Palace, who lost their fourth in the last six games, had to be willing to drop to 13th with a record of 20 points, according to the official Premier League website.

Tottenham allowed Palace more of the ball early on and relied on the counter-attack for the lead in the 32nd minute when Kane completed Lucas Moura's cross with a close-range effort.

Two minutes later Tottenham's lead was doubled when Lucas Moura met Emerson Royal's cross with a header that slid across the far post.

The challenge for Palace to bounce back was piled up as they had to play with just ten men after losing Wilfried Zaha to a second yellow card in the 37th minute, making it easy for Tottenham to maintain a 2-0 lead until halftime.

The lame situation left Tottenham free to control the game and in the 74th minute Son scored the hosts' third goal after receiving Lucas Moura's pass.

Tottenham had several opportunities to increase the margin, but of course, the home crowd was quite satisfied to go home from the stadium because the match ended with the score 3-0 over Palace.

In the next match, the two teams will play on Tuesday (28/12), when Tottenham travels to St. Mary's to face Southampton and Palace host bottom team Norwich City at Selhurst Park.