Son Heung-min scored two superb goals in a one-sided first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham produced a breathtaking performance to brush aside Crystal Palace and register their first victory since the opening day of the season.
All four Spurs goals came in the first half, with Son Heung-min the main protagonist of a scintillating attacking display from Mauricio Pochettino's side.
The South Korea forward capitalised on a defensive lapse from returning Palace defender Mamadou Sakho to fire the hosts into an early lead, before visiting left-back Patrick van Aanholt inadvertently directed Spurs right-back Serge Aurier's cross into his own net.
Son made it 3-0 moments later, connecting beautifully with another Aurier cross to fire a crisp volley beyond the stranded Vicente Guaita.
Erik Lamela finished off another flowing move involving Son and Harry Kane to complete the scoring with three minutes of the first period remaining.
Son and Lamela went close to adding further gloss to the scoreline after the restart, while Gary Cahill and Cheikhou Kouyate forced Hugo Lloris into action at the other end.
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Line-ups
Tottenham
1Lloris
24Aurier
4Alderweireld
5VertonghenBooked at 53mins
3RoseBooked at 50minsSubstituted forDaviesat 76'minutes
17Sissoko
8WinksBooked at 45minsSubstituted forNdombeleat 67'minutes
11Lamela
23EriksenBooked at 60mins
7Son Heung-Min
10KaneSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 85'minutes
Substitutes
12Wanyama
15Dier
20Alli
22Gazzaniga
27Lucas Moura
28Ndombele
33Davies
Crystal Palace
31Guaita
2WardBooked at 89mins
24Cahill
12Sakho
3van Aanholt
11Zaha
8KouyatéSubstituted forMcCarthyat 76'minutes
4MilivojevicBooked at 90mins
15Schlupp
10TownsendSubstituted forCamarasaat 85'minutes
9J AyewBooked at 61minsSubstituted forBentekeat 71'minutes
Substitutes
5Tomkins
7Meyer
13Hennessey
17Benteke
22McCarthy
23Camarasa
44Riedewald
Referee:
Craig Pawson
Attendance:
59,812
Match Stats
Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamCrystal Palace
Possession
Home64%
Away36%
Shots
Home13
Away11
Shots on Target
Home5
Away6
Corners
Home4
Away3
Fouls
Home19
Away11
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Crystal Palace 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Crystal Palace 0.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 90'+5'
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
BookingPosted at 90'+1'
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+1'
Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 90'
Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass.
Posted at 90'
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 90'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
BookingPosted at 89'
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 89'
Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 87'
Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
Posted at 86'
Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Víctor Camarasa replaces Andros Townsend.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Harry Kane.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 84'
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79'
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McCarthy.
Posted at 78'
Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Danny Rose.
Posted at 75'
Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 75'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 72'
Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 72'
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
Posted at 69'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
Posted at 69'
Attempt blocked. Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Harry Winks.
Posted at 66'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
Posted at 63'
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Posted at 62'
Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 62'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 61'
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
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Source: bbc.com