Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0 as Jean-Philippe Mateta is sent off

"...Spurs earned a 2-0 win ... picking up goals ... exactly whom everyone predicted would score pre-match..."

"...Spurs were gifted an early advantage..."

"...excitingly, Spurs got a short cameo..."

"...Not too shabby!..."

"...I have absolutely no complaints, obviously, with the red on Mateta. It was a horrible tackle — caught Micky full on the Achilles. ... a deserved sending off — and with him goes Palace’s most potent attacker. A real gift for Spurs so early in the match...."

"...If I’m Crystal Palace I would simply not leave Archie Gray wide open at the back post for an open header ... Great goal, and the team celebration for Archie was delightful...."

"...What is this calm I’m feeling after watching the first half ... it feels alien, almost bizarre...."

"...Dom Solanke’s big problem is not his shot — he shoots the ball amazingly hard ... it’s his difficulty actually getting a shot off that’s the main issue...."

"...I don’t know whether Pedro Porro’s halftime sub means Archie picked up a knock or if it was a planned sub, but Porro was really, really good in the second half...."

"...Hecke of a goal from Jan Paul! I feel like he’s better in the air than his reputation ... (which uhhhhhhh is probably suboptimal but whatever)...."

"...Can we just take a brief moment and acknowledge Mathys Tel? He had another really nice match today, bright in possession, sharp with his passing, and perhaps unlucky not to get a goal...."

"...WE GOT A LUCA WILLIAMS-BARNET CAMEO!! ... That kid looks awesome. Why aren’t we playing him more?..."

"...Also really happy for Kulusevski who got another late cameo, looked… actually fast, and rocketed a shot off the palms of Palace keeper Henderson...."

"...It is fun to win football games and play well, and there are still signs that Tottenham can still improve. It took a while to get here but gosh isn’t it fun to enjoy watching Spurs again?..."

"...Up next: a trip to Leeds. Never an easy match, but would you bet against Spurs at the moment? I wouldn’t...."