Marc Guehi is very strong when it comes to winning fouls for a centre back with the Palace defender being hauled down on 16 occasions across his 16 Premier League appearances this season (1.00 per 90).

He was fouled in Palace’s 4-1 defeat to Leeds last weekend and will be up against Randal Kolo Muani here who has committed 11 fouls across his eight starts in the Premier League this season (1.61 per 90).

Guehi was fouled once in this fixture last season and is able to win fouls regularly with his role on the ball in this Palace side which sees Guehi step forward into midfield, increasing the chances of him being dragged to the ground in this clash.

Tottenham are committing 11.5 fouls per game in the Premier League this term, only four sides are committing more fouls than the Lilywhites. This should see Guehi have plenty of run ins with Tottenham forwards and midfield when he steps into more advanced areas.

Crystal Palace have seen 2+ goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions, with there being clear signs that Glasner and his squad are struggling to deal with the added pressure and demands of European football alongside a league campaign.

Palace conceded four goals last weekend as they suffered a bruising defeat at Elland Road, and now face a Tottenham side that have only lost two of their eight away matches in the Premier League this season. 

Tottenham have seen 27 goals across these games (3.3 per game) which also tells us that Thomas Frank allows his side to be a bit more expressive on the road, though this does cost them defensively at times.

Tottenham have seen 2+ goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions, including their last away assignment which ended in a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest.

Tottenham have produced their best performances on the road this season with only Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Arsenal picking up more points away from home than Thomas Frank’s side this season.

They’ve won four of their eight matches, managing 3+ shots on target in five of these games. The three games in which they failed to register at least three shots on target were trips to Forest, Arsenal and Newcastle. 

Palace have been suspiciously poor at home this season with just two wins from their eight matches at Selhurst Park, so there should be opportunities for Tottenham here to test Dean Henderson. Tottenham’s attacking play hasn’t been brilliant this season, but they’re averaging 3.30 shots on target per game - and are much better on the road than they are in front of their home fans. 

Palace are also more susceptible at the back at the moment than they usually are due to their busy schedule, they’ve conceded 3+ shots on target in each of their last five Premier League matches - including clashes against Burnley and Fulham.

Tottenham have struggled for consistency and momentum this season which naturally comes with a fair degree of frustration. 

This is clear when we look at Tottenham’s card numbers this term, with Thomas Frank’s side failing to control their temper on 44 occasions across their 17 games in the Premier League (2.58 per game).

No side has picked up more cards than Tottenham in the Premier League this season, with the Lilywhites also ranking high for fouls committed (11.5 per game - 5th). 

Tottenham have picked up 2+ cards in 14 of their 17 matches in the Premier League this season - including each of the last eight matches with Tottenham picking up at least three cards in all of these recent fixtures.

Will Hughes is one of the most aggressive players in the Palace squad and has picked up three yellow cards across just six starts in the Premier League this season. He’s committed eight fouls across these games (1.32 per 90), which is just a snapshot of the tenacity that Hughes can display.

Palace will need that tenacity in midfield with the Eagles being without Daichi Kamada for this clash, who is usually the more aggressive of the midfield duo with Wharton being a real asset on the ball. Hughes picked up 11 yellow cards across just 24 starts in the Premier League last season, while averaging 2.76 fouls committed per 90.

Kudus is one of the few players that Tottenham have in the final third that can change a game, and his chance creation numbers really stand out to me here. 

Kudus has registered five assists across his 16 Premier League appearances this season, no Tottenham player has registered more assists for the Lilywhites than Kudus this season. 

He’s achieved this tally from 22 chances created (1.47 per 90) which means that 22% of the total chances that Kudus has created have ended up in the back of the net for Tottenham. 

Thomas Frank is not blessed with creativity in the final third at the moment with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski still being sidelined. This makes Kudus the most likely player in the Tottenham squad to set up a chance. 

Guehi scored a 95th minute equaliser against Arsenal during the week to take their EFL Cup quarter final tie to penalties against the Gunners. Palace didn’t quite manage to get through that shootout, but it highlights one of the key threats that Palace have in the final third.

Oliver Glasner has spoken many times about needing more options in attack. Palace scored more goals than any other side in the Premier League from corners last season, with Guehi accounting for three of these goals. There’s been a similar trend this season, with seven of Palace’s 21 goals in the Premier League coming from set pieces (33.3%). 

Guehi has already pitched in with four goal contributions in the Premier League this season, including two goals. He’s had 10 shots across his 16 Premier League appearances (0.62 per 90) with three of these attempts finding the target. 

It’s likely that Guehi scores if he manages to find the target as two of his three attempts that have found the target end up in the back of the net, I’d consider Guehi as a longshot for a goal here as well which is priced at 9.0