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Jean-Philippe Mateta scored 16 goals in the Premier League last season Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says his side's performance against Tottenham is the "benchmark" after they claimed a much-needed first Premier League win of the season. Jean-Philippe Mateta's first-half strike lifted them out of the relegation places and up to 17th, with a trip to second-bottom Wolves to follow next weekend, after Wednesday's visit to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup. Pressure was also mounting on Glasner, who was appointed Palace boss in February, after picking up just three points in their opening eight games. And he told BBC Match of the Day: "We have to show it again in three days against Aston Villa and then against Wolves. This is the benchmark. You can score and concede, this is football. " After being reinstated to the starting line-up, the Frenchman broke the deadlock after Spurs defender Micky van de Ven was easily dispossessed deep in his own half and, following a scramble in the box, Mateta powered home his third goal of the season. Ange Postecoglou's side responded well after falling behind and Van de Ven's spinning effort from a corner deflected off the thigh of team-mate Brennan Johnson before bouncing off the post. In the final stages of the first half, Palace keeper Dean Henderson was finally called into action as he produced a wonderful, fingertip save to deny James Maddison on his 200th top-flight appearance. After some fine work from Johnson early in the second half, Dejan Kulusevski was unable to level, while Palace's Eberechi Eze squeezed the ball under Guglielmo Vicario, but the offside flag was rightly raised. England forward Eze was a constant thorn in Spurs' side and incensed when a penalty was not awarded after he was pulled down in the area. Substitute Richarlison could then only smile at the Palace crowd when he poorly failed to make contact on Pedro Porro's dangerous ball into the six-yard box. At the other end, Adam Wharton almost scored his first Palace goal with a wonderful right-footed effort from outside of the box, but Vicario was equal to it. A desperate Spurs continued to push forward in search of an equaliser but the home defence, which has kept one clean sheet this season, stood firm to lift themselves out of the bottom three. Have your say on Crystal Palace's performance What did you make of Tottenham's display? This video can not be played Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham: Eagles 'getting our confidence back' - Glasner After scoring 11 goals in 27 league games last season, Eze's lack of form this term has been a bit of a mystery. The 26-year-old has managed just one goal and found himself out of the most recent England squad after playing a part in the Three Lions' run to the Euro 2024 final in July. After Michael Olise's departure to Bayern Munich, Palace chairman Steve Parish said he was "astounded" at the lack of interest in Eze during the summer transfer window. Boss Glasner opted to set his side up in a new formation at the start of the campaign, perhaps to combat the loss of the influential Olise and get the best out of new signing Eddie Nketiah. But with striker Nketiah dropped to the bench in favour of Mateta, Eze looked like last season's player with the ability to play the ball up to the big Frenchman and pick it up in dangerous spaces. Mateta praised Eze afterwards as he told Sky Sports: "I say every time, if he played good then we would win. Today he gave me the pass. " Lively throughout the game, Eze registered a first assist of the campaign for Mateta's strike, and will now be hoping to maintain that in a big week for Palace. This video can not be played Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham: 'Why would I be happy? ' - Ange Postecoglou Was that performance typical Tottenham? After a fine win over West Ham last weekend, Postecoglou's side were expecting to build some momentum and push closer to the top four. Instead, they have become the first team to be beaten by an out-of-form Palace, who outfought their London counterparts for much of the 90 minutes. Before this encounter, the hosts had only been in front for 37 minutes this season and were the league's lowest scorers. But despite Spurs having 66% of the ball in the first half, Henderson was largely untroubled as a disappointed Postecoglou looked on. The influence of injured captain Son Heung-min was massively missed in a Spurs attack that looked disjointed. Stand-in captain Maddison lasted just 62 minutes at Selhurst Park in a game where his side lacked leadership and drive on the pitch as they succumbed to a third away loss in five. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 27th October 2024 at 18: 30 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Oliver Glasner Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ange Postecoglou Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Oliver Glasner Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Ange Postecoglou Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 18 Premier League games against Tottenham (D2 L15), a 3-0 home win in September 2021 under Patrick Vieira when Spurs were top of the league. Tottenham have won 19 of their 30 Premier League games against Crystal Palace (D7 L4), their highest win rate against any fellow London side in the competition’s history (63%). Crystal Palace won five of their first seven home Premier League matches under Oliver Glasner (D1 L1), scoring 22 goals. Since then, they’re winless in four at Selhurst Park (D2 L2), failing to score in three. Tottenham Hotspur have won three of their last four Premier League matches (L1), as many as they had in their previous 11 games (W3 D1 L7). With just three points won, this is Crystal Palace’s joint-worst start to a top-flight campaign after eight matches (counting 3 points/win, also three in 1980-81, 2013-14 and 2017-18). Meanwhile, it’s only the second time they’ve failed to win any of their first eight in a top-flight campaign, after the 1992-93 season when they were relegated. Tottenham Hotspur have made the most runs into the opposition penalty area (449) and also made the most overlapping runs in the final third (100) in the Premier League this season. Spurs players also top those categories individually – Dominic Solanke with 93 runs into the box and Dejan Kulusevski making 17 final-third overlapping runs. Tottenham are second only to Manchester City for shots (145), shots on target (55), touches in the opposition box (355) and successful opposition half passes (2, 069) in the Premier League this season. However, Spurs rank top for passes played into the opponent penalty area (306) and expected goals (16. 95). Since scoring a hat-trick against Sheffield United in October 2023 (for Arsenal), Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah has played 804 minutes in the Premier League without finding the net. Indeed, he’s currently on a run of 30 shots without scoring in the competition. Spurs midfielder James Maddison could make his 200th Premier League appearance in this match. Maddison ranks top for passes played into the opposition penalty area this season (72), while he has five assists in his last 11 games. Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min has been involved in 10 goals in his last 13 Premier League London derbies (7 goals, 3 assists). Son has 39 goals and assists in London derby matches (27 goals, 12 assists), the joint-fifth most of any player in Premier League history. Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Adam Wharton. Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur). Trevoh Chalobah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Yves Bissouma. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur). Trevoh Chalobah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace). Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner. Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario. Attempt saved. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace). Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.