Overview
- Gray, 19, nodded in his first senior goal from a Pedro Porro corner kept alive by Randal Kolo Muani and flicked on by Richarlison just before half-time.
- Richarlison saw two finishes overturned for offside after VAR checks, one for a narrow build-up infringement at 17 minutes and another at 75 minutes.
- Tottenham secured a rare away clean sheet and moved to 25 points in 11th place, sitting four points behind fifth-placed Chelsea.
- Crystal Palace fell to a third straight league defeat as set-piece frailties persisted and finishing let them down despite 13 attempts.
- Frank called it a “very important” result, praising discipline and resilience and indicating January additions will be pursued only for players deemed fully committed.