Tottenham Hotspur official line up vs Crystal Palace

This afternoon, at 14:00 GMT, Spurs will take to the field as they play winless Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, exactly one year to the day since the corresponding fixture last season, where Ange Postecoglu became the first ever Premier League manager to take 26 points from his first 10 games in charge.

The XI that Ange has chosen in hope of a similar result is: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Moore.

As you can imagine, fans are very excited at the prospect of Moore getting a start in the Premier League, having impressed in his two starts during the Europa League so far. Some people wondered whether he would start again having played 87 minutes on Thursday, but Ange has shown full faith in him.

One thing that is a shame though, is that Wilson Odobert is not in the match day squad, having impressed in his cameo on Thursday night. Forster, Davies, Dragusin, Gray, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Werner and Richarlison make up those on the bench. Hopefully, if Moore does come off, it is Richarlison that gets some minutes on the left.

According to the reliable Paul O Keefe, Son's admission is just precautionary, and the captain "could have played" but Spurs want to be careful in making sure he doesn't reinjure himself. With Manchester City up next in the Carabao Cup in midweek, this does feel like a very sensible thing to do.

Despite an impressive 45 minutes off the bench against West Ham United, Sarr is on the bench again for this one. Still, as said before, it is not like Maddison had a bad game either - his five chances created in the first half was a gameweek high in the whole of the Premier League.

The hosts, as expected, are starting with a midfield two, in Adam Wharton and Jefferson Lerma, so there could be space for Maddison and Kulusevski to exploit and make things happen in the final third.

Palace are still winless in the Premier League this season, with three draws and five defeats from their opening eight games. Whilst they are probably better than the current league table and recent form suggests, there can be no excuses for this one from a Spurs perspective.

Oliver Glasner's side do have some good players, but there is a huge disparity in first XI quality. This is a big chance to make it eight wins from nine. Let's see.