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Mateta sent off in Tottenham's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace
October 31, 2026 at 06:59 PM · Updated 51m ago
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11 reports · 9 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off minutes into Tottenham's ninth-round Premier League match on Saturday, leaving his side short-handed.
- Mateta received a red card 13 minutes into the match and will miss Crystal Palace's next league game against Liverpool through suspension.
- Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi said before kickoff that Omar Marmoush would play in a new number 10 role alongside Dominic Solanke.
- Crystal Palace have lost five, won two and drawn one of their eight matches this season, collecting seven points.
- Marmoush has made 10 appearances for Tottenham this season, scoring one goal without an assist.
- Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2-0, with Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke scoring after Mateta's early red card.
- The victory was Tottenham's third consecutive league win, lifting them to eighth place with 12 points from nine matches.
- Crystal Palace stayed on seven points in the bottom three, intensifying pressure on manager Pierre Sage.









