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Good news for Tottenham and Roberto De Zerbi alleviates defender injury fears

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi has explained why he took off goalscorer Archie Gray at half-time in Tottenham’s clash against Crystal Palace. For the first…

By Rae Nkwocha · Spurs web

Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 4:00 PM

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Roberto De Zerbi confirmed Archie Gray was subbed off at half-time solely to avoid a second yellow card.
Tottenham Hotspur defeated ten-man Crystal Palace 2-0 to secure their third consecutive Premier League victory.
Archie Gray opened the scoring for Tottenham before Jan Paul van Hecke sealed the 2-0 win.

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi revealed that Archie Gray was substituted at half-time against Crystal Palace strictly to avoid a second yellow card, confirming the player is not injured. Gray had opened the scoring for Spurs before being replaced by Pedro Porro at the break during Tottenham's 2-0 victory over ten-man Palace.

Jan Paul van Hecke scored Tottenham's second goal, securing a third consecutive Premier League win and lifting the club to eighth in the table. De Zerbi also welcomed back Destiny Udogie and Dejan Kulusevski as substitutes during the match.

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