Palace win proves Spurs can be kings

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"After we scored, we showed a lot of maturity, showed we're capable of keeping the ball in the corner which a few years ago maybe we wouldn't have done".

Huth deflected in Nacho Monreal's volley in the 86th minute to earn a win, which put the Gunners sixth, above Everton, three points behind Manchester United and four points behind fourth-place Manchester City.

Sam Allardyce's Palace have beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool since the start of April, but came up just short against in-form Spurs as Christian Eriksen's 78th-minute goal secured an eighth straight league victory.

The Crystal Palace winger has been running rings around full-backs all season, despite turning out for a side that have graced the lower reaches of the Premier League.

Midfielder Mousa Dembele will require a fitness test ahead of the Arsenal clash after twisting his ankle at Selhurst Park.

"The lack of recovery time for us from Sunday till tonight told in the end". "I thought we took the game to Tottenham whenever we possibly could, which is not an easy task with the quality they've got, but we did that".

"It was a terrific goal by Eriksen, but a shame for the lads they could not hold out".

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"He was really making such a big influence on the players in the dressing room as well as his performances on the field".

Sakho is said to prefer a move to a Champions League club, however, meaning he could opt to make the switch to Serie A, rather than stay in the Premier League. "We are going to try and win at the Lane".

For Eagles fans, the loss was not the only bad news as defender Mamadou Sakho was stretchered off early on in the second half after suffering an awkward knee injury and they will hope it is nothing serious. Allardyce says the injury "doesn't look too clever", and is hoping the former Paris Saint-Germain captain has not ruptured his cruciate ligament. It could be medial or lateral, but it was certainly a hyperextension of the knee. Then it was about whether we could be as resilient defensively as we have been.

"It was very important", he said after the game.

'He has made Burnley owners and directors look at the finance of it and they are actually making money which is a bit unusual for a long time.

"[In the] second half you could see they were a bit exhausted - they played on Sunday and maybe they're not used to it".

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