Conte's side to march on in top-four push

After three postponed fixtures in recent weeks, Tottenham Hotspur will be desperate for their Boxing Day meeting with Crystal Palace to go ahead as planned.

Spurs are playing catch-up in the race for the top four, but a six-point gap separating them from the Champions League spots is far from insurmountable given their games in hand. Our traders give Tottenham a 21% chance of finishing fourth or higher.

January clashes with Arsenal and Chelsea loom on the horizon, but before that Tottenham have three winnable games over the festive period. Antonio Conte will be targeting nine points from nine against Palace, Southampton and Watford in the coming days.

Palace outplayed Tottenham in the reverse fixture in September, running out 3-0 winners at Selhurst Park. Nuno Espirito Santo was in the opposition dugout that day though, and the Eagles will expect a far tougher test on Sunday.

Goals on the cards with Palace a threat on the break

Liverpool justifiably felt hard done by in their 2-2 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last weekend. But although the Reds were unfortunate with a number of refereeing decisions, Spurs were the better team on the day.

Conte will need a different game plan to beat Palace. Spurs ceded possession against Liverpool and looked to exploit their high defensive line by continually playing balls over the top. Palace are likely to sit deeper, so more patience will be required when Tottenham have the ball.

Conte's Spurs should come through unscathed against Palace

Conte will want his players to show the same intensity as they did against Liverpool. Tottenham will commit more bodies forward, but they'll have to be wary of Palace's counter-attacking threat.

Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.93. That looks like good value - it would have paid out in three of Spurs' last four league games.

Spurs will be tested but should come through unscathed

Prior to the draw with Liverpool, Tottenham kept back-to-back clean sheets against Brentford and Norwich City. It's still early days in Conte's tenure, but we've already seen Spurs tighten up at the back.

Even so, Palace will pose questions of their backline. Wilfried Zaha is one of the best counter-attacking forwards in the division, and Palace have scored five times in their last two encounters.

Tottenham should ultimately get the job done in front of their own fans, though. A price of 3.85 on a home win and both teams to score is appealing.

Gallagher and Son could continue scoring form

Harry Kane scored his first Premier League goal of the Conte era against Liverpool. He'll be looking to build on that when Palace travel to north London, but bettors should focus their attentions elsewhere.

Son Heung-min looks set to continue playing in an advanced role alongside Kane. The South Korean is Tottenham's top scorer this season and he should get plenty of chances to add to his tally against a Palace side without a clean sheet in six matches.

But perhaps the most attractive option in the goalscorer market is Palace's Conor Gallagher. The all-action attacking midfielder has notched six goals this term and frequently gets into dangerous positions. He can be backed at 4.2 to find the net anytime. 

Recommended bets:

Over 2.5 goals at 1.93

Tottenham to win and both teams to score at 3.85

Conor Gallagher to score anytime at 4.2