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On the second day of Christmas in the London derby, "Tottenham" defeated the "Crystal Palace" team. The "Lilywhites" crushed the opponents from London 3-0 at home. The match started off slowly. "Tottenham" did not create many chances, and the visitors controlled the ball more. However, in the 32nd minute of the match, the hosts broke through. In a quick attack, Lucas Moura received the ball from Emerson and the Brazilian duo set up Harry Kane, who beat Jack Butland. Just a few minutes later, Lucas Moura scored himself and doubled the result. Finally, in the 37th minute, Wilfried Zaha was sent off the field with two yellow cards for a rough tackle on Davinson Sanchez. In the second half, Son Heung-min contributed to the score in the match. The South Korean's goal was set up by none other than Lucas Moura again. In this match, "Crystal Palace" had to do without Patrick Vieira, who tested positive for coronavirus. After this win, "Tottenham" moved up to fifth place in the league table.
