Tottenham Morning Round-Up, Saturday 31st October 2026: Spurs Eye Third Straight Win as Crystal Palace Visit in Premier League Clash

Good morning, Spurs fans. Plenty to get through ahead of tonight's big Premier League clash with Crystal Palace at home in north London.

Football.London previews the game, noting Roberto De Zerbi's Palace side travel to face an in-form Tottenham looking to make it three wins in a row (Football.London) (Football.London). There's a boost on the team news front, with De Zerbi confirming two players are back from injury, even though ten are set to miss out for the visitors (Football.London). Football.London also run the rule over how Spurs might line up, flagging a surprise call involving James Maddison and a decision to be made over Destiny Udogie (Football.London).

On the transfer front, Pedro Porro has addressed speculation linking him with a return to Spain, admitting he'd love it but striking a respectful tone towards Tottenham, suggesting his head isn't being turned for now (Spurs Web). Less positively, Spurs Web reports Tottenham's hopes of landing Bayer Leverkusen's Ibrahim Maza have taken a double blow as the January window approaches (Spurs Web).

Away from the pitch, there's a nice bit of nostalgia doing the rounds as a former Tottenham prodigy recalled turning down a lucrative 10-year Barcelona contract - despite receiving a signed poster from Ronaldinho as part of their charm offensive - to join Spurs instead (Football.London).

All eyes now turn to tonight's kick-off, with Tottenham aiming to make it a third consecutive win when Crystal Palace arrive in north London (Football.London) (Football.London).

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