Eze double sinks sorry Spurs and gives Glasner perfect Cup final boost

Play like this at Wembley and Crystal Palace will have every chance of upsetting the odds when they face Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

- Jacob Steinberg

Skilful, clever and wonderfully mobile, Oliver Glasner's side have nothing to fear when everything comes together.

Palace have a towering back three, boast the unique threat of Daniel Muñoz's rampaging runs down the right, and know that their collective strength is backed up by the dreamy quality of Eberechi Eze, whose double in a straightforward win against Tottenham's demotivated reserves ensured Palace have vital momentum before the final.

Spurs, on the other hand, were unable to keep the mood positive before they meet Manchester United in the Europa League final on 21 May. This was their 20th defeat of an appalling Premier League campaign, a club record established, leaving them in 17th place with two games left. The only consolation was that Dejan Kulusevski appeared not to have sustained any serious damage after limping off with a knee injury. Otherwise it was all flat and although the Spurs fans tried to keep spirits high with a few songs about their trip to Bilbao there was still no disguising their displeasure at full-time.