Tottenham player ratings vs Crystal Palace - Djed Spence struggles, Odobert quiet and Gray shaky

Tottenham Hotspur made it a record 20 defeats in the Premier League as they went down 2-0 to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon and here are our Spurs player ratings.

came into the game having taken their place in the Europa League final on May 21 in Bilbao where they will face Manchester United in an all-English final. First up though they took on Palace, ahead of their own FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday.

made eight changes to his team with only Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro and Rodrigo Bentancur remaining from the team that started against Bodo/Glimt, with the latter captaining the side for the first time in the Premier League. Among the incoming players was Antonin Kinsky in goal and skipper was back on the bench looking to get sharp again in time for that final against United.

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Spurs lost Kulusevski to a concerning looking injury just 15 minutes in and Palace had an early effort by Ismaila Sarr ruled out for Jean-Philippe Mateta being fractionally offside that was spotted by VAR.

They had another effort ruled out for handball before finally taking the lead just before the break when Daniel Munoz beat the offside trap and raced towards the box and squared for Eberechi Eze to tap home.

The England international doubled his tally early in the second half when Sarr got into acres of space behind Spence and eventually picked out Eze to fire home in the box.

Both sides huffed and puffed for the remainder of the game with the best chance falling to Pape Matar Sarr, who headed wide unmarked, before Kinksy denied Eddie Nketiah late on.

Here are our Spurs player ratings from the defeat that leaves Spurs 17th in the table:

Antonin Kinsky

Came out to deny Sarr early on but had an iffy moment when he spilled a shot and it hit his foot on the line and he had to quickly regather the ball. Did save well from Mateta's close range shot 25 minutes in. Couldn't do much about Eze's strike late in the half and couldn't really see his second. Made a couple of saves from Mateta and Danso soon after. A mixed bag from the keeper who made a good late save from Nketiah during a one-vs-one. 6

Pedro Porro

Played Munoz onside for the goal before the break and sent a free-kick just over late on in the first half. Picked out Sarr with a great cross before the hour mark that should have brought a goal. 6

Kevin Danso

Got caught out of position a couple of times early on. Looked shaky in the backline at times and hasn't found that early form when he arrived again yet. 4

Ben Davies

Made some good covering challenges in the first half as he had to come across for the wandering Spence and Danso. Took a big hit in the build-up to the Eze goal. Made a few important interceptions in the second half and was one of the few to come out with some credit from the game. 6

Djed Spence

All over the place in the first half, either caught in possession or out of position and Palace repeatedly took full advantage. Just seems to have fallen out of his groove since Udogie returned. 3

Archie Gray

Off the pace in the opening 45 minutes. Switched to right-back before the hour mark. Never really found his rhythm though. 4

Rodrigo Bentancur

Captain for the first time in a Premier League game. Probably one of Spurs' better players in the first half which isn't saying much. Came off at the break in what looked to be a pre-planned move. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

Won possession back for an early Kulusevski chance and had a big opportunity to head home in the second from Porro's cross but managed to send it wide. Needs to be stronger sometimes. 4

Wilson Odobert

Barely touched the ball in the first half. Had a couple of openings to create in the second period when he switched to the number 10 role but he was mostly far too quiet. 4

Dejan Kulusevski

Up front as the central forward. Had a shot blocked early on but then took a worrying hit from a Guehi tackle which forced him off within 15 minutes. 5

Mathys Tel

Battled away, first on the left and then up top when Kulusevski went off. One of the few really trying to make things happen and set up Son for a chance late on. 6

Subs

Mikey Moore

Played on the left in the first half and then switched to the right. Had more openings on the latter side and tried to create openings but it was a tough day. 5

Yves Bissouma

Shared the midfield duties with Bentancur and always seemed to be chasing the game. 5

Son Heung-min

Back from injury and he played through the centre which wasn't giving him plenty of the ball, other than a late chance after Tel set him up. 5