Glenn Hoddle slates ‘ridiculous’ 37th-minute moment in Spurs v Palace

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Tottenham Hotspur legend Glenn Hoddle has criticised Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for his sending-off in Sunday’s loss to Spurs in North London.

Antonio Conte’s charges ran out 3-0 winners over the Eagles at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Boxing Day.

Spurs forwards Harry Kane, Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min scored against their opponents, who were a man down for over half the game.

Zaha received his first yellow card on 26 minutes for a foul on Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez.

And in the 37th minute, the 29-year-old pushed the Spurs man, resulting in a second booking and a red card.

Tottenham were already two goals up by that point and there was no way back for Palace after that.

And Hoddle wasn’t happy in the slightest.

“That was ridiculous, what (Zaha) did,” Hoddle said on Goal Rush on Optus Sport.

“The first one he just caught Sanchez down the back, he gets booked for that.

I don’t understand players… once you get booked, you’ve got to play differently.”

Tim Sherwood added: “Absolutely correct decision (to send Zaha off).

“It wouldn’t have been a red card on its own,

“But once you’ve already been booked, you’re foolish to do anything like that.

“It is game over from there on.”

Spurs sit fifth in the Premier League table following their win, six points behind Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Palace are 12th in the standings.