Summary

  • Son scores first Premier League goal for Spurs

  • Cabaye hits post for Palace

  • Tottenham secure first home win

  • Visitors miss chance to go third in Premier League

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. Get Involved

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    Regardless of whether you think Diego Costa is a hero or villain, he is entertaining. If characters like him are suppressed the game will be worse off for it.

    Colin in Glasgow

    Somerset's Craig Overton yesterday got a two-game ban in county cricket for a series of swearing offences. How can two sports be officiated so differently? This is what kids watch and will follow if football is not careful. Bring in a points system similar to county cricket where points can be given for dissent, swearing and other attitude problems in football.

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  2. Early team news - Palace

    Tottenham v Crystal Palace (13:30 BST)

    Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward misses a second successive game with a knee injury, but fellow defender Damien Delaney - who was lauded by Rob below -  is expected to recover from a pelvic problem.

    Wales midfielder Joe Ledley is back in the squad but striker Connor Wickham may not be fit.

  3. 'Choose your moments'

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    Anyone who has played football will have played against a Diego Costa type of character. Sly digs with the elbows, head-butts, kicks, even the odd punch. You just play with controlled aggression, use your skill and get your own back. Just don't get caught if you cross the line. It's the same in all sports. It's about choosing your moments. Look at Damien Delaney for Palace. He did a brilliant number on Costa when they played Chelsea, controlled aggression and skill.

    Rob in Birmingham

    DelaneyReuters

  4. Are Palace down as favourites?

    Tottenham v Crystal Palace (13:30 BST)

    Guy Mowbray
    BBC Match of the Day commentator

    "A measure of Palace's rapid progress under Alan Pardew could be in them not being seen as the 'lesser' side in games like this anymore.

    "Some will even have them as favourites, especially with away form this year that's the envy of every other Premier League team.

    "Pardew was right to beam about the strength of his 25-man squad this week. He's got options in every position.

    " Two wins in a week have boosted Spurs, and Christian Eriksen's impending return can only further improve them. Son Hueng-min's signing certainly has done.

    "Everything points to an entertaining and even contest."

  5. Tottenham v Crystal Palace (13:30 BST)

    We should have team news for our first game of the day in just over an hour.

    Who is even favourites for this game? Palace are flying.

  6. 'In the top one'

    What would Brian Clough have made of Diego Costa's performance? If his manner of dealing with pitch invasions is anything to go by, I reckon it would have been a decent quote...

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    Graham : Irony is that Costa's aggression and determination is exactly what Arsenal have been lacking since Patrick Vieira.Their annual bullying at Chelsea.

  8. Today's action

    Three games, three potential upsets?

    Tottenham v Crystal Palace (13:30 BST)

    Liverpool v Norwich (16:00 BST)

    Southampton v Man Utd (16:00 BST)

  9. Coming up on BBC TV

    MOTD2 Extra

    Join Match of the Day 2 Extra for a look back to Saturday’s action plus a preview of today’s games on BBC Two, BBC Radio 5 live and online from 12:15 BST. 

    And of course later there’ll be Match of the Day 2 itself – today it’s on at 22:00 on BBC Two, and from 22:55 for viewers in Scotland.

  10. Every played with a Costa?

    Sunday League Costas

    Jeff Jones:  Yes. Played against an absolute lunatic on the pitch, would argue with his own shadow. Nicest fella you could meet off it! 

    Hemmings: I was my under-16 side Costa stamping ankles, slaps, elbows, pushing, pulling...never got a card, lots of defenders got reds!

    Dave Birty: Yes. I played centre back against a no. 9 from Harpurhey Utd. He made Costa look like a pussycat!

  11. Controlled aggression is definitely an asset on the football pitch. Is Diego Costa in control? That's the killer question.

    He has never been sent off for Chelsea, remember. 

  12. Ever played with a Costa?

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    My girlfriend is Costa if she loses a game. Don't ever play badminton with her - oh wait, you can't anymore as she smashed all the rackets in anger...

    Dexter from Tutbury

    RacketAP

    (Yes, I know this is a tennis racket...)

  13. Paper round-up

    The Star on Sunday also leads on Chelsea's win over Arsenal, while tacking on a juicy transfer story for good measure. 

    Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is said to be a target for Jose Mourinho's Blues.

    Star on SundaySunday Star

  14. The Costa debate

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    Diego Costa: Hero or villain?

    Costaepa

    Obviously the Costa debate is a great spectacle, but let's be honest here he's taking football to an ugly place. He cheats and antagonises his opposition and if you try and compete with him, he throws himself to the floor flamboyantly.

    Rob in Brighton

  16. It would be good to be able to bring retrospective punishment into the board game arena wouldn't it Baldwin?

    More video evidence needed...

  17. Ever played against a Costa-style opponent?

    #getinspired

    Bad News Baldwin: Yep, my sister. Especially during Monopoly at Xmas. Cheating so blatant, but she always got away with it

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  18. 'Dean a petulant schoolteacher'

    Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    Garth Crooks
    BBC Sport

    Garth Crooks criticises referee Mike Dean

    "Mike Dean is a great referee but he has got one fault - he wants to be the star too often. 

    "And it is really getting on my nerves because it's spoiling great games. Don't go looking for excuses to send players off, because that is not your job. 

    "People come to see great games of football, not to see you get overly officious like a petulant schoolteacher."

    Mike DeanPA

  19. Keep your comments on the Diego Costa debate coming. A lively start to Sunday's proceedings!

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    Diego Costa: Hero or villain?

    I'm an Arsenal fan and we shouldn't be vilifying Costa, he plays a certain way and it's up to the officials to decide if it's legal or not. Mike Dean should shoulder all responsibility, another dreadful decision to add to his growing highlight reel.

    Matt

    I don't understand why society and specifically that within football deem more violent play (eg knee-high tackles, stamping on ankles, elbows, punching) as somehow more acceptable than a certain someone biting an opponent's upper arm. I'm not defending the latter, which is abhorrent, but why is one sort of violence deemed more acceptable?

    Soumen, Liverpool supporter (being as objective as I can!)