Crystal Palace earned their first clean sheet in nine Premier League matches by holding Tottenham Hotspur to a goalless draw at White Hart Lane.

Jason Puncheon came the closest to scoring when his powerful strike hit the bar, and the midfielder had an effort ruled out for offside soon after.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the events that unfolded at White Hart Lane.

Match Statistics:

TOTTENHAM:
Shots 14
On Target 3
Possession 68%
Corners 2
Fouls 11

CRYSTAL PALACE:
Shots 16
On Target 4
Possession 32%
Corners 12
Fouls 10

Was the result fair?

The result sums up what was a very uninspiring afternoon at White Hart Lane, in which neither team deserved to claim the three points. There was a real lack of urgency from the start of the match and the contest lacked the energy and passion associated with a derby. Overall, Palace will be the happier of the two sides and, after soaking up pressure for most of the afternoon, they almost won the game in the closing stages with a handful of decent chances.

Tottenham Hotspur's performance

Mauricio Pochettino would have been hoping to see his team bounce back from their midweek defeat against Chelsea with a victory, but it turned out to be another poor home display. They began the match slowly and, although they saw plenty of the ball, they rarely got in behind the Palace defence. On the one occasion that they did get through, Roberto Soldado blazed wide, when he really should have hit the target.

Soldado was not the only culprit, as Erik Lamela had a poor game and was substituted at half time. There also seemed to be a real lack of width from Spurs and it took them until the final seven minutes to bring on Aaron Lennon. They were eventually booed off at the final whistle and have now won just three of their eight home league games this season.

Crystal Palace's performance

Although Palace saw far less of the ball than their opponents, they used it well and always looked dangerous on the attack. Wilfried Zaha and Yannick Bolasie both had impressive games on the wings and the duo delivered a number of telling crosses. They were also solid defensively, with Scott Dann and Brede Hangeland providing reliable displays to keep the Spurs attack at bay.

Neil Warnock may feel that his side should have taken all the points as they had the best chances of the match. Puncheon hit the bar with a fierce effort from close range, Dann saw a header tipped wide by Hugo Lloris and Joe Ledley fired over the bar in what were Palace's best openings. It was certainly an improved display from their defeat against Aston Villa and may prove to be an important point in their fight against the drop.

Sports Mole's man of the match

Yannick Bolasie: The DR Congo international had a great game for Palace and was at the heart of his team's best attacks. He always looked to take on his full back and showed a great work rate throughout.

Biggest gaffe

Soldado has struggled since joining Tottenham and he had another afternoon to forget here. The Spaniard missed a big chance to give his side the lead, when he was played through, but fired wide of the post. He missed a couple of other decent chances, that a striker of his quality really should have put in the back of the net.

Referee's performance

Lee Mason will not officiate too many easier games. It was a London derby that lacked any aggression and the only poor challenge came from Christian Eriksen in the final two minutes - the only card of the match.

What next?

Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs are up against Besiktas in the Europa League on Thursday, before visiting Swansea City in the league at the weekend.

Crystal Palace: The Eagles are back in league action next weekend, when they welcome Stoke City to Selhurst Park.