Dele Alli full of confidence ahead of Crystal Palace test

Dele Alli has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are full of confidence as they prepare to host Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon.

After a disappointing start to the campaign, Spurs recorded successive victories by beating Sunderland last weekend before claiming a 3-1 win over Qarabag FK in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Mauricio Pochettino's side take on a Crystal Palace side who have won as many points away from home than any other Premier League team in 2015, but Alli is backing his teammates to extend their run.

"Palace are a top team but there are no weak teams this season, they all look strong," he told the club's website. "Sunderland was tough and this will be the same.

"We know it's going to be a difficult game but we're confident and we'll look to take the positives from this week into the Palace game and try to get the win."

Alli has started Tottenham's last two games in the absence of Christian Eriksen, who is pushing to return from a knee injury on Sunday.