Alan Pardew urges positivity against Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has urged that his side remain positive against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

The Eagles came close to being the first side to deny Manchester City of maximum points last weekend, before Kelechi Iheanacho scored a late winner at Selhurst Park.

Despite the last-minute disappointment last Saturday, Pardew is asking his players to remain positive and take the game to Mauricio Pochettino's men at White Hart Lane.

"Last year, the finish we had was remarkable. From the bottom of the league to 10th, under those circumstances," Pardew said, according to Goal.com.

"The players' character and endeavour carried us through that run. We've made technical improvements by adding players this year. On the balance of play against City, we were a lot closer this time round. It was really tough for them.

"Spurs have some outstanding players. I'm a big fan of [Harry] Kane, [Nacer] Chadli and [Christian] Eriksen. They will definitely finish in the top 10. The players are smiley and happy and we're going to go out and try to take the game to Spurs."

Palace are targeting a first win at White Hart Lane since 1997.