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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he warned his players what could happen in the second half of the match at Crystal Palace - before the Eagles collected a well-deserved point. Jeffrey Schlupp grabbed an equaliser for Palace inside the final 10 minutes of the game at Selhurst Park.
Harry Kane had opened the scoring for Spurs in an exciting encounter in south London.
Palace keeper Vicente Guaita was at fault for Kane's long-range effort but the Spaniard made up for it with a string of stunning saves.
Palace had plenty of chances of their own and finally took one when Schlupp poked home from close range after Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris spilled the ball.
After the match, Mourinho bemoaned a number of mistakes from his players and said he could foresee what was going to happen in the second half if his team weren't on top of their game.
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"We have one more point than we had," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"In that way, a point is a point and we know how difficult they are to get in the Premier League. We [also] lost two points.
"If I look at the last 10 minutes of the game, yes, if I look at the first 45 minutes, yes, but from 45 to 75 minutes we couldn't play or build from the back and we made lots of mistakes.
"A team like them, they can create and fight in the box. If I split the game into three parts - we lost two points.
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"I want to believe [the reason we didn't win] was because we couldn't.
"At half time I spent a good few minutes telling them what could happen in the second half. These guys, to control the game [against Palace] you need the ball.
"If you give them the chance to put balls in the box you put yourself in the line between victory and draw."
A point keeps Spurs at the top of the table for now but Liverpool will leapfrog them if they beat Fulham at Craven Cottage today.