Tottenham Hotspur’s dominance against Crystal Palace last weekend saw them break their record for the most passes in a single Premier League match.Tottenham Hotspur’s performances in the last few weeks have been far more impressive than they were in the first six Premier League matches, when they were winless. Saturday 31st October Premier League TottenhamTottenham2|0Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea0|2TottenhamTottenham Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham3|1CoventryCoventryIn the last three gameweeks, Tottenham have scored a total of seven goals against the likes of Coventry, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, and have conceded just one.The latest upturn in form now has Spurs very close to the European places, as they sit ninth, just three points behind Liverpool in fifth. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 7 EvertonEverton9 3 4 2 9 9 0 13 8 BournemouthBournemouth9 3 3 3 14 13 1 12 9 TottenhamTottenham9 3 3 3 10 10 0 12 10 Aston VillaAston Villa9 3 3 3 10 13 -3 12 11 Hull CityHull City9 2 5 2 11 10 1 11 Not only are Tottenham getting good results, but they also look to be playing with a lot of swagger and confidence under Roberto De Zerbi, who continues to instil his principles in his side.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramTottenham break all-time Premier League passing record against Crystal PalaceSpurs’ latest outing against Crystal Palace stands as one of their most dominant displays of the season so far, with the statistics backing this up.Spurs broke their all-time passing record for a Premier League game against Palace, completing 759 passes and beating the previous record of 747, set at Cardiff in January 2019.This is not entirely surprising, as Tottenham played most of the match against ten men after Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off in the 13th minute.Following his red card, Palace were forced to sit deep and surrendered most of the possession to De Zerbi’s side, who had an impressive 79% possession to Palace’s 21%.Jan Paul Van Hecke and van de Ven set Tottenham passing recordsBut it was not just the team that was outstanding on the ball. Tottenham centre-backs Jan Paul van Hecke and Micky van de Ven were both close to flawless in possession.J. van HeckeTottenham – Premier League (2026 – 2027)Appearances9Minutes Played810Average Rating7.73Goals2Tackles16Blocks10Interceptions9Duels Won54Fouls Committed11Yellow Cards2Red Cards0Stats correct as of 3 November 2026.In fact, according to the official Tottenham website, van Hecke set a new record himself, completing the most passes in a single Premier League match by a Spurs player with 143.That saw him surpass the record held by former Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, who completed 141 passes in a game – a record that was also set against Palace, on 27 October 2023.Van de Ven was equally impressive with the ball at his feet, with the club captain setting a personal best of 123 completed passes against Palace – the fifth-highest by a Spurs player since records began in the 2003/04 season.PassesPlayerOpponentDate143Jan Paul van HeckeCrystal Palace31 October 2026141Cristian RomeroCrystal Palace27 October 2023134Davinson SánchezCardiff City1 January 2019126Harry WinksNewcastle United25 August 2019123Micky van de VenCrystal Palace31 October 2026120Jan VertonghenSwansea City16 September 2017117Toby AlderweireldCardiff City1 January 2019117Cristian RomeroCrystal Palace2 March 2024116Eric DierBrighton & Hove Albion13 December 2017114Yves BissoumaLiverpool30 September 2023READ MORE: Barcelona hatch plan to overcome FFP rules and Tottenham price tag to land Pedro Porro dreamThe post It took Jan Paul van Hecke just nine games to break all-time Tottenham record appeared first on Spurs Web.