Tottenham are in disaster and going through the true risk of relegation after they crumbled to a stunning 3-1 defeat at residence to Crystal Palace, following Micky van de Ven’s sending off.
Igor Tudor is simply 21 days into the job however appears to haven’t any resolution.
Spurs – final relegated from the highest flight in 1977 – are only one level above the drop zone and it is Liverpool at Anfield subsequent within the Premier League. However each sport now appears enormously troublesome for a Spurs aspect on a club-record 11 league video games with no win.
They blew the possibility for a victory on this derby spectacularly. Archie Grey’s beautiful footwork to tee up Dominic Solanke was a quick second of hope for the house followers.
That opener got here simply moments after Palace had seen Ismaila Sarr’s deflected strike dominated out for an offside examine which appeared to evaluate his face forward of play. However the true swing in momentum got here when Sarr received in behind the Spurs defence once more and Van de Ven tugged him again.
Penalty. Purple card. A second Spurs captain in 5 video games heading for the tunnel earlier than half-time. Sarr coolly rolled within the spot-kick and it cued a Spurs collapse.
The distinction in depth between the 2 groups was laid out for Palace’s second, with Evann Guessand beating Pape Sarr to Mathys Tel’s poor cross earlier than Adam Wharton glided in to feed Jorgen Strand Larsen. The England playmaker had time and house to seek out Sarr for a 3rd earlier than the break, sparking a mass exodus from the house sections.
Guglielmo Vicario – who had allowed Strand Larsen’s shot to undergo his legs and Sarr to elevate the third over him – was booed by his personal followers who had stayed. And never for the primary time this season.
Spurs’ gamers a minimum of confirmed some battle within the second half to restrict the injury – however they seemed out on their toes, all the way down to 10, ravaged by accidents and with confidence on the ground.
Subsequent comes a brutal and defining run of video games by means of Tuesday-Sunday-Wednesday-Sunday, together with a relegation six-pointer with Nottingham Forest and Champions League ties away after which residence to Atletico Madrid, round that journey to Liverpool.
They have to in some way discover one thing from someplace or it may very well be Championship soccer on this billion-pound stadium subsequent season.
Spurs’ subsequent six fixtures
- Tuesday March 10: Atletico Madrid (A) – Champions League, kick-off 8pm)
- Sunday March 15: Liverpool (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm (reside on Sky Sports activities)
- Wednesday March 18: Atletico Madrid (H) – Champions League, kick-off 8pm
- Sunday March 22: Nottingham Forest (H) – Premier League, kick-off 2.15pm (reside onSky Sports activities)
- Sunday April 12: Sunderland (A) – Premier League, kick-off 2pm (reside on Sky Sports activities)
- Saturday April 18: Brighton (H) – Premier League, kick-off 5.30pm (reside on Sky Sports activities)
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Sky Sports activities’ Gary Cotterill and Peter Smith dissect Tottenham Hotspur’s loss to Crystal Palace at residence to place them at risk of relegation.
Spurs’ sorry stats
- Tottenham Hotspur have didn’t win 11 successive league video games for the primary time since October 1975 below Terry Neill (D7 L4).
- Tottenham Hotspur have misplaced 5 successive Premier League matches for the primary time since November 2004 (run of six).
- Igor Tudor is simply the second Tottenham Hotspur head coach in Premier League historical past to lose every of his first three video games in cost after Martin Jol in November 2004.
- Solely in 1935 (first 15 video games) have Tottenham Hotspur endured an extended winless run in league soccer to start a calendar 12 months than their 11 matches in 2026 to this point.
- Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 2+ targets in 9 successive league matches for the primary time within the membership’s historical past.
- Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven acquired his first crimson card for the membership in all competitions (86th look), whereas within the Premier League this season, solely Chelsea (7) have had extra crimson playing cards than Spurs’ 4.
Tudor: I imagine extra now
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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Igor Tudor says he believes extra in his staff after his aspect’s 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace than ever earlier than.
Talking after the sport, Tudor insisted he noticed sufficient to extend his perception that Spurs will keep away from the drop.
“I understand the fans, they wanted more,” the Croat mentioned after a 3rd straight loss since taking cost. “We also wanted more. The red card changed everything.
“It’d sound unusual, I imagine extra after this sport than I believed earlier than.
“I saw something. I need to choose the right guys because the boat is going in the direction that I need to go, and who is in the boat can stay, otherwise [they] can leave the boat.
“When the opposite gamers come again, I am positive we’ll have staff and are available again. It is not simple to just accept the second we’re in now.”
Glasner pleased with Palace progress
Meanwhile, Palace boss Oliver Glasner said he was pleased with his side’s progress after a second successive win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“We had extra time within the final weeks to coach once more, combine the brand new gamers,” he said.
“We are able to see the brand new gamers are figuring out the best way we wish to play higher and higher.
“It’s not my right to talk about Spurs. I talk about Crystal Palace.
“I bear in mind we misplaced 3-1 right here. And we had no probability to win this sport. They had been so significantly better and after I see the final two video games we have received right here, I feel we had been higher than we had been and that is the event of Crystal Palace, and that is what I am taking a look at.”
