Tottenham Hotspur’s disaster deepened on Friday (AEDT) as Micky van de Ven was despatched off and the hosts slumped to a 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace in north London.
Relegation is now a definite chance for the beleaguered membership, who sacked supervisor Thomas Frank in February after simply eight months in cost.
His alternative, former Croatia defender Igor Tudor, now has an enormous job on his fingers after many livid followers left the stadium at halftime with Spurs in a 3-1 gap.
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Spurs are sixteenth on the ladder and only one level forward of Nottingham Forest and West Ham United, the latter of which is within the third relegation place.
The final time Spurs dropped out of the highest division was again in 1977.
It began so promisingly, when striker Dominic Solanke gave the house facet the lead within the thirty fourth minute.
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Spurs gamers protest the choice. Stan
However the match defining second got here 4 minutes later when world class centre again Micky van de Ven was despatched off for dragging down Palace winger Ismaila Sarr within the field.
Sarr then transformed the penalty earlier than Palace struck twice extra in a rare passage of first half added time.
Jorgen Strand Larsen gave the guests the lead earlier than Sarr helped himself to a double seven minutes into added time.
Spurs sacked Australian supervisor Ange Postecoglou after he received the Europa League final season.
Postecoglou paid the worth for ending seventeenth within the league final season.
Spurs are the one staff that hasn’t received a league recreation in 2026.
Spurs followers are shocked. Stan
They’ve misplaced seven video games and drawn 4.
Solely in 1935 (first 15 video games) have Tottenham endured an extended winless run in league soccer to start a calendar yr.
There are 9 video games left within the league season.
Igor Tudor after the crimson card. Stan
“It is arduous to search out any positives for Spurs. In weeks,” commentator Steve Wilson mentioned on Stan Sport’s protection.
“Spurs have had some fairly dangerous days this season however that is proper up there. A horrible night.”
Palace followers taunted Spurs by singing “Say hey to (Championship membership) Millwall.”
Tudor described the match as “two video games.”
“After the crimson card, it was a unique recreation. The second half, we tried,” he mentioned.
“I noticed fascinating issues second half. Very upset, just like the followers. We have to keep quiet, hold working and imagine. After this recreation, I imagine extra. Possibly it sounds unusual, however I noticed one thing within the staff. Even now within the dressing room after the sport. Some power, some ardour, the combat. It was there.
“Sadly the crimson card modified the sport, however there are nonetheless 9 video games to play. We have to cease speaking about strain. This isn’t a subject to talk about. I cannot communicate any extra about strain.”
