Tottenham's Premier League crisis deepened inside their own billion-pound stadium as Crystal Palace came from behind to win 3-1, a result that leaves Spurs just one point above the relegation zone and extends their club-record run to 11 league games without a victory. What began as a night of tentative hope, with Archie Gray and Dominic Solanke combining for an impressive opening goal, unravelled in the space of a brutal first half dominated by Ismaila Sarr and defined by Micky van de Ven's dismissal.
Igor Tudor, only 21 days into his tenure, watched his ten-man team overwhelmed by Palace's intensity and ruthlessness, with Sarr scoring twice after seeing an earlier effort ruled out and Jorgen Strand Larsen also on target. By the interval, home fans were streaming for the exits, Guglielmo Vicario was being booed by sections of his own support, and a club last relegated from the top flight in 1977 looked alarmingly close to repeating that grim chapter of its history.
Bright Start Undone by Van de Ven's Dismissal
The tone of a frantic first half was set when Palace thought they had taken the lead, only for Ismaila Sarr's deflected strike to be chalked off after a lengthy check. The review appeared to conclude that his face had strayed marginally ahead of the last defender, a fraction that saved Spurs but also underlined how easily their back line was being breached even before the scoreboard moved.