Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor has increased belief of a Spurs survival despite Crystal Palace defeat
Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor refused to comment on his future after suffering a third straight defeat to start his reign at the club; Turdor insists there were positives to take despite losing 3-1 at home to Palace; Spurs are just one point away from the relegation zone
Friday 6 March 2026 10:30, UK
Igor Tudor refused to comment on his future as Tottenham head coach as the club's relegation fears worsened following a shocking 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at home.
Spurs' chances of relegation now sit at 16.1 per cent, up from 7 per cent, with West Ham and Nottingham Forest both picking up crucial points in the same week as their loss to the Eagles, leaving them just one point above the drop zone.
The threat of dropping into the Championship for the reigning Europa League holders is now a real possibility.
When asked whether he would be in charge for the next game away at Liverpool, following his third defeat in three games as Spurs boss, Tudor said: "No comment on that question."
Spurs led 1-0 but collapsed after Micky van de Ven was dismissed, as Palace cruised to a 3-1 win away from home.
Spurs - last relegated from the top flight in 1977 - face Liverpool at Anfield, live on Sky Sports, next in the Premier League.
"I understand the fans, they wanted more," he added after the game. "We also wanted more. The red card changed everything.
"It might sound strange, I believe more after this game than I believed before.
"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 other players come back, I'm sure we'll have a good team and come back. It's not easy to accept the moment we are in now."
Spurs' odds of relegation now sit at 19/10, equating to an implied probability of 35 per cent they'll be playing in the Sky Bet Championship next season.
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Solanke to team-mates: Time to realise where we are
Dominic Solanke urged his Spurs team-mates to realise the situation they are in after the club's relegation fears heightened with Thursday's defeat.
"It's another difficult one to take," he told SpursPlay. "Before the game, we looked at the game thinking we definitely needed to win, but it's another game that has passed now and we need to realise the position we're in.
"It was difficult circumstances (with 10 men) but we've had a chat between us and we need to understand we need to improve and improve now.
"It is difficult and hard to say with just words, we need to show it on the pitch but it's something we need to do as soon as possible.
"We obviously need to realise the position that we are in. We know it's been so difficult this season with the injuries, but we can't change that now.
"Us players on the pitch need to take responsibility and ultimately change it as soon as possible.
"It's difficult just speaking, but we need to realise the position we're in and we need to fight for every game. Fight for every result and there is not many games left, so we need to start (winning) soon."
21 days later: Could Spurs really pull the trigger on Tudor already?
Sky Sports' Lewis Jones:
"Just 21 days into the reign of Tudor and already a question hovering above the boardroom is one that sounds faintly ridiculous when spoken out loud: can they sack him already?
"Football, though, has never been a place where ridicule stops decisions being made.
"The numbers don't care about timelines or reputations. The Premier League table simply deals in points, and right now Spurs are collecting far too few of them. Each week the cushion shrinks. The odds are dropping. Each week the conversation shifts from 'this will turn' to 'this needs fixing quickly' to 'Lincoln is quite nice at this time of year.'
"And when panic starts to creep into a relegation scrap, clubs reach for the lever they believe can create the quickest jolt - the manager.
"It's the one move a board can make immediately. They can't sign five players tomorrow morning. They can't rewind the season. But they can change the voice in the dressing room.
"Sacking a manager after three weeks might be their only rational move. Three weeks can really be a lifetime in football."
The latest damning Spurs stats...
- Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 11 league games for the first time since October 1975 under Terry Neill (D7 L4).
- Only in 1935 (first 15 games) has the club endured a longer winless run in league football to begin a calendar year than their 11 matches in 2026.
- They have lost five successive Premier League matches for the first time since November 2004.
- Igor Tudor is just the second Spurs head coach in Premier League history to lose each of his first three games in charge.
- Spurs have conceded 2+ goals in nine successive league matches for the first time in the club's history.
- Only Chelsea (7) have collected more red cards than Spurs' four this season.
Spurs' next six fixtures
- Tuesday March 10: Atletico Madrid (A) - Champions League, kick-off 8pm)
- Sunday March 15: Liverpool (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm (live on Sky Sports)
- Wednesday March 18: Atletico Madrid (H) - Champions League, kick-off 8pm
- Sunday March 22: Nottingham Forest (H) - Premier League, kick-off 2.15pm (live onSky Sports)
- Sunday April 12: Sunderland (A) - Premier League, kick-off 2pm (live on Sky Sports)
- Saturday April 18: Brighton (H) - Premier League, kick-off 5.30pm (live on Sky Sports)
