Crystal Palace Beat Tottenham 3-1 As Spurs Face Relegation Pressurenewsline24

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Crystal Palace deepened Tottenham’s crisis with a 3-1 victory, as Ismaila Sarr scored twice and Micky van de Ven received a red card. The defeat leaves Igor Tudor’s side only one point above the relegation zone, after failing to match results for Nottingham Forest and West Ham earlier on 5 March 2026.

Boos met the full-time whistle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, reflecting rising concern among home supporters. Injuries and repeated dismissals are building pressure on Spurs, who are now seen as realistic candidates for relegation to the Championship unless form changes quickly during the run-in.

Tottenham initially thought events might favour them when a lengthy VAR check denied Sarr on 29 minutes. The winger’s deflected effort looped over Guglielmo Vicario but was judged narrowly offside, cancelling what Palace believed was the opening goal after one of several quick attacking transitions.

Spurs capitalised on that reprieve five minutes later through Dominic Solanke, who struck from close range. Archie Gray set up the forward with a neat pass inside the area, and Solanke fired into the roof of the net to give Tottenham a lead that lasted only a short period before the match flipped.

The turning point arrived when Van de Ven received a straight red card late in the first half for pulling back Sarr inside the penalty area. The Crystal Palace attacker took the resulting spot-kick and finished calmly, levelling the match while also ensuring Spurs had to play the rest of the contest with ten players.

Palace then seized full control during first-half stoppage time, scoring twice in quick succession. Jorgen Strand Larsen put the visitors ahead before Sarr added another, sliding the ball in after a precise pass from Adam Wharton, who split the Tottenham defence with a well-timed through ball.

The second half saw Spurs push forward despite the numerical disadvantage, searching for a way back. Solanke forced Dean Henderson into a sharp save at the near post, while Strand Larsen curled an effort wide at the other end, as Palace managed the closing stages and ended a poor recent run.

The result moves Palace back towards mid-table security, while Tottenham’s league form continues to slide. Spurs are winless in 11 Premier League matches, their worst such sequence since October 1975 under Terry Neill, with seven draws and four defeats during this damaging stretch.

Tudor’s start has been especially challenging, with the head coach losing each of the first three league games in charge. He is only the second Spurs manager to do this in the Premier League era, matching Martin Jol’s difficult opening run in November 2004, though Van de Ven’s dismissal offered little assistance.

Ill-discipline has harmed Tottenham’s season, with Van de Ven sent off for the first time in 86 club appearances across all competitions. Spurs now have four red cards in this league campaign, a figure exceeded only by Chelsea, who have collected seven dismissals in the Premier League so far.

Despite playing with ten players, Tottenham stayed competitive in chance creation, but Palace edged the expected goals numbers. The visitors produced an xG of 1.78 from nine shots, while Spurs generated 1.58 from 12 attempts, underlining that the match remained relatively balanced even with the man disadvantage.

Fans will look nervously at the broader picture, as November 2004 is also the last time Spurs lost five consecutive Premier League games, when they suffered a run of six defeats. With the club sitting one point above the bottom three, every remaining fixture now carries significant pressure on Tudor and the squad.

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