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That is the reality of the situation.

There is no Premier League action this weekend but when next weekend comes around, Tottenham Hotspur could be in the bottom three before they even kick a ball.

Igor Tudor's men aren't in action until Sunday at 16:30 GMT, when they travel to champions Liverpool.

However, with West Ham United (v Man City) in action on Saturday and Nottingham Forest (v Fulham) earlier in the day on Sunday - positive results for the two would mean Spurs go into the game at Anfield in the relegation spots.

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Former Tottenham winger on The Overlap

I would say money. Look at the wage bill - it is lower [than other clubs with big ambitions].

They always seem to buy young and hope they are going to grow into something bigger, which has worked in the past with me and a few other players, but they are an established club now.

They have the stadium. They have the training ground. They have the fanbase. They need to be buying bigger players, and maybe be paying a bit more.

It is a bit of a gamble that maybe they just need to take. But from a business point of view, they are not willing to do it.

For me, the biggest issue is probably that they don't sign the finished player. A £50m player is not what it used to be. You have to be spending £80m, £90m, £100m now just to get a good player.

It's like they just need to gamble a bit more, because other clubs are more willing to take a risk financially [at the moment].

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I did say first thing that it was going to be an interesting morning and that it has been so far.

The reaction continues to flood in following Spurs' defeat by Crystal Palace on Thursday evening and we've still got plenty more analysis to bring you.

For now though, here are some of the best bits we've been across:

• Watch: Highlights of Tottenham's 3-1 defeat by Palace
• A look at the Premier League table as it stands with Spurs now just one point off the relegation zone
• Timeline: How the crazy end to the first half last night unfolded
• The Tottenham team has "real echoes of the 1967-77 relegated side," says BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Jonathan Pearce
• While former Crystal Palace forward Glenn Murray adds that "Tottenham are without a doubt in a relegation fight"
• But what are Spurs' chances of relegation, according to Opta's supercomputer?
• Despite the defeat, interim manager Igor Tudor claims he has more belief that the team will survive off the back of that performance
• And the best of your reaction so far

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

I think the roots of this season were last season. They picked up 39 points in the whole of 2025.

They have had 12 league wins, in 53 games. This is relegation form. The managers just keep chopping and changing. There is no stability here.

What legacy did Daniel Levy leave? Is this the right stand-in manager? I don't think you will find many supporters of Igor Tudor in this stadium now.

The questions do go back to last season, and they do go back over several years to what has happened at this football club.

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Spurs have conceded two or more goals in nine successive league matches for the first time in their history.

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Spurs fan Harry, who left yesterday's game at half-time, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "We're in big trouble right now. I don't know where anything good comes from this right now.

"The simple thing is it's one constant in all the manager changes and it's the board, it's ENIC, it's the Lewis family. You have to think that the neglect that went through the team where we have a board right now that cares more about money than the football on the pitch.

"It isn't just this season, you could go all the way back to Poch [Mauricio Pochettino], where we didn't invest in that time - it's nearly seven/eight years since that happened now, and we're reaping what we sow.

"We can get out of it but I don't have any faith in those players.

"I look at the squad now and think to myself, 'Can we even do it in the Championship?' The Championship is not an easy league. A lot of these players are going to leave, a lot of them don't have the mentality for it. And who's going to be left to fight for us? I don't know who that is."

On why he left at half-time: "The reality of things is I've been going to Spurs since I was three years old, I'm 28 years old now and I've never left early. I've never been that type of fan.

"But I felt dejected yesterday. It was a case of it's been very toxic in that stadium where fans go at each other and stuff like that. It was awful last night. It felt like an emptiness last night."

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Thursday evening's defeat by Crystal Palace marked Tottenham Hotspur's 10th Premier League defeat on home soil in the league.

Only bottom of the league Wolves have lost that many, though they have picked up more points (12) overall than Spurs (10).

With that said, Rob Edwards' basement club have won two home games in five days, while Spurs are yet to win on their own turf in 2026.

Igor Tudor's men have won just twice on home soil in the Premier League all season and have just three wins in a year at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Wolves have three league wins at Molineux in 2026 alone.

Just to add another dismal stat to the piece, Spurs also have the fewest home points (31) of any ever present side since the start of 2024-25 season.

There were numerous instances last night where Tottenham players were caught showing their frustration and at times, appeared to be arguing among themselves after the goals.

Some on social media have suggested the current group can not accept the reality of the situation that they are in while The Athletic journalist Seb Stafford-Bloor claimed the players were "blaming each other" before the Palace goals had even hit the back of the net on Thursday evening.

Do you think enough responsibility is being taken by some of the players at Spurs?

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We have a poll running at the top of this page for you to have your say on the matter.

A simple yes or no answer to the question, will Spurs get relegated?

Early indications seem to be swaying towards 'yes' but we'll bring you the full results later on.

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Before Thursday evening's defeat by Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur had by far the best chance of survival this season out of the bottom six.

According to Opta they did, at least.

Spurs, like Leeds United, were given just over an 8% likelihood of being relegated.

However, following last night's loss, that has now changed - though Opta still aren't buying into the suggestion that the north London club are one of the favourites for the drop, their chances have significantly increased.

Igor Tudor's men are now given a 16.10% chance of relegation to the Championship - the biggest percentage they have had this season by a distance.

Glenn Murray
Former Crystal Palace on BBC Radio 5 Live

Tottenham are without a doubt in a relegation fight. That was their game in hand and they have not made amends.

The most disappointing thing about this evening is they went ahead - they had the opportunity to get the three points.

But Micky van de Ven gave that penalty away and the red card swung the game completely.

Palace managed the game really well.

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

I can remember Spurs going down in 1976-77 and there are real echoes of this because that was a terrific Tottenham Hotspur football club, and they let things slide. They let things slide, and they paid the price.

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Tottenham forward Dominic Solanke, speaking to TNT Sports: "We've just had a big conversation. We know the position we are in is definitely not where we want to be so we need to figure out how we are going to get out of it as soon as possible.

"We know there's been difficulties but we're not in a position to make any excuses anymore. We need to do the job on the pitch. It is easy to say we want to be better but we want to be better on the pitch.

"We need to fight and realise the position we are in. We know the club is not used to being in this position so we need to understand it and understand it's not going to be easy and we need to fight every single game, every single minute, to make sure we improve."