Tottenham’s relegation fears deepen after a 2-1 loss to Fulham marks their 10th consecutive game without a win, leaving Igor Tudor with a record-equalling nightmare start.
The dark clouds over Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have followed the team to West London, as a narrow 2-1 defeat to Fulham leaves Tottenham equalling a grim club record of 10 consecutive Premier League games without a win.
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Still reeling from a heavy North London derby loss in Igor Tudor’s debut, the interim boss watched his side struggle for air almost immediately after the opening whistle. For a club usually looking at the top four, the view of the bottom three is becoming uncomfortably clear.
Fulham took advantage of Tottenham’s nerves just seven minutes in when January signing Oscar Bobb recycled a cross into the box. After a deflection off Conor Gallagher, the ball sat up perfectly for Harry Wilson, who unleashed a clinical volley into the back of the net. While Tottenham players appealed for a foul on Radu Dragusin during the build-up, a VAR review dismissed the claims, leaving the visitors to face a familiar uphill battle.
Things went from bad to worse for the traveling fans before the halftime break.
Former Arsenal man Alex Iwobi doubled the lead, combining cleverly with Wilson before curling a precise, side-footed effort off the far post from outside the area.
The second half didn’t offer much respite initially, as another ex-Arsenal player, Smith Rowe, relentlessly looked to put the game out of reach. He saw a left-footed strike whistle just wide of the post and was later denied by a brave save from Vicario, who remains one of the few bright spots in an otherwise leaky Tottenham backline.
Fulham’s failure to grab a third kept a small window of hope open for a late Spurs comeback.
That hope flickered into life with 20 minutes remaining when substitute Richarlison found the scoresheet. Following an inviting cross from the young Archie Gray, the Brazilian striker had the simple task of nodding the ball home from close range. It was a moment that briefly changed the energy on the pitch, but it ultimately proved to be a false dawn as Fulham’s disciplined defense locked down the wings for the remainder of the match.
The defeat leaves Igor Tudor in the history books for all the wrong reasons, as he becomes the first Tottenham manager to lose his opening two games since Martin Jol back in 2004. As it stands, North London’s giants are looking over their shoulders, sitting in 16th place and just four points above the relegation zone.
