Tottenham's relegation worries deepen with defeat by Crystal Palace
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Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 3 Crystal Palace FT
Tottenham's fears of a first relegation from the top flight since 1977 have increased after Crystal Palace scored three goals in 12 first-half minutes to stun them in north London.
Spurs, who played more than half the match with 10 men, have now gone 11 league games without a win.
The home side had taken the lead in the 34th minute when England international Dominic Solanke finished from close range.
But after Micky van de Ven was sent off four minutes later, Ismaila Sarr netted twice - once either side of Jorgen Strand Larsen's strike - to earn Palace consecutive league wins at Tottenham for the first time after thousands of home supporters walked out at half time.
The defeat leaves Tottenham 16th in the table, one point above the relegation zone and without a win in 2026, while Palace climb to 13th.
After 18th-placed West Ham piled on the pressure with a win at Fulham on Wednesday, Tottenham needed a fast start.
But it was Crystal Palace who seized the initiative at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, registering a first shot on target inside 60 seconds as Adam Wharton's half-volley was palmed away by Guglielmo Vicario after Chris Richards' throw-in caused chaos in the area.
Tottenham responded with an attack of their own, ending with Mathys Tel cutting in from the left and firing at Dean Henderson.
Palace thought they had made the breakthrough in the 30th minute when Sarr's strike deflected off Pedro Porro and looped over Vicario.
However, the Senegal international's goal was ruled out after the video assistant referee judged him to have been narrowly offside after latching on to a pass from Jaydee Canvot.
The hosts responded by taking the lead four minutes later as Solanke converted Archie Gray's cut-back after the full-back's marauding run down the byeline.
Yet Tottenham proved to be the architects of their own downfall once more as Van de Ven conceded a penalty and was shown a red card for pulling down Sarr after misreading the flight of the ball.
A fourth red card of the season for the home side was arguably the most costly yet, as it allowed Sarr to restore parity with his 40th-minute spotkick, sending Vicario the wrong way from the spot.
Under-pressure interim manager Igor Tudor responded with a double change before half-time, with Conor Gallagher and Yves Bissouma replacing Souza and Randal Kolo Muani.
But Palace turned the game on its head in the first minute of stoppage time, when January signing Strand Larsen fired low through the legs of Vicario, after a perfectly-weighted pass from Wharton, to score his third goal since joining from Wolves.
Last season's FA Cup winners piled the misery on Tottenham - and cued a mass home supporter walkout - in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time as Sarr grabbed his second after another defence-splitting pass from Wharton.
Tottenham analysis: Tudor not the man for safety push
If Igor Tudor was meant to be the firefighter to save Tottenham's Premier League season, so far he has only fanned the flames of a miserable campaign.
The Croat - appointed on an interim basis until the end of the season following the sacking of Thomas Frank last month - has lost all three of his games in charge of last season's Europa League winners.
Even after only 270 minutes at the helm of this timid and dysfunctional side, it is clear that the former Juventus and Marseille manager is not the man to guide Tottenham to safety.
This season's damage was done long before Tudor arrived, but the way his three-game spell has unfolded so far leaves the club's hierarchy facing a serious decision if this rotten run - 11 Premier League games without a win - continues.
Not for the the first time this season, Tottenham - who could lose more than £250m if relegated to the Championship - look like a team sinking.
After West Ham, Nottingham Forest and even Wolves picked up valuable points in this midweek round, Tottenham could not afford to lose.
But even when Solanke put his side 1-0 up, the players, staff, and supporters never seemed confident of holding on to a victory that could have acted as a launchpad for the remainder of the campaign.
The sight of Pedro Porro arguing with Tudor after being substituted in the second half was yet another damning sign that nothing in this part of north London is right at the moment.
Tudor does not appear to be the man to save their Premier League status.
Crystal Palace analysis: Glasner far from finished
Two weeks is a long time in football - just ask Oliver Glasner.
It was before Crystal Palace's Premier League match against Wolves on 22 February that supporters at Selhurst Park labelled Glasner as "finished".
Since winning the FA Cup and securing Conference League qualification last season, it has been a difficult time for the Austrian.
After announcing in January that he would leave the club at the end of the season, Glasner was accused by sections of the fanbase of "downing tools" as his side embarked on a nine-game winless run in the Premier League.
On Thursday, however, Palace looked like the team they were last season as they stunned Tottenham inside 12 first-half minutes after brilliant individual performances from Wharton and Sarr.
If the south Londoners are able to build on this impressive result - which takes them to three wins in the past five Premier League games - it will stand them in good stead as they prepare for the latter stages of the Conference League.
It could also mean there is still one final, exciting chapter to be written in Glasner's Crystal Palace career.
What's next for these teams?
Tottenham visit Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on 10 March (20:00 GMT), while Palace host AEK Larnaca in the same stage of the Conference League on 12 March (20:00).