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Antonin Kinsky is set to start in goal for Tottenham's home Premier League game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday as first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is to have surgery on a hernia problem.

Spurs interim boss Igor Tudor controversially replaced Kinsky with Vicario in the 17th minute of their Champions League last-16 tie at Atletico Madrid on 10 March - which they lost 5-2 - after he conceded three goals.

The 23-year-old was consoled by several team-mates, including Vicario, as he made his way off the field.

The other option for Tudor is third-choice goalkeeper Brandon Austin, 27, who came through the club's youth system and has made three senior appearances.

Tottenham said Italy international Vicario will undergo "a minor procedure" next week and hope to have him fit again by April.

The club said the operation had been "timed" for the international break in order to "have as minimal impact as possible".

"Guglielmo will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff immediately, and it is hoped that he could return to action within the next month," added a statement from Spurs.

Tudor said he thinks Dominic Solanke will be fit to face Forest: "Dom didn't train [today] but probably tomorrow he will train with the team and I think he will be available. He had a hip problem but I think he will be OK."

He added that James Maddison, who has been out since pre-season with an ACL injury, could play this season: "Yeah, Maddison is already doing some interesting things with the ball and sprinting, he is positive."

Mohammed Kudus is progressing "very well" and could be back with the squad in "10 days", while Rodrigo Bentancur is "edging closer" to a comeback, and Joao Palhinha is back in training following concussion protocols for his clash of heads with Cristian Romero in the first leg against Atletico Madrid.

On fan mood after a draw at Liverpool and win on the night against Atletico: "Beautiful sense of the togetherness with the fans. I enjoyed the sensation of us doing well on the pitch and sharing it with the fans. We need to continue all together."

He was pleased with Xavi Simons' performance against Atletico: "He himself was motivated, was good, was with the right mentality. When he's like that, his qualities come out. So his qualities connect a lot with these things I said now. It was a really beautiful surprise for me. He was inside from the first second of the game. It was nice to find in him this resource we will need in these last games we still have to play."

Tudor was asked about being charged by the FA with misconduct over his claim that referee Thomas Bramall favoured the "home team" in Spurs' 2-1 Premier League loss at Fulham, and said: "I have spoken to the club but I'm focused on the game."

On fan feeling going into such a huge game: "There's a positivity but also an understanding the game will not be easy. It is an important game but will probably not decide anything. We need just to keep going with what we did last week."

When asked what he has learned about his players that he didn't know before, Tudor said: "Nothing new."

On the challenge posed by Forest: "It's a long game to play, a few games in the game. You need to be inside from the first to last second of the game, including five subs. So a big respect to them because they have players who can hurt us, but as well, going on our sides, going on with our things, with confidence, with courage, with humbleness, with all the stuff necessary to take the points."

Seismic changes are coming at Tottenham Hotspur this summer, whether they stay up or not.

Plenty of players will move on, lots of new faces will come in, and another coach will almost certainly be in the dugout. A few members of the squad may even emerge from this adversity hardened and improved.

Archie Gray is the prime candidate for the latter. In recent weeks, when Tottenham have sunk to calamitous lows, the 20-year-old has raged against the dying of the light in north London.

Gray made his 16th European start for Spurs against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night, with only Steve Perryman making more in the club's history before the age of 21, and it was among his best performances since his £30m transfer from Leeds in 2024.

It was an all-round effort Spurs fans have grown used to. The youngster created two chances - including an assist - and won possession back a team-high nine times for Tottenham.

Despite his tender years, Gray has clearly earned Tudor's trust. He is the only player to have started every game for the Croatian, and so far that faith in the youngster is being repaid.

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is a target for Inter Milan and the 29-year-old Italy international is believed to be open to a move to the Serie A club. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero has dismissed speculation linking him with a summer transfer, with the Argentine, 27, stating his commitment is to helping the club avoid relegation. (Independent), external

Striker Randal Kolo Muani, who is on loan at Tottenham from Paris St-Germain, is being lined up for a permanent move to Juventus where the 27-year-old spent time last season. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

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There wasn't much hope, a fool's hope as some would call it, but for long stretches of the game it genuinely felt possible.

For the first time in what feels like a lifetime, Tottenham played with real purpose. The ball moved quickly, passes had intent, and chances came from good football rather than set-pieces. We were getting into decent positions and hitting the target.

In the end, it was just too much to overturn. Those slippy opening 17 minutes in Madrid left us with a mountain that was always going to be difficult to climb. Still, this is one of those mornings where you look for the positives, and there were plenty to take from last night.

What stands out most is how quickly the mood around the club has shifted. It feels different now. There is a togetherness on the pitch and in the stands that has been missing for a long time. Relegation, which not long ago felt almost inevitable, now feels like something we can fight together rather than simply accept.

There is nothing complicated behind this improvement. Igor Tudor has not come in with a magic solution. We are just working harder, running more, and winning our duels across the pitch. When chances come, there is a bit more composure instead of panic.

Against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool, we created real opportunities. We didn't take all of them, but it is a relief to see Spurs producing chances through open play rather than relying on set-pieces or long throws.

In midfield, Archie Gray and Pape Matar Sarr are beginning to look like a proper partnership, full of energy and intent. Mathys Tel brings unpredictability and a threat in behind, while Richarlison, Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke mean we have a number nine for all occasions.

For the first time in months, there is real hope.

Now the focus turns to Sunday against Nottingham Forest. That is the real test. A point away at Anfield and a battling win against a team with a three-goal cushion will only mean something if our relegation rivals are swatted aside.

The European run is over and how soon we return will be decided over the next eight games. Today, though, it feels like hope. Not just a fool's hope.

Interim Tottenham manager Igor Tudor has been charged with misconduct over his claim that referee Thomas Bramall favoured the "home team" in Spurs' 2-1 Premier League loss at Fulham.

Tudor hit out after his relegation-threatened side were beaten on 1 March, saying Bramall "doesn't understand football".

The Croat had been angered by the Cottagers' first goal, which he believed happened because of a push by Raul Jimenez on Radu Dragusin before Harry Wilson put the ball into the net.

Speaking to the BBC after the match, Tudor said: "I didn't like the referee today, too much of a home team referee. I didn't feel well with him.

"All the decisions were on their side. He doesn't understand football, the feeling of what is wrong and what is right.

"He [Jimenez] was not thinking about the ball, he was thinking how to cheat, he cheated the player, was pushing, it was cheating and it's a foul. Ninety-nine of 100 people will say it's a foul, it's so obvious."

The Football Association said Tudor "allegedly acted in an improper manner during a post-match interview by making comments that imply bias and/or question integrity and/or are personally offensive in relation to a match official".

Spurs and the 47-year-old have until Monday to reply to the charge.

Seismic changes are coming at Tottenham Hotspur this summer, whether they stay up or not.

Plenty of players will move on, lots of new faces will come in, and another coach will almost certainly be in the dugout. A few members of the squad may even emerge from this adversity hardened and improved.

Archie Gray is the prime candidate for the latter. In recent weeks, when Tottenham have sunk to calamitous lows, the 20-year-old has raged against the dying of the light in north London.

That theme continued on Wednesday night in the Champions League, when Gray was superb in Tottenham's 3–2 win over Atletico Madrid. The victory was Spurs' first since January, although it wasn't enough to overturn their 5–2 deficit from the first leg.

Gray was the big positive to cling to ahead of Sunday's gigantic showdown with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest.

"He's playing continually in the right way, in a good way," said Spurs boss Igor Tudor after the game.

"It's a mix of quality, physically and mentally, to always make the right choices, be humble, and have the legs to do so."

Gray made his 16th European start for Spurs on Wednesday night, with only Steve Perryman making more in the club's history before the age of 21, and it was among his best performances since his £30m transfer from Leeds in 2024.

It was an all-round effort Spurs fans have grown used to. The youngster created two chances - including an assist - and won possession back a team-high nine times for Tottenham.

Despite his tender years, Gray has clearly earned Tudor's trust. He is the only player to have started every game for the Croatian, and so far that faith in the youngster is being repaid.

Gray's versatility has been valuable to Spurs over the last couple of seasons, with injury crises and managerial changes - and subsequently different tactics and formations - creating a chaotic environment.

In his first season, Gray played 53% of his minutes as a centre-back and 21% as a right-back in all competitions. This year, he has had a little more stability in his preferred midfield role, albeit he's still been plugged into gaps when required.

There's no doubt his future lies in the heart of midfield, according to his current head coach. "In this position, he can be the best," Tudor said.

Tottenham Hotspur's traumatic season can be summed up to perfection by the fact that even when they actually win, it still ends in defeat.

It is also symbolic that a coveted prize of a place in the Champions League after last season's Europa League success has ended up as a distraction from the grim business of avoiding relegation from the Premier League.

Spurs built on their deserved draw at Liverpool on Sunday to deliver another excellent display in beating Atletico Madrid 3-2 in their last-16 second leg, but it was not enough to turn around the calamitous 5-2 loss in the Spanish capital.

Amid the disappointment there was that encouragement - and the knowledge Spurs can now put the Champions League aside and concentrate on what truly matters this season.

And that is staying in the top flight so Spurs - and whoever the full-time successor to sacked Thomas Frank will be - can start afresh in the summer as a top-flight club.

This will not be Igor Tudor, but the Croat deserves credit because, from the wreckage of four losses in his first four games, he has shown he can drag improvement from players who looked lost a week ago.

Not that Tudor appeared to take any great public pleasure from the victory - albeit one that saw Spurs knocked out of the Champions League - as he marched brusquely down the tunnel at the final whistle.

"The sensations are mixed," he said. "You don't like to not get through, but it was a very good performance. It was a beautiful sensation on the pitch with the fans who were really there together with the squad and the team from the first moment.

"Congratulations to the players. It is positive, commitment, lot of running, lots of good things.

"The energy was really nice from the first moment and the fans recognised the team did everything from the first minute to the last and they were with us - beautiful, thanks."

This was a big upturn in performance and it will be needed again because Spurs now confront a huge game on Sunday when fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, only one point behind in the table and the same tally as third-bottom West Ham.

Spurs have not won in 12 Premier League games, six defeats and six draws, since the victory at Crystal Palace on 28 December.

This is a run that must end now.

In a stadium that has been a toxic environment for so much of this season, it would have been music to the ears of the players to hear the applause and warmth sweeping down from the stands for their efforts.

The attendance of 49,568 meant there were 12,000 empty seats inside the vast arena - but it was actually one of the best atmospheres this season as Spurs fans responded to their side's efforts.

It was well-merited as Tudor's men deserved their second-leg success, even offering up moments when a miracle might have crossed the minds of their long-suffering fans as they led twice before being pegged back both times until Xavi Simons' 90th-minute penalty.

This is not the teak tough Atletico Madrid usually forged by the fierce coaching of Diego Simeone. They give you a chance and Spurs had quite a few of them.

The key moment came just before half-time when they led 1-0. Mathys Tel, who had set up Spurs' opener for Randal Kolo Muani, had a low shot saved by Atletico keeper Juan Musso, while Kolo Muani and Archie Gray were also available for a tap-in had he crossed instead.

A second goal then and who knows?

Tottenham beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the second leg of their last 16 tie in the Champions League, securing a first win for manager Igor Tudor but it's not enough to win the tie, as Atletico win 7-5 on aggregate to progress to the quarter finals.

MATCH REPORT: Tottenham 3-2 Atletico Madrid