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Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke has revealed the squad had a "big conversation" following their latest defeat to Crystal Palace. It was their fifth straight loss in the Premier League and leaves them on the brink of relegation, sitting just a point ahead of Nottingham Forest and West Ham, both of whom are in better form than Spurs' 12 points from their last 20 matches.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke revealed the squad had a "big conversation" following their latest defeat to Crystal Palace.

Spurs fell 3-1 at home to leave them just one point ahead of 18th placed West Ham United following a third defeat in three matches for interim manager Igor Tudor.

Solanke put his side in the lead after 34 minutes, but a Micky van de Ven red card four minutes later for pulling down Ismaila Sarr in the box when clear on goal sent Spurs into panic mode.

Sarr slotted the penalty, before Jorgen Strand Larsen and Sarr again put the game to bed before half-time, as fans poured out of the stadium after three goals in seven minutes.

With only nine Premier League matches remaining this season, the defeat to Palace leaves Spurs in desperation mode, with results desperately needed.

Solanke insists his team are aware of the situation they find themselves in and said there were "no excuses" anymore.

"We just had a big conversation," Solanke told TNT Sports.

"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.

"There have been difficulties, but we are not in a position to make any excuses anymore.

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"We need to do the job on the pitch and I think it is easy to say that we want to be better, but we need to make sure we are better on the pitch."

Spurs have had an ongoing injury crisis throughout the season, with James Maddison the first to fall in pre-season as an ACL rupture ruled him out for the entirety, before others continued to fall.

It has left them with an incredibly thin squad at times and few players who can be brought in to make a change, with the necessary quality required in certain areas severely lacking.

Even so, it has been a capitulation of extreme length for Spurs, who have now lost each of their last five matches and picked up just 12 points from their last 20 matches.

Should that form continue, it seems as though the impossible will happen and Spurs will be relegated but Solanke is not going to go down with a fight and called on his teammates to join him.

"We need to fight, we need to realise the position that we are in, the club is not used to being in this position," he added.

"So we need to understand that, and we need to understand that it is not going to be easy.

"We need to fight, every single game, every single minute and do everything we can to make sure we improve."

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Peter Crouch believes Tottenham Hotspur are the worst team in the Premier League on current form. Igor Tudor oversaw a third straight loss at the start of his tenure as interim head coach as Crystal Palace won 3-1 on Thursday. The defeat leaves Spurs 16th in the table, just one point above the relegation zone and still searching for their first league win of 2026, while Palace climb to 13th.

Peter Crouch believes that Tottenham Hotspur are currently the worst team in the Premier League after Thursday's 3-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace deepened fears of a first relegation from the top flight since 1977.

Crystal Palace struck three times in a devastating spell before half-time to stun the hosts in north London, who ultimately played more than half the match with 10 men and have now gone 11 league games without a win.

The home side had taken the lead in the 34th minute, when Dominic Solanke finished from close range. But the contest turned dramatically four minutes later as Micky van de Ven was sent off while conceding a penalty.

Ismaila Sarr converted the spot-kick and Palace quickly capitalised on the numerical advantage, with Jorgen Strand Larsen nudging them in front before Sarr sealed a second straight win at Tottenham for the first time.

When asked if Spurs are the worst team in the Premier League on current form, Crouch told TNT Sports: "Since Christmas, it's proven that that is the case. So, yes, is the honest answer. Wolves have picked up a little bit, and there's certain teams around, West Ham and Nottingham Forest for example, who are picking up points.

"Spurs at the moment, form-wise, without a doubt are the worst in the league. Considering where they've been, what they've built... the problem is, looking around the pitch tonight, Palace are a better side for me, even before the red card.

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"There's not many players that I take from Tottenham's team and put in Palace's. I genuinely think they're a better side - and that goes down to recruitment.

"It's been poor for a few windows, now. Ange Postecoglou talked about the players he wanted to bring in and what they did bring in. That's no slight on Solanke and Archie Gray and the young players that they brought in at that time.

"They're good players. But the players of the calibre he was talking about have not been brought to the club. Unfortunately, if you have a couple of bad windows and Spurs have had more than that, you end up in a position that you're in now.

"I look around the pitch now and there's a distinct lack of quality and there's a lack of characters. That combination is one that ultimately can get you relegated."

The defeat leaves Spurs 16th in the table, just one point above the relegation zone and still searching for their first league win of 2026, while Palace climb to 13th.

In going down to a third straight loss under Igor Tudor, Spurs have conceded two or more goals in nine successive league matches for the first time in their history.

Reflecting on the mood inside the stadium at the final whistle, Joe Cole observed: "It looks like disenchantment. They've changed so much at this club, and they're in this position. In the second half, the players did turn up - and that's got to be the absolute minimum from now until the end of the season, if this club is to stay in the Premier League.

"But it's just disillusion and disbelief. If you flirt with relegation, and you don't do the basics right, it will suck you in. The Premier League is ruthless.

"If they thought that there was any chance that they could win tonight, and they would just be possibly just above it, they're right in the mix now, there's no doubt about that. We've got to give Palace their flowers as well. They turned up today in the first half and were absolutely brilliant.

"These fans pay their good money to turn up. What they want is a commitment, desire, passion that match them. When they don't feel like they get that, it's a horrible place to be."

Tudor: I believe more than I did before this game

Tottenham have taken just four points in the Premier League since the turn of the year, fewer than any other team. They are still awaiting their first win in 2026, last victorious when they beat Palace at the end of December at Selhurst Park.

Spurs have not endured a similar winless run in league football since 1935, when they began the calendar year with 11 matches without a victory to their name. They are now just four games shy of that record.

But Tudor was in defiant mood, telling TNT Sports: "It was two games. After the red card, it was a second game. The second half we tried and I saw interesting things but I'm very disappointed, like the fans.

"We need to work hard and believe. After this game, I believe more than I did before. I know that sounds strange but I saw something in the team. Even in the dressing room after the game. When we are complete, and choose the right guys, I believe it will be good.

"I saw some good energy, some wish to do, some more passion. The fight was there but, unfortunately, the red card changed the game. There are nine games to play. [Cristian] Romero is coming back, [Kevin] Danso was good today, [Pedro] Porro is totally different, maybe others will come back. We will be good when we are complete.

"We need to stop talking about pressure. This is not a topic to speak about. I will not speak to anymore about pressure."

In his post-match press conference, Tudor added: "The boat is going in the direction I need it to go. Who is in the boat can stay, the others can leave the boat. It sounds strange but I believe more after this game than I did before. I saw something."

Predecessor Thomas Frank had previously described the club as a "supertanker" that was in need of turning.

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Joe Hart believes Pedro Porro’s "head loss" at being substituted in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace highlighted the "chaos" at the club, exemplifying the "emotional decisions" that have caused it. The right-back hit one of the seats in the dugout and threw an object at the floor, with his side on course for a fifth straight defeat in the Premier League, leaving them 16th.

Joe Hart believes Pedro Porro’s "head loss" at being substituted in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace was indicative of the overall chaos at the north London club and lack of balance in personalities.

The Spaniard was replaced by Xavi Simons in the 74th minute of Thursday’s Premier League contest and appeared to shout at the fourth official as he made his way to the bench before hitting one of the seats and throwing an object at the floor.

Spurs had taken a 1-0 lead in the match just after the half-hour mark thanks to Dominic Solanke’s close-range finish, but they were reduced to 10 men just four minutes later following Micky van de Ven’s red card.

Palace then scored three goals in the space of eight minutes to take a 3-1 lead into the interval, and Oliver Glasner’s men were able to see out the second period, leaving Spurs in 16th, just one point above the relegation zone.

With Cristian Romero still suspended following his straight red at Manchester United, Hart believes the incidents against Palace have further highlighted the issues present in the Spurs squad.

Following Porro’s reaction to being substituted, the former Spurs goalkeeper said on TNT Sports: "He has smashed everything on the bench. He gave the fourth official a real earful. It was a real head loss."

Hart added: "He's obviously an emotional character; you can't put it on. There's fire that runs through him, and that's probably when he gets the best out of himself.

"But you've got to also control that. He's such an important player for Tottenham, and he has to set an example in these difficult times.

"It's one thing that surprised me under Thomas Frank, that it has seemed like chaos ensues all the time. Emotional decisions are being made all over the pitch. You do need players like that in your squad, but the best squads have the best balance.

"They're able to check each other when someone is losing it. You need someone in the team able to give you a slap and say, 'calm down, we've got big moments ahead, it's not about you'."

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With the Croatian sending his players out early for the second half after their collapse at the end of the opening period, Hart suggested there was also plenty of frustration coming from the Spurs boss as well as his players.

He said: "It's about leadership and he is absolutely seething tonight. He was cool and calm before the game; he obviously had his outburst and rant at officials in the previous game.

"The fact he sent his side out five minutes earlier than the opposition at the start of the second half shows you what went on [at half-time].

"There will be some big conversations and training sessions coming up in the next couple of days. Someone has got to get a grip of this place, ASAP."

It does not get much easier for Tudor, with Spurs’ next league game coming in the form of a trip to Anfield, sandwiched between UEFA Champions League last 16 clashes versus Atletico Madrid.

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