MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tottenham premier league A struggle for survival broke out The crisis deepens On Sunday they lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest.
Six relegation points put Spurs one place and one point above the drop zone, raising further questions about manager Igor Tudor’s future.
Forest, who are also battling for relegation, have moved up to 16th place, ahead of Spurs in the table. The only positive in another miserable day for Tottenham was a loss to West Ham at Aston Villa that left them in the bottom three.
Tottenham, one of the most iconic teams in English football and a founding member of the Premier League, are yet to win in the top flight in 2026. Their last win was Dec. 28, and they have lost six of their past seven games.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Forest took the lead with a header from Igor Jesus just before half-time, before Morgan Gibbs-White added a second shortly after the break.
Taiwo Awoniyi scored Forest’s victory in the 87th, leaving fans worried that their stay in England’s top division, which has existed since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, could be over.
Tudor is took office last month Although he tried to turn Spurs’ season around, he lost five of the seven games he was responsible for in all competitions and the team was eliminated from the Champions League.
Tottenham remain one point behind 18th-placed West Ham, who lost 2-0 to Aston Villa.
Villa boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League, taking advantage of the fact that all of their immediate rivals have dropped points.
John McGinn and Ollie Watkins were on target at Villa Park. Villa are in fourth place, five points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, who lost to Brighton on Saturday.
Chelsea are now one point behind after losing to Everton.
The victory also closed the gap on Villa in third place, Manchester United, who drew with Bournemouth on Friday.
Sunderland overwhelm Newcastle
Brian Brobbey’s goal in the 90th minute gave Sunderland victory. tine wear derby Newcastle match.
Blobby’s close-range strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at St James’ Park, giving Sunderland their second league goal against their fiercest rivals.
Sunderland also moved up to 11th place, ahead of Newcastle.
Anthony Gordon capitalized on a sloppy pass at the back and fired a low shot past Melcar Elborg to give the hosts the lead 10 minutes later.
Kemzuddin Talbi equalized just before the end and Blobby surprised the home fans with his second goal in the second half.
The match had previously been called off due to reports of racist abuse towards Sunderland’s Lutschallel Gertruida by spectators.
There were tense scenes between fans outside the stadium before kick-off. Northumberland Police said one person had been arrested.
Relegation battlers Tottenham and Nottingham Forest played a game late on Sunday. Aston Villa faced West Ham, another team looking to avoid relegation.
arsenal and manchester city were playing in their first major competition this season, in the English League Cup final at Wembley.
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