(Football news) Tottenham Hotspurs lost 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers two weeks ago, and last weekend’s 3-0 thumping of Burnley marked the start of Oliver Glasner’s tenure at Selhurst Park.
Spurs have had two weeks to reflect after mimicking the Blues with a humiliating home loss to Gary O’Neil’s counterattacking masters on February 17. This is due to Chelsea’s futile attempts in the EFL Cup final, which resulted in the postponement of their planned London derby with Spurs.
After Dejan Kulusevski poked home through Jose Sa’s legs at the near post to cancel out Joao Gomes’s opening header, the latter left his mark on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium turf again, lashing in from Pedro Neto’s ninth assist of the top-flight campaign to hand Spurs their first Premier League loss of 2024.
In truth, an eventual defeat was on the cards for Tottenham if their displays against Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion – whom they only defeated by virtue of a last-minute winner – were anything to go by, and the Lilywhites have now relinquished fourth place in the Premier League standings to Aston Villa once more.
With a game in hand, Tottenham Hotspurs – whose quest for top-level European competition has not been helped by an eight-game run without a clean sheet in the Premier League – have a five-point gap to make up for the Lions and are also just three points better off than Manchester United.
In addition to their defensive frailties, Tottenham Hotspurs have already been bested in two home London derbies this season – going down to Chelsea and West Ham United – but Kulusevski’s consolation versus Wolves means that the Lilywhites’ exceptional scoring streak in the Premier League now stands at 37 matches.
After Postecoglou made an incredible start to his English football career, fellow Premier League rookie Glasner, who took over for the 76-year-old Roy Hodgson after he decided to stand down, had a fantastic Selhurst Park debut as Crystal Palace’s manager.
Following his observation of Palace’s new three-at-the-back formation frustrating Everton in a 1-1 draw from the stands, the former head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt orchestrated a convincing victory over Burnley on February 24, with goals from Chris Richards, Jordan Ayew, and Jean-Philippe Mateta in an 11-minute burst that left the net bursting.
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