Spurs 1-3 C Palace (Mar 5, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW MLB MLB NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Spurs v C Palace 2025-26 English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Spurs TOT 7-8-14 , 29 PTS 1 7-8-14 , 29 PTS FT Crystal Palace C Palace CRY 10-8-11 , 38 PTS 3 10-8-11 , 38 PTS Dominic Solanke – 34' Micky van de Ven – 38' Ismaïla Sarr – 40' Pen, 45'+7' Jørgen Strand Larsen – 45'+1' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Videos Tottenham's relegation fears continue as Crystal Palace triumph By PA Updated: Mar 5, 2026, 05:30 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Tottenham’s survival hopes took a turn for the worse after a nightmare 24-hour period concluded with a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace following Micky van de Ven’s foolish sending-off. Spurs started the night only one point outside the bottom three of the Premier League table after West Ham won away to Fulham on Wednesday to make relegation a serious possibility for the north London club. When Ismaila Sarr had a goal disallowed for offside and it was followed five minutes later by a 34th-minute opener for Dominic Solanke, Tottenham’s luck appeared set to turn. However, Van de Ven’s inexplicable red-card for a blatant pull back on Sarr inside the area earned the stand-in home captain his marching orders. Sarr tucked away the resulting spot-kick and scored again during a chaotic end to the first half in between Jorgen Strand Larsen’s low effort. Igor Tudor watched Spurs rally in the second half and not concede again, but this fifth consecutive defeat will leave the Croatian facing serious question marks over whether or not he is the right man to guide the 16th-placed club out of relegation trouble. Tudor again rolled the dice for the visit of Palace with big-money signings Conor Gallagher and Xavi Simons dropped, but it failed to have the desired effect with Guglielmo Vicario forced to deny Adam Wharton inside 60 seconds. Micky Van de Ven saw red against Crystal Palace. ulian Finney/Getty Images Souza, on his full debut for Spurs, was booked after seven minutes for a poor tackle on Daniel Munoz, who limped off. Mathys Tel gave the home fans something to shout about with a snapshot in the 15th-minute. It was not the catalyst for Tudor’s team to grab a foothold in the contest, though, and instead Palace had the ball in the net just before the hour mark. Sarr raced onto Evann Guessand’s through ball and finished well past Guglielmo Vicario, but a lengthy VAR check decided the Palace attacker was offside. Big cheers greeted the decision and moments later Tottenham seemed to have turned the tide when Solanke broke the deadlock. A deflected Tel strike forced a corner and Gray brilliantly spun away from Wharton before he teed up Solanke to fire home a 34th-minute opener. Four minutes later and Spurs’ momentum was wiped out when Van de Ven pulled back Sarr to give away a penalty. Referee Andrew Madley immediately pulled out a red card and after Sarr sent Vicario the wrong to score from 12 yards, Tottenham were left with a huge uphill task. Tudor sent on Gallagher and Yves Bissouma, but shell-shocked Spurs conceded twice in first-half stoppage-time. Wharton was the creator in chief for both, firstly threading a pass into Strand Larsen, who arrowed an effort past Vicario after he got away from Palhinha before Sarr grabbed his second. Again, Wharton’s clipped ball caught out Tottenham’s static defence and Sarr poked in with Pedro Porro left to look foolish after he stood still with his hand up. Loud boos greeted half-time, but the 10-men of Spurs rallied with Kevin Danso denied by Dean Henderson before Gray had an effort blocked. Brennan Johnson was introduced against his old club to warm applause before Solanke tested Henderson with a low effort. Richarlison and Xavi entered the fray with 16 minutes left, but Tottenham set a new club record in the Premier League of 11 matches without a win. Game Information Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 3:00 PM , March 5, 2026 Coverage : USA Net/Universo London , England Attendance : 60,213 English Premier League Standings Team GP W D L GD P Arsenal 30 20 7 3 +37 67 Manchester City 29 18 6 5 +32 60 Manchester United 29 14 9 6 +11 51 Aston Villa 29 15 6 8 +5 51 Chelsea 29 13 9 7 +19 48 Liverpool 29 14 6 9 +9 48 Brentford 29 13 5 11 +4 44 Everton 29 12 7 10 +1 43 AFC Bournemouth 29 9 13 7 -2 40 Fulham 29 12 4 13 -3 40 Sunderland 29 10 10 9 -4 40 Newcastle United 29 11 6 12 -1 39 Crystal Palace 29 10 8 11 -2 38 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 9 10 10 +2 37 Leeds United 29 7 10 12 -11 31 Tottenham Hotspur 29 7 8 14 -7 29 Nottingham Forest 29 7 7 15 -15 28 West Ham United 29 7 7 15 -19 28 Burnley 29 4 7 18 -26 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 3 7 20 -30 16 Full Table Premier League News Can Tottenham's squad depth handle both the relegation fight and the Champions League? The “ESPN FC” crew discuss how Tottenham will balance their Premier League relegation battle while also competing in the Champions League. 'Humiliating loss' for Tottenham puts them into relegation battle The “ESPN FC” crew discuss Tottenham's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, leaving them just one point above the relegation zone. Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool eye move for Leipzig's Diomande Liverpool are looking at potentially signing Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig. Transfer Talk has the latest. All Premier League News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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