Tottenham Hotspur were beaten on Thursday for the fifth successive game to deepen their relegation fears, as a brace from Ismaila Sarr and Jorgen Stand Larsen’s strike earned the points for Crystal Palace.

The result left Igor Tudor’s side in 16th, just a point above 18th-place West Ham and Nottingham Forest in 17th. If some fans were overlooking the prospect of relegation, even they’d be sweating now, looking at the table with just nine games left, and fixtures against Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Aston Villa and Chelsea to follow in the coming weeks and months.

Igor Tudor has endured a nightmare start to his tenure as Spurs’ interim head coach, losing each of his opening three games against Arsenal, Fulham and Palace. This has led former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara to call for the board to sack the Croatian immediately and reappoint Ange Postecoglou for the remainder of the season.

Following the defeat to Palace, Spurs have now failed to win 11 successive league games for the first time since October 1975. There have been hardly any positives to speak about during Tudor’s short stint, even though the 47-year-old remains confident about Tottenham preserving their top-flight status by the...