Tottenham Hotspur had a huge opportunity at Craven Cottage today to gain points in what has become an increasingly scary relegation fight, but despite a second half fightback couldn’t get the job done. Tottenham went down 2-0 in the first half after a controversial seventh minute goal by Harry Wilson marked by a clear foul on Radu Dragusin in the buildup that VAR declined to call, followed by a banger from Alex Iwobi. Igor Tudor made a triple change in the second half bringing on Mathys Tel, Richarlison, and Pape Sarr, and Richarlison scored from a lovely Archie Gray cross to cut the lead in half. But despite a lot more attacking impetus in the late stages of the match, Spurs couldn’t find an equalizer and fell to Fulham 2-1.
It was a missed opportunity because all of Spurs’ relegation rivals — West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Leeds, and Crystal Palace, all lost this weekend. So Spurs don’t lose any ground, but it was a rare opportunity to get a step on all of them at once. Spurs once again looked timid and toothless going forward for much of the match, and it sure looks like Spurs are not going to get the expected new manager bounce from Igor Tudor. All points will he hard-fought and earned going forward.
