A competition started in the 29th round of the Premier League. Tottenham challenged Fulham as a guest. Tottenham have been eliminated from the cup competition, so all their energy can be focused on the league. In the first 27 league games, Tottenham achieved 16 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. Such results make Tottenham a very competitive team in the top four, and Aston Villa will be Tottenham's most direct opponent in the top four. Tottenham have won 3 of the last 4 league games and are in very good shape. This time, Tottenham faced Fulham. Tottenham won the first round match between the two sides. This time, Tottenham, who were playing away from home, suffered an upset and lost the game by conceding 3 goals.
Tottenham deployed a 4231 formation in this game. Son Heung-min is at the front. The offensive combination of Brennan Johnson, Madison and Kulusevski came together. Sarr and Bissouma partnered as a double midfielder. The back four of Udoki, Dragusin, Romero and Polo started. Vicario serves as the starting goalkeeper. Werner, Rissa Lisson, Hojbjerg and Lo Celso were on the bench.
Soon after the game started, Fulham threatened. Muniz took a shot from the right side of the penalty area and was blocked. Then, Pereira took another shot, but it was also blocked. 7 minutes later, Lukic volleyed from a small angle and the goalkeeper blocked the ball. In the 24th minute, Sun Xingmin received Madison's return pass in the penalty area and shot directly, but the kick went high. Eight minutes later, Madison also wasted a good opportunity and his push shot missed. Then, Kulusevski cut in and shot from the right side of the penalty area, but was blocked by the defensive player in front of him. The deadlock was finally broken in the 42nd minute. Muniz scored with a low shot! At halftime, Tottenham trailed 0-1.
changed sides and fought again in the second half. In the 48th minute, Lukic scored from an outflanking shot in front of the goal, helping Fulham expand the score. In the 61st minute, Fulham scored again! Basil's shot hit the post and bounced out. Muniz scored a supplementary shot in front of the goal and scored twice! Tottenham has completely collapsed! Son Heung-min couldn't believe that the team was in such an embarrassing situation. Four minutes later, Palinha scored with a volley, but the goal was invalid due to offside. In the 82nd minute, Risa Lisson's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defensive player. At the last moment, Wilson broke into the penalty area and shot furiously, but was saved by the goalkeeper. The final score was fixed at 0-3, and Tottenham suffered a disastrous defeat.
This defeat was a huge blow to Tottenham, causing chaos in the competition for the top four. Tottenham are still ranked 5th with 53 points, missing the opportunity to enter the Champions League. Aston Villa ranks 4th with 55 points. Aston Villa leads Tottenham by 2 points. The battle for fourth place is still fierce. Tottenham's loss gave Manchester United an opportunity to narrow the gap behind them. Manchester United is currently 6 points behind Tottenham, and the gap is not very big.
