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By MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER Published: 03: 27 AEDT, 2 March 2026 | Updated: 04: 01 AEDT, 2 March 2026 47 View comments So, no bounce for Tottenham. The second game of Igor Tudor's interim spell went the same way as the first. Another defeat in another London derby. This time at Fulham, who celebrated their first Premier League double over Spurs for more than 20 years and yet another historic spectre stalks them. In a weekend when all other results went the way they would have wanted, Tudor's team did nothing to ease fears they might be relegated for the first time since 1977. It is now 10 without a win in the league and they are pointless in the last four. Crystal Palace are next, in N17 on Thursday. For an hour at Craven Cottage, they exhibited all the hallmarks of a sinking ship. Leaky at the back, with no threat up front, second to everything. Tudor already looks like his predecessor Thomas Frank was by the end. As if unsure what to do for the best, as if he feels like he should be able to get a tune from this set of players but he simply cannot. Tottenham's woeful run continued with a 2-1 defeat by Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday Interim head coach Igor Tudor (above) has struggled to turn the tide since Thomas Frank's exit Logic eludes Spurs and there were hints of Antonio Conte about his post-match comments, where he fumed about 'big problems' at the club. Spurs were two down inside 34 minutes and the damage could have been far worse before Richarlison came off the bench, reduced the deficit and inspired a frantic end to the contest albeit without forcing Bernd Leno to make a save. The only shot on target was the goal. Fulham wasted chances but the two they scored in the first half proved enough. Tudor was furious with the first goal, scored in the seventh minute, and he had a point. Harry Wilson scored it, his 10th of the season in Fulham colours, finished with a crisp volley from a ball hooked square by Oscar Bobb, who kept the pressure on Spurs after Raul Jimenez had flicked the initial cross from Kenny Tete. Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke led the complaints, claiming Jimenez had pushed Radu Dragusin and there were clear similarities to the incident in the North London derby a week earlier. Then, Spurs had a goal by Randal Kolo Muani ruled out for a push on Gabriel. At the Cottage, the verdict went the way of the attacking side. The goal was confirmed after a check by VAR Craig Pawson. Spurs tried another new formation. Tudor had prefaced his selection with an explanation for not imposing his usual high-energy style, claiming the players were not in the right physical shape. He lined them up in a 4-4-2 formation. Pedro Porro returned at right back with Archie Gray shunted to left back to cover Djed Spence, whose absence was down to a minor calf issue, before ending the game wide on the right side of midfield. Kolo Muani and Solanke were in tandem up front with Xavi Simons wide on the left and Conor Gallagher in an unfamiliar position wide on the right. Harry Wilson put Spurs behind in the seventh minute as the visitors trialled a new formation Former Arsenal star Alex Iwobi scored what proved to be the winner in the 34th minute Perhaps unsurprisingly, Fulham flowed with more fluency, cohesion and confidence. Unlike their visitors, they know exactly what they are doing. They are well organised and well balanced. Oscar Bobb, on his first Premier League start for his new club, was a delight on the ball. In midfield Sander Berge disrupted and dominated as Alex Iwobi drove the tempo and made much of the play. Iwobi excelled and scored the second, trading passes with Wilson around Solanke who failed to track the run, advanced towards the penalty area and beat Guglielmo Vicario on an angle with a firm side-footer from some distance. Iwobi seemed to address the ball as if he was trying to shape it behind the centre halves towards the back post but was all smiles as it fizzed like an arrow and pinged into the net off the far post. Spurs have conceded at least two in every Premier League fixture since the goalless draw against Brentford on New Year's Day, when those in the away end serenaded Frank's misfiring team with a chorus of 'Boring Boring Tottenham'. There were boos from the away end at half time. With little to cheer, Spurs fans had been through their songbook including protests against ENIC's ownership. Tudor's team pushed higher in the second half and carried more threat. It was a risk because they became more porous than ever at the back. Emile Smith Rowe squandered two chances when clean through. The first, on which there was a hint of offside and may not have stood, was dragged wide. The second drew a superb save from Vicario. The Spurs keeper has taken plenty of criticism during this miserable season, but this was a vital moment. Richarlison halved the deficit but it wasn't enough to stop a fourth straight league defeat From three down it was a long way back, but Richarlison breathed life into the contest with his goal. Unmarked at the back post the Brazilian headed in from a cross by Gray. It made for a frantic end. Spurs went after the equaliser. The subs gave them extra impetus. Richarlison, who played for Silva at Watford and Everton, caused his old boss problems and Solanke looked happier alongside him. And yet Kolo Muani had been the one positive aspect of the game against Arsenal. The threads of logic are difficult to grasp. Fulham made changes to defend their lead and made it over the line. They climb to ninth. Spurs still wallow in 16th and will hope Fulham do them a favour and beat West Ham on Wednesday.

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