Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to move away from the relegation zone when they travel across London to face Fulham on Sunday.
The Igor Tudor era got off to the worst possible start last weekend with Tottenham beaten 4-1 at home by rivals Arsenal.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Fulham
Tottenham (3-5-2): Vicario; Palhinha, Van de Ven, Dragusin; Gray, Gallagher, Sarr, Bissouma, Spence; Simons, Kolo Muani.
Spurs remain 16th in the league, just four points clear of the relegation zone. They’re now winless in their last nine Premier League games. They’ve only gone 10 without victory in the Premier League once before, under Osvaldo Ardiles in 1994.
To further compile the humiliation, Tottenham are the only Premier League team without a victory in 2026. And, hosts Fulham have won three of their past four games against Tottenham, drawing the other.
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Tottenham team news vs Fulham
Tudor inherited a lot of problems from Thomas Frank. And there’s not been much let up when it comes to injuries.
Last weekend’s defeat to Arsenal did see Richarlison return to action after a hamstring injury, which is a big boost. Dominic Solanke should also have completely recovered from the illness which prevented him from starting last time out.
But neither will be guaranteed starts with Tudor’s new system. The former Juventus boss opted for a 3-5-2 against Arsenal and given his history, that’s likely to continue. Even if Tudor switches to a 3-4-2-1, Randal Kolo Muani is the favourite to lead the line after his goal last weekend.
Xavi Simons joined Kolo Muani in the front line and he’ll likely continue, providing much-needed creativity to the Tottenham side. Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Wilson Odobert all remain out from the attacking options.
Tottenham’s midfield is also bare. Rodrigo Bentancur is out until May, while Lucas Bergvall is also injured. Joao Palhinha also dropped to centre-back against Arsenal, so Yves Bissouma, Conor Gallagher and Pape Sarr remain the options.
Cristian Romero still has two more games to serve on his suspension, so will sit out here. Micky van de Ven and Radu Dragusin are the only first-team centre-back options. Kevin Danso is injured. Djed Spence and Archie Gray will likely play as the wing-backs, with Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies and Pedro Porro all injured.
Should Tottenham be worried about relegation?
It feels inconceivable that Tottenham are at genuine risk of relegation. Last season when they finished 17th, Spurs were still some way ahead of the bottom three when it came to points.
Opposing fans have started to joke about Tottenham getting relegated. Even some Spurs fans have joined in. But are Tottenham actually bad enough to go down?
Tottenham have the most over-performing attack in the Premier League this season. Spurs have scored their 37 goals from just 28.17 Expected Goals, an over-performance of +8.83. But defence is the problem.
Only five teams have conceded more goals than Tottenham’s 41 in the Premier League this season. Three of those sides are the current bottom three. But Tottenham rank eighth for most shots faced in the league this season, and they’ve only conceded 1.33 more goals than expected — which is by no means the worst in the league.