Crystal Palace don drop inside relegation zone afta dem lose 2-0 to Tottenham for di Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and di defeat come wit one red card wey go affect di team for dia next three Premier League games. Jean-Philippe Mateta collect straight red for di 13th minute afta referee Michael Oliver first show am yellow, but VAR send Oliver go monitor and e change di decision to red for serious foul play sake of one late studs-up sliding tackle on Micky van de Ven Achilles.
Twelve minutes afta di red card, Archie Gray head in di opener from corner, and Jan Paul van Hecke scrappy rebound finish for second half settle di game. Na third straight league win for Tottenham, di first time since February 2025, and e carry Roberto De Zerbi side go eighth. For Palace, na third league loss in a row, and e leave dem third-bottom.
Di red card mean say Palace no go get Mateta for dia next three Premier League games, a run against Liverpool, Coventry and Hull wey fit decide Pierre Sage future as coach. Even wit ten men, Palace show plenty fight for di match, and Spurs struggle to find second goal to make di win safe until Van Hecke bundled am in.
Elsewhere, Chelsea Women come from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1, wit Melvine Malard scoring two. Sonia Bompastor side bin dey behind before Malard double turn di match around. Chelsea release dia confirmed line-up for di fixture before kickoff.
Crystal Palace name also trend for X for Nigeria as di results land, but di real gist na di football: di red card, di back-to-back defeats and di pressure wey dey on Sage.
