PETER CROUCH has blasted Tottenham as the “worst team in the Premier League” after they fell to a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.
Tensions were high at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last night, with supporters knowing their team sat just one point above the relegation zone after a win for West Ham and a draw for Nottingham Forest.
Spurs were handed an early warning by the visitors when Ismaila Sarr saw a goal ruled out for offside before they went down the other end and scored through Dominic Solanke.
However, just four minutes later, the evening took a dramatic turn for the worse as Micky van de Ven was sent off for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity and conceded a penalty, Sarr stepping up for the equaliser.
The night only got worse from there, as Igor Tudor watched his brittle team collapse in first-half injury time as they let in goals from Jørgen Strand Larsen and Sarr, with the match ending 3-1 after a goalless second half.
Boos rang out at half-time, and were repeated at the full-time whistle as the home supporters were left dumbstruck after watching their team crash and burn to an 11th winless league game and fifth defeat on the bounce – records they have not managed since 1935 and 2004 respectively.
Former Spurs ace Crouch was watching the game as a pundit for TNT Sports, and likewise couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
Asked if Spurs were the worst team in the Prem at the minute, the 45-year-old said: “I think since Christmas, in 2026 it’s proven that is the case, so yes is the honest answer.
“Wolves have picked up a little bit, you know [they’re] bottom of the league. Teams around them, West Ham picking up points, Nottingham Forest [too].
“Spurs at the moment, form-wise, are without doubt are the worst in the league.”
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Interim manager Igor Tudor insisted the team were heading in the right direction despite defeat, although he had a tense moment in his post-match broadcast interview as he refused to speak about pressure before abruptly ending it.
Crouch, who played for the Spurs senior team between 2009 and 2011, continued: “Palace were a better side for me before the game with 11 men, going player for player.
“There’s not many players I take from Tottenham’s team and put in Palace’s, and goes down to recruitment, it’s been poor for a couple of windows now.
“I look at the pitch now, and there’s a distinct lack of quality and lack of characters, and that combination can get you relegated.”
