Are Tottenham About To Make Another Managerial Change?
Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea controlled Saturday's Premier League headlines, but it was another side who started the season with top-four aspirations who were once again the focus of negative attention on Sunday afternoon.
Last Sunday's draw at Liverpool left Tottenham 2-1 to go down and Wednesday's Champions League win over Atletico Madrid increased belief they could avoid the drop.
However, Sunday's 3-0 home loss to relegation competitors Nottingham Forest means they have actually taken just one point from the last 21 offered and bet365 have actually cut Spurs from 12-5 to 13-8 for the drop.
If there was an alleviation for the Lilywhites, it was West Ham's 2-0 loss at Aston Villa, guaranteeing the Hammers remain in the bottom three by a point heading into the worldwide break.
Sunderland are now 5 points adrift of the top six after coming from behind to beat Tyne-Wear rivals Newcastle 2-1.
Meanwhile, objectives from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins allowed Villa to seal their top-four location. The Villans' win over the Hammers moved them five points clear of Liverpool and they head to Forest in their next league video game on April 12.
Talking point
Are Tottenham about to make another managerial change? Last Sunday's 1-1 at Liverpool possibly restored the board's belief in Igor Tudor, and hope in a turnaround grew after the win over Atletico.
However, the final scoreline versus Forest was emphatic and the club now have until the trip to Sunderland on Sunday, April 12 to evaluate their choices.
Tottenham are still to win in the league in 2026, and it is only the deficiencies of others that is keeping them out of the bottom 3.
The video game at the Stadium of Light is followed by components versus Brighton (H), Wolves (A), Aston Villa (A), Leeds (H), Chelsea (A) and Everton (H) to conclude this project.
Harry Redknapp was linked with a Tottenham return before Tudor took the job, and his name continues to be mentioned.
Roberto De Zerbi, who in February, and Adi Hutter, last seen at Monaco before Christmas, are both out of work and possibly available.
Those home fans who remained to the end of the Forest defeat may have done so to air their frustrations and with three weeks up until their next match, the Spurs board could decide Tudor's time is already up.
Market relocations
Sunderland started the day at 150-1 with Paddy Power to end up in the top 6 but beating neighbours Newcastle has seen them sliced to 50-1 by the Irish outlet's oddsmakers.
On the other hand, Power had the Magpies at 6-1 for a top-six surface on Sunday early morning, but pushed them out to 20-1 in the exact same market following their derby defeat.
Forest started Sunday at a best rate of 9-4 for the drop but have actually grown to a basic 11-2 to decrease after moving 3 points clear of the bottom 3 with seven video games to play.
The Reds are the big winners, with Tottenham 13-8 for transfer and their London rivals West Ham 5-6 to be relegated with bet365.
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Punting tips
The Premier League doesn't return until April 10 when West Ham host bottom club Wolves, and the Hammers will want to approach that match on the back of an FA Cup quarter-final win over Leeds.
Wolves won the reverse fixture 3-0 but have actually lost their last 5 trips to the London Stadium, scoring only when, and a Hammers' win to nil is 9-4 with bet365.
Arguably the choice of the FA Cup quarter-final ties is at the Etihad, where Manchester City host Liverpool.
There have been precisely three objectives in both of this season's Premier League meetings and a repeat is 3-1 with bet365.
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