Tottenham Hotspur slipped deeper into relegation trouble after a 2-1 loss at Fulham, their fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League.
Spurs suffered a second straight loss under interim head coach Igor Tudor, who switched to a back four for the London derby but watched his side fall behind inside seven minutes at Craven Cottage.
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Harry Wilson struck his 10th goal of the season to open the scoring, though Tottenham were incensed that a push by Raul Jimenez on Radu Dragusin was not penalised in the build-up.
Fulham doubled their advantage in the 34th minute when former Arsenal FC midfielder Alex Iwobi fired home from distance, leaving Spurs facing a steep uphill battle.
Still without a league win this year, Tottenham remain 16th, just four points above the relegation zone, with 10 matches remaining. The north London club have not been relegated from the top flight since the 1977/78 season.
Tudor, appointed until the end of the campaign, admitted the scale of the task ahead after previously overseeing a 4-1 derby defeat to Arsenal.
“We were not good; we lacked everything in attacking and defending,” said the former Juventus boss.
“Fulham were much better. There are problems here, big problems.
“We need to stay calm, believe in what we are doing in training, and get out of trouble, staying all together.”
Despite boasting one of the highest revenues in world football and state-of-the-art facilities, Spurs’ slide has made relegation a genuine concern.
“We don’t need to think about that (relegation), not because it cannot happen, but because we must focus on growing mentality as a team, concentration, and physically,” Tudor added.
