Tottenham Secure Third Straight Premier League Win — SkimNews
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- Tottenham Hotspur won three Premier League games in succession for the first time in more than 600 days, the previous run coming in February 2025, after taking only three wins, 10 draws and 13 losses in their prior 26 league games.
- Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off for an ill-judged lunge at Micky van de Ven in the 13th minute, leaving Crystal Palace with 10 men as Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke scored in Tottenham’s win.
- Tottenham Hotspur moved into the top half of the table and recorded back-to-back home league wins for the first time in two years.
- Sandro Tonali, signed for £100m, and £85m signing Mateus Fernandes started slowly, but Tonali became pivotal against Palace through his running power, physicality and creation, while Fernandes was lively throughout.
- Dejan Kulusevski returned from a long injury absence as a substitute, forced a fine save from Dean Henderson and provided a lively attacking cameo.
- Crystal Palace managed two shots against Tottenham’s 34 — a 32-shot gap, Spurs’ biggest since Opta records began in 2003-04 — while Tottenham’s 79.4% possession was second-highest in their Premier League record, behind 80.2% against Newcastle United in August 2019.
- Roberto de Zerbi said an honest team conversation after the international break changed the mood, spirit and relationship with players, while warning that three consecutive wins cannot change the previous two to three seasons.
Why it matters: De Zerbi’s Tottenham move into the top half and secure their first back-to-back home league wins in two years, while a three-game run yields as many wins as their previous 26 league matches combined. The £300m rebuild begins to show returns through Tonali and Fernandes, though the manager insists three wins do not erase the last two 17th-place finishes.
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