Fulham Vs Tottenham: Tudor fury as Spurs face relegation fight

In a tense fulham vs tottenham encounter, Fulham beat Tottenham 2-1 as Spurs suffered a fourth straight league defeat and mounting relegation concern. Interim manager Igor Tudor unleashed a series of harsh criticisms of the officiating and accused Raúl Jiménez of cheating after Fulham’s opening goal.

Fulham Vs Tottenham match reaction

Igor Tudor said bluntly: "He was a home team referee" and that the official "doesn't understand football. " The 47-year-old Croatian repeated his accusation that referee Thomas Bramall acted as a "home referee" twice during his post-match comments, and singled out Raúl Jiménez for blame, saying the striker had "gained an advantage" and had been "not thinking about the ball" but instead "thinking how to cheat. " Tudor added: "Ninety-nine of 100 people will say it's a foul, it's so obvious. "

Tudor's anger and refereeing

Tudor described Fulham's first goal as decisive, saying: "Their first goal changes the situation on the pitch. It's a big refereeing mistake. There's no consistency last week, what happened today was incredible. The referee was incredible today – not giving a goal there is madness. " He insisted consistency was required even for soft contact: "If it is a soft touch but he is not watching the ball, it is a foul. " He also said he was too upset to speak to Bramall directly, calling the situation "so obvious" and arguing that small contact that gives an advantage should be punished.

Spurs' run and standings

The 2-1 defeat at Fulham was Tottenham's fourth league loss in a row and leaves them four points above the relegation zone, with the club 16th in the Premier League and described as "in a battle to stay up. " The run extends to 10 league games without a win, Tottenham's worst sequence in 32 years since a similar streak under Ossie Ardiles in 1994. Tudor said: "We are always late on everything. That's the problem, " and later added: "We are lacking when we attack, we lack the quality to score the goal. We are lacking in the middle to run and we are lacking behind to stay there to suffer and not concede the goal. So, an amazing situation. Amazing. "

Tudor insisted formation was not the issue: "It's not about systems at the moment, " and accused his players of lacking "brain, " saying: "They arrive before us. They predict and we are always late on everything. That's the problem. " The defeat followed a 4-1 home loss by Arsenal the previous week, when a Randal Kolo Muani effort that looked to make it 2-2 was ruled out for a push on Gabriel; Tudor cited that incident as evidence of inconsistency, noting last week's denied goal.

Tottenham's recent history and context were also mentioned in the aftermath: Spurs have largely been a top-flight club since a one-season spell in the old Second Division in 1977-78. They came 17th in 2024-25 but finished that season 13 points better off than 18th-placed Leicester, a campaign in which Ange Postecoglou focused on the Europa League towards the end of the season and that competition was won by the club.

Fulham's players and praise

Fulham manager Marco Silva described the scoreline as "not reflecting our superiority on the pitch" and also said: "The amount of chances we created, the score doesn't reflect our superiority. " Fulham were credited with creating numerous openings and a headline detail referenced a dramatic contribution described as an "incredible Iwobi goal. "

Silva praised centre-back Issa Diop, a late call-up after Joachim Andersen was ruled out with illness: "He was at home last night, not even in the hotel. But he's a top professional. " The match sequence included an early Fulham goal after seven minutes, with Harry Wilson volleying in following contact in the build-up when Raúl Jiménez appeared to push Radu Dragusin, an incident Tudor highlighted as similar to the contact that led to a ruled-out goal last week.