Tottenham’s bad luck continues as Crystal Palace stars suffer injuries ahead of West Ham showdown

Tottenham Hotspur‘s bad luck seems to be continuing after two key Crystal Palace players suffered injuries ahead of a Premier League clash with lowly West Ham.

Since Roberto De Zerbi was appointed as Tottenham’s new head coach last month, not much has gone right for Spurs.

Before his first game in charge, Mohammed Kudus suffered an injury setback after being sidelined since early January with a quad problem. And in the 1-0 loss to Sunderland, Cristian Romero picked up a knee injury of his own.

That is in addition to being without the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, and more.

As Tottenham hope for some more positive injury news, some less favourable updates have emerged at Palace as Spurs cling on for any positives over their rivals.

Advantage West Ham over Tottenham

Tottenham haven’t won in the league since 28 December, with their current 14-game winless run their worst stretch since 1935.

That spell, which has seen Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor dismissed, has seen an injury-hit Spurs fall to 18th in the Premier League, two points behind West Ham in 17th.

With six games to go, Tottenham need everything to go their way. One downside for Spurs was that Palace have just a few days to recover from their Conference League exploits away at Fiorentina on Thursday.

The Eagles went through to the last four but ended up losing defender Maxence Lacroix and midfielder Adam Wharton to injury in the first half.

Both played a key role in Palace’s FA Cup success last season, with the pair among a contingent of vital players for Oliver Glasner’s team.

Naturally, many Tottenham fans have despaired at this turn of events as Palace’s chances of beating a much fresher West Ham take a hit on Monday evening.

Moreover, striker Jean-Phillipe Mateta did not return for the second half after starting ahead of Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Palace have won three of their last five league games, but this is a big blow for the south London outfit and maybe an even bigger one for Tottenham.

Tottenham seek unwanted history

Tottenham are the only Premier League side without a win in 2026, drawing five and losing nine from 14 matches.

Their current run is nearly as bad as Swindon Town in 1993 (15), Sunderland in 2003 (17), and Derby County in 2008 (18).

To make matters worse for Tottenham, all three of those teams were relegated in those respective campaigns.

Tottenham’s wretched run is one of the worst in the club’s storied history. Many pundits keep saying Spurs will stay up, just maybe because of the size of the north London outfit.

But at this rate, they seemed destined to go down. They need inspiration and fast.

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