Thomas Frank days from sack as dreadful Tottenham stats emerge ahead of Crystal Palace clash
Thomas Frank can’t afford another slip-up when Tottenham face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Frank is under intense scrutiny as Spurs sit 14th in the Premier League table after 17 matches.
Defensive woes are at an all-time high, and the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium exposed Frank’s inability to get his side to play the ball out from the back.
Tottenham have been awful at home this season, and after showing signs of promise on their travels in the early parts of the season, it has completely unravelled in the last month.
Heavy defeats to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest have completely stunted their progression, and a visit to Selhurst Park could leave Frank creating history for all the wrong reasons.
Tottenham have never lost consecutive away matches in the league to Crystal Palace
Tottenham lost this exact fixture 1-0 last season, and they’ve never lost consecutive away league games against Crystal Palace before.
Spurs have only lost their final league game in one of the last 16 calendar years, going down 3-1 at home to Wolves in 2018.
Should Frank’s side fall to a third consecutive league defeat, the Danish manager will have overseen another terrible record that he has broken since taking charge in the summer.
| Stat | Tottenham |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Points | 22 |
When facing opponents starting the day above them in the table, Tottenham have only won one of their last 19 London derbies away from home in the Premier League, with that lone victory coming against Brentford in February this year (2-0).
That in itself doesn’t make for good reading, and Frank is coming up against a side that has performed well above expectations under Oliver Glasner.
Despite the fact that Palace have lost their last two league games, they possess a huge threat in attack and have been difficult to break down throughout the season.
Mohammed Kudus and Pedro Porro have been impressive for Tottenham this season, and if anyone is going to break the Crystal Palace defence, it will likely be one of these two.
Tottenham’s right-hand side will be key vs Crystal Palace
Porro leads all Tottenham players for line-breaking passes (133) and passes breaking the opposition’s defensive line (13) in the Premier League this season.
Additionally, only Kudus (22) has created more chances for them than Porro (20).
Crystal Palace’s left centre-back Chris Richards was stretchered off in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Arsenal, and Spurs’ dangermen will relish playing against a weakened defence.
If Frank is to stop the rot, his two Tottenham stars will have to be on top form, and if they do turn up, then Tottenham should get back to winning ways on the road.
If not, it could be days away from another sacking.
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