James Maddison reacts after Tottenham miss out on crucial opportunity
“It’s obviously very disappointing. Any sort of result tonight would be very beneficial for us in the battle. It wasn’t to be, we pushed hard in the final 20 minutes.
“It’s obviously an awful time [to come on]. You want to get on the pitch at 1-0 and try and affect it. It is a lot more difficult at 2-0. It makes it a lot more difficult. It was a bit of a dagger when you are waiting to come on.
“I’ve been out for a long time, so I’m not going to be at my fluent best. I’ve had a massive injury, it’s one of them that you have to respect the injury a little bit. I am going to do what I can on Sunday. We are going to keep battling for our fans.
“Anyone who has been through this injury knows it is not easy to just drop back in. I want to help the team as much as I can. We’ve just got to give everything for this club. It’s unacceptable and a little bit embarrassing that we are in this position as Tottenham Hotspur, but it’s the reality.”
(Reuters)
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:55
Roberto De Zerbi on Tottenham’s defeat
“I think we played a really good game,” the Tottenham boss tells Sky Sports. “We lost. Now is not the right time to think much of this game. We have to prepare for the next game in our stadium, with our fans. We have to play with our qualities, with our character, with fight and courage. I am positive because today we played a good game.”
(PA)
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:44
The crucial opportunity Tottenham missed as Premier League relegation battle goes to final day
A point in west London would have put an end to the Spurs nightmare that still threatens to pull them into the second tier for the first time in 48 years but they succumbed to familiar frailties, Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos scoring in each half for the Blues in entirely avoidable circumstances for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:27
What do Tottenham and West Ham need to stay up? Premier League relegation permutations ahead of final day
Here are the final permutations:
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:19
The Tottenham players have a few furious words with the officials, still aggrieved, one presumes, about that Marc Cucurella incident – the Spaniard was booked for grappling at a corner but no penalty was awarded as the ball had not yet been delivered, according to the video assistant referee.
The relegation battle goes to the final day.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:13
FULL TIME! Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
(Reuters)
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:10
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, 90 + 7 minutes
A last chance…planted into the arms of Robert Sanchez! One Mathys Tel would want back, space worked wide on the right after a charge from Micky van de Ven but his teammate fails to produce the quality required.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:09
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, 90 + 6 minutes
Into the last knockings. It’s going to the final day, surely?
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:08
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, 90 + 5 minutes
There has just been too little of quality from Tottenham tonight. A Mathys Tel header is cushioned into the advertising hoardings behind the goal.
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:07
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham, 90 + 4 minutes
James Maddison….over the crossbar. By a distance.
Tottenham look set to be denied a point (Reuters)
Harry Latham-Coyle19 May 2026 22:06