Solanke had opened the scoring in the 34th minute for Igor Tudor's team, only for Micky van de Ven's red card four minutes later to turn the contest on its head.

Palace drew level through Ismaila Sarr, who had seen an earlier goal disallowed for offside, before Jorgen Strand Larsen put the Eagles ahead in the first minute of first-half stoppage-time.

Sarr then doubled his tally before half-time as Oliver Glasner's side held on for the win, with Spurs subject to boos after referee Andy Madley's full-time whistle.

"We've just had a big conversation," Solanke said after the match. 

"We know the position we are in is definitely not where we want to be, so we need to figure out how we are going to get out of it as soon as possible.

"We know there've been difficulties, but we're not in a position to make any excuses anymore. We need to do the job on the pitch.

"It is easy to say we want to be better, but we want to be better on the pitch. We need to fight and realise the position we are in.

"We know the club is not used to being in this position, so we need to understand it and understand it's not going to be easy, and we need to fight every single game, every single minute, to make sure we improve."

Spurs' ill-discipline came back to haunt them once more, with Van de Ven sent off for the first time for the club in what was his 86th appearance in all competitions.

Only Chelsea has received more red cards in the top-flight in 2025-2026 than Spurs, with Tudor losing all three of his matches since taking over from former boss Thomas Frank.

Tudor is just the second Spurs head coach in Premier League history to lose each of his first three games in charge after Martin Jol in November 2004.

But Tudor remained optimistic about Spurs' survival hopes, with an away trip to Liverpool their next Premier League assignment on 16 March (AEDT).

"We are disappointed we lost. The red card changed the game. Then we conceded two or three fast goals," Tudor added. 

"In the second half, we tried. We wanted some good energy. I saw something that made me believe we can do it, and I am sure we will do.

"The game plan was to believe when we attack that we are going to score; otherwise, you cannot stay defending with one player [less], and, unfortunately, it was not enough.

"After this game, I believe more than before. I know it is not easy. It is a moment, but it will pass. It will pass. The message I said to them [the players] is not [for the] public."