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Sam Tabuteau

HISTORICAL FACTS: Dereliction of duty at tottenham as star players enter self preservation mode | History Defined

Game over: Micky van de Ven leaves the pitch after his red card - (Action Images via Reuters)

On a mutinous night in north London, the knives were out, with everyone looking for someone to blame as Tottenham slumped to a miserable 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.

Supporters streamed out in their thousands, while others turned their anger towards the directors’ box as Spurs made it 11 league games without a win for the first time since 1935.

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