Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea dominated Saturday's Premier League headings, but it was another side who began the season with top-four ambitions who were once again the focus of negative attention on Sunday afternoon.

Last Sunday's draw at Liverpool left Tottenham 2-1 to decrease and Wednesday's Champions League win over Atletico Madrid boosted belief they might prevent the drop.

However, Sunday's 3-0 home loss to transfer competitors Nottingham Forest implies they have taken simply one point from the last 21 offered and bet365 have cut Spurs from 12-5 to 13-8 for the drop.

If there was an alleviation for the Lilywhites, it was West Ham's 2-0 loss at Aston Villa, making sure the Hammers stay in the bottom 3 by a point heading into the international break.

Sunderland are now 5 points adrift of the top 6 after coming from behind to beat Tyne-Wear competitors Newcastle 2-1.

Meanwhile, objectives from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins enabled Villa to cement their top-four location. The Villans' win over the Hammers moved them five points clear of Liverpool and they head to Forest in their next league video game on April 12.

Talking point

Are Tottenham about to make another managerial modification? Last Sunday's 1-1 at Liverpool potentially revived the board's belief in Igor Tudor, and hope in a turn-around grew after the win over Atletico.

However, the final scoreline against Forest was emphatic and the club now have up until the trip to Sunderland on Sunday, April 12 to examine their options.

Tottenham are still to win in the league in 2026, and it is just the deficiencies of others that is keeping them out of the bottom 3.

The game at the Stadium of Light is followed by fixtures versus Brighton (H), Wolves (A), Aston Villa (A), Leeds (H), Chelsea (A) and Everton (H) to conclude this project.

Harry Redknapp was related to a Tottenham return before Tudor took the job, and his name continues to be mentioned.

Roberto De Zerbi, who departed Marseille in February, and Adi Hutter, last seen at Monaco before Christmas, are both out of work and possibly available.

Those home fans who remained to the end of the Forest defeat might have done so to air their aggravations and with three weeks up until their next match, the Spurs board could choose Tudor's time is already up.

Market moves

Sunderland began the day at 150-1 with Paddy Power to complete in the top six however beating neighbours Newcastle has actually seen them sliced to 50-1 by the Irish outlet's oddsmakers.

On the other hand, Power had the Magpies at 6-1 for a top-six surface on Sunday morning, but pressed them out to 20-1 in the very same market following their derby defeat.

Forest began Sunday at a best cost of 9-4 for the drop but have grown to a general 11-2 to go down after moving three points clear of the bottom 3 with seven games to play.

The Reds are the big winners, with Tottenham 13-8 for transfer and their London rivals West Ham 5-6 to be relegated with bet365.

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Punting tips

The Premier League does not return till April 10 when West Ham host bottom club Wolves, and the Hammers will intend to approach that match on the back of an FA Cup quarter-final win over Leeds.

Wolves won the reverse component 3-0 but have actually lost their last five journeys to the London Stadium, scoring only once, and a Hammers' win to nil is 9-4 with bet365.

Arguably the pick of the FA Cup quarter-final ties is at the Etihad, where Manchester City host Liverpool.

There have been precisely three goals in both of this season's Premier League meetings and a repeat is 3-1 with bet365.

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