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ottenham Hotspur has officially appealed the seven-match ban handed to midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur for making a racially insensitive comment about teammate Heung-min Son. The club described the punishment as "too severe" in a statement issued on Wednesday.

While Tottenham acknowledged Bentancur's guilt, they argued that the length of the suspension was excessive. The Uruguayan player will remain suspended throughout the appeal process, ruling him out of Saturday's clash against Manchester City.

Through the appeal, Spurs aim to reduce the suspension by at least one game, enabling Bentancur to return for the match against Liverpool on December 22.

Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap gave Ipswich a 2-0 lead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs fell short, despite Rodrigo Bentancur returning a goal in the second half.

It was Tottenham's third defeat in its past five matches across all competitions and leaves Postecoglou's side in 10th place in the Premier League with 16 points from 11 matches.

"It's hugely disappointing. We started slow and passively. We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. In the second half, we had chances but didn’t do enough to win the game," the Australian said.

"It's just down to me, I’m not getting consistent performances from the players. It’s something I need to address. I’m the person in charge, so that’s usually the way it goes. I take responsibility.

"It’s very disappointing. Before they scored, we had a couple of chances. We conceded a very sloppy goal that shouldn’t happen, it’s more than disappointing," the Korean said.

It was the fifth straight Premier League home game in which Tottenham had conceded first and proved costly this time around.

Szmodics opened the scoring for the visitors with an acrobatic finish just past the half-hour mark before Delap doubled Ipswich's advantage prior to the interval.

Spurs, who saw a Dominic Solanke goal overturned by VAR for handball early in the second half, handed a lifeline when Rodrigo Bentancur headed in from a corner to cut the deficit in the 69th minute.

Solanke had a great chance to restore parity in stoppage-time, but Arijanet Muric made a fantastic stop as Ipswich held on for a memorable triumph.

"I am so proud. It's been a long time for the club, 22 years since the supporters saw a win in the Premier League. The journey to get to here has been a big one," McKenna said after the game.

"It feels a bit special today. We believe we’ve been improving. We had picked up five out of 10 results but were waiting for the first win to validate the work and improvements. It’s a massive moment, one to cherish.

"The first half, it was everything [you'd want] for a team in our context against Tottenham. There was a good balance. There were moments where we played a good tempo and moments where we slowed it down.

"It was a top half away from home. In the second half we showed good resilience. We didn’t give away too many chances. We defended well and were a threat on the break. A top performance.

"It was really important [to hang on]. If we’d conceded at the end it would have been a big blow. To get one over the line like that we’ve deserved for quite a few weeks. A big boost for everyone.

Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap gave Ipswich a 2-0 lead at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs fell short, despite Rodrigo Bentancur returning a goal in the second half.

It was Tottenham's third defeat in its past five matches across all competitions and leaves Postecoglou's side in 10th place in the Premier League with 16 points from 11 matches.

"It's hugely disappointing. We started slow and passively. We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. In the second half, we had chances but didn’t do enough to win the game," the Australian said.

"It's just down to me, I’m not getting consistent performances from the players. It’s something I need to address. I’m the person in charge, so that’s usually the way it goes. I take responsibility.

"It’s very disappointing. Before they scored, we had a couple of chances. We conceded a very sloppy goal that shouldn’t happen, it’s more than disappointing," the Korean said.

It was the fifth straight Premier League home game in which Tottenham had conceded first and proved costly this time around.

Szmodics opened the scoring for the visitors with an acrobatic finish just past the half-hour mark before Delap doubled Ipswich's advantage prior to the interval.

Spurs, who saw a Dominic Solanke goal overturned by VAR for handball early in the second half, handed a lifeline when Rodrigo Bentancur headed in from a corner to cut the deficit in the 69th minute.

Solanke had a great chance to restore parity in stoppage-time, but Arijanet Muric made a fantastic stop as Ipswich held on for a memorable triumph.

"I am so proud. It's been a long time for the club, 22 years since the supporters saw a win in the Premier League. The journey to get to here has been a big one," McKenna said after the game.

"It feels a bit special today. We believe we’ve been improving. We had picked up five out of 10 results but were waiting for the first win to validate the work and improvements. It’s a massive moment, one to cherish.

"The first half, it was everything [you'd want] for a team in our context against Tottenham. There was a good balance. There were moments where we played a good tempo and moments where we slowed it down.

"It was a top half away from home. In the second half we showed good resilience. We didn’t give away too many chances. We defended well and were a threat on the break. A top performance.

"It was really important [to hang on]. If we’d conceded at the end it would have been a big blow. To get one over the line like that we’ve deserved for quite a few weeks. A big boost for everyone.

Timo Werner and Pape Sarr were both on target in the first half, with Matheus Nunes reducing the deficit on the stroke of half-time.

Spurs held on against a much-rotated City side, which suffered its first defeat of the season after a 2-1 reverse in north London.

Tottenham disappointed in a 1-0 loss away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League before this win, though Postecoglou was delighted with his side's response.

"It's a cup tie played against a formidable opponent, I thought we did well for the most part," he said. "We didn't allow too many clear-cut chances. We could have put the game away, but City are always going to push you.

"It's an ever-evolving process, this team is growing all the time, but when you have growth you are going to stumble.

"As disappointed as we were on Sunday I had great belief we could come out today and put up a great show.

"Both our goals were quality goals, they have to be as City don't give easy chances."

Spurs had been eliminated in its last three Carabao Cup ties against fellow Premier League sides, going out to Chelsea in 2021-22, Nottingham Forest in 2022-23 and Fulham in 2023-24.

Werner eased any nerves after just five minutes, however, with his close-range finish easing the mounting pressure on the former Chelsea forward.

"Great for Timo. He is going through a tough time, but the build-up play was great," Postecoglou said. "It should lift him, we are supporting him, but it is down to him and his approach to things.

"He was unlucky to not get one or two more, if attacking players don't score they feel anxiety a bit."

Postecoglou hammered his side after its collapse at the start of October in a 3-2 defeat to Brighton, and similar criticism came after after a defeat to Palace last time out.

"I don't believe in big moments or catastrophic moments - we are the same team that we were three days ago. Hopefully, we have more good days ahead of us," he said.

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Coming off the back of three straight defeats, the pressure was on manager Oliver Glasner, and his team delivered the goods for its fans at Selhurst Park against Ange Postecoglou's visitors.

But Palace looked most likely to get the game’s second goal, and Eze saw one ruled out for offside while Adam Wharton was thwarted by Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

The Eagles were not made to pay for failing to add a second, however, as they claimed a morale-boosting result that takes them up to 17th, while Tottenham is eighth after two defeats from its past three league matches.

Vicario admitted his side lacked fight after the defeat as it managed only three shots on target throughout the match, resulting in an expected goals (xG) total of just 0.72.

"They fight and I think we lacked that today. We are disappointed because we have to fight. We play good football but maybe sometimes we lack the desire to fight. They show a real desire to fight for something,” he said.

"I just want to focus on us and what we didn't do as a team. I think we lacked a bit of energy and to be better than them. We have to take this personally and it has to hurt us a lot. Football gives us an opportunity again and we have to be ready for the cup."

"He is the captain but we have a big squad and we have to deal with that. We have to be able to win games without Son. We lacked in something, not in football, but attitude and fight," Vicario added on his captain’s absence.

The result represented only the second win for Palace across its past 19 Premier League games against Tottenham, although both victories in that time have come at Selhurst Park while keeping a clean sheet.

"It was one of those games with a lot of stoppages and battles and they ended up winning a lot of them and coming out on top. There was a lot of disruption and it was hard to get any fluency. They did better than us,” Postecoglou said.

"It turned into a game they were thriving on and we should have dealt with it better. It was a poor goal to concede, it had nothing to do with playing out from the back. That can happen.

"I'd be very surprised if they were happy right now. Why would I be happy? If I'm unhappy then they'll be unhappy. If you're suggesting that our fans weren't happy with today then that's a fair assessment."

"It helps all of us if we play in that way. We are a very good team and it's very difficult to beat us. Getting this response, this game helps us,” the Austrian said.

"We have to show it again in three days against Villa. This is the benchmark. You can score and concede, this is football.”

Palace managed 14 shots throughout the game, with six of those on target. It was more than its traditionally attacking opponent could muster as it put just three shots on target and caused few problems for the hosts.

"Congratulations to team, to the players for how they played today with passion and courage. They showed it on the pitch against a good Tottenham team,” he added.

"I mentioned before the game that if we were convinced changing the formation was the solution then we would do it immediately. Tottenham tried everything late on. The players did it amazing and that is why we won this game."

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Jean-Philippe Mateta made the difference as Crystal Palace beat Tottenham 1-0 to claim their first Premier League win of the season.

Coming off the back of three straight defeats, the pressure was on Oliver Glasner, and his team delivered the goods for their fans at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Their winner came in the 31st minute when Mateta latched onto Eberechi Eze’s clever flick and drilled in from close range.

Brennan Johnson had the best chance for the visitors when his shot struck the post before seeing the rebound cleared off the line by Trevor Chalobah.

But Palace looked most likely to get the game’s second goal, and Eze saw one ruled out for offside while Adam Wharton was thwarted by Guglielmo Vicario.

The Eagles were not made to pay for failing to add a second, however, as they claimed a morale-boosting result that takes them up to 17th, while Tottenham are eighth after two defeats from their last three league matches.

Tottenham attempted just 11 shots in this game, their lowest total in a single match in the Premier League this season.

Of those 11 shots, they managed just three on target as the visitors managed an expected goals (xG) total of just 0.72.

It sees Crystal Palace have beat them for the first time in the Premier League since September 2021, a run of 5 games without a win.

In stark contrast to the capitulation at Brighton and Hove Albion before the international break, Spurs took the game away from the Hammers after half-time.

Kudus became the sixth different West Ham player to both score and get sent off in the same Premier League game when he was dismissed for violent conduct late on as Spurs capitalised on a dominant second-half display in which they had 10 shots and got five on target.

"Going a goal down wasn't ideal but we clawed our way back into it, and it is not easy. West Ham are a big physical side and they have got some speed as well.

"Second half we were outstanding. We upped the tempo and played some quality football, defended when we needed to and got our finishing right.

"I think we had some chances where we could have scored more but if we keep creating the goals will come. We want to be that sort of side that creates lots of chances.

"It was not about changing things. We knew there had been a bit of an arm wrestle and we always back ourselves to keep going at the intensity we always do and upping it and taking the game to West Ham. We knew that putting them under pressure here at home, we would eventually get there.

"It was a bad 45 minutes not a bad 90 minutes [v Brighton] so we were not that far away. In that game we stopped the things we had to do in the second half but today it was a 95-minute performance."

In the process, Maddison became just the second Tottenham player on record since 2003-2004 to create at least five chances in a Premier League game while playing 45 minutes or fewer, after Darren Anderton against Fulham in August 2003 – five chances created in 32 minutes.

"He really helped us to get control of the midfield and that gave us a good platform to go forward. Our general play improved from there and we looked dangerous going forward."

Kudus put West Ham ahead early on, firing home at the back post after good work from Jarrod Bowen on the Hammers' right, only for Kulusevski to fire in off the post to level in the 36th minute.

Ange Postecoglou is ready to “explode” when his Tottenham players return from the international break, using his side as “therapy” after their loss to Brighton last time out.

Spurs were on the end of a dismal defeat at the Amex Stadium against the Seagulls, squandering a two-goal lead to halt their five-match winning streak in all competitions.

Postecoglou faced criticism for the manner in which his side capitulated on the south coast, but wanted to make his feelings known ahead of their London derby with West Ham that will kick off the latest round of Premier League fixtures this weekend.

“You never know with the international [break] whether it will be good or bad, maybe for the players it was good, but I don’t like sitting on a loss. You want to get it out of your system and move on to the next challenge,” Postecoglou told Optus Sport.

“There can be a tendency to overanalyse, but it wasn’t a good one. That first half we played against Brighton was unbelievable – the best we have played all year – but I just didn’t like the second half and what we looked like.

“You know what international football, the game finishes and everyone goes, so the dressing room after the game is not the time to analyse. I have been sitting on it for 10 days now and I am ready to explode once they get back in the building and they will be my therapy.”

West Ham, meanwhile, come into the contest off the back of a first win in five games against Ipswich, relieving the pressure on new boss Julen Lopetegui.

Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta were all on target against the Tractor Boys and are aiming to produce back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since March 2023.

Lopetegui showered praise on Bowen, who missed out in England’s Nations League squad for their October fixtures. The Spaniard is expecting his star man to continue his form, with the aim of impressing incoming Three Lions manager Thomas Tuchel.

“When you don’t play in one lineup, when you don’t go away with England, it’s this. I think he knows that. He is always ready to help the team.

“He is always ready to work hard, to play well and that’s why he is a very good player.”

The 27-year-old’s next goal will be his 50th in the competition, with the midfielder netting in two of his last three league games.

Indeed, last time out against Ipswich, he became the first Hammers player to have five or more shots and create five or more chances in a single Premier League match since Michail Antonio against Arsenal in March 2021.

This will be the eighth time Tottenham and West Ham have faced each other in the first Premier League matchday back after an international break, with Spurs so far unbeaten in the previous seven (W4 D3).

But Postecoglou’s men have lost four of their last six Premier League London derbies (W1 D1), as many as they had in their previous 16 (W9 D3). They did beat Brentford 3-1 in their last such match, however.

In contrast, the Hammers are unbeaten in their last three Premier League London derbies on the road (W1 D2), with those accounting for all three of their away games so far this season. They last had a longer such run without defeat between January and December 1999 (six).