JAKARTA - Roberto De Zerbi's debut was bitter when Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland in an English Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunday, April 12, 2026 WIB. The defeat made Tottenham fail to get out of the relegation zone.
A very disappointing result. De Zerbi who became the third manager in one season of competition replacing Igor Tudor started the match with a defeat.
Lehigh is severe again, the failure to score points in the away game makes Tottenham fail to improve their ranking. Previously, Tottenham had dropped into the relegation zone following a crushing 4-0 victory over West Ham United over Wolverhampton Wanderers. West Ham's success in leaving the red zone has an impact on Tottenham, who replaced The Hammers' position.
De Zerbi who became the new manager towards the end of the competition is expected to be able to raise Tottenham's position by winning the first victory. However, the expectation was not in line with reality because Tottenham lost narrowly 1-0.
The result makes Tottenham remain in the relegation zone. They occupy the 18th or highest position in that zone with 30 points. Two points behind West Ham who are in 18th place.
And, this is the first time Tottenham has been in the relegation zone since January 2009. It is also a heavy task for De Zerbi to take Tottenham out when the competition leaves six matches.
On the other hand, Sunderland has secured a position in the middle of the table after winning their first victory in 2026. They managed to climb to 10th place with 46 points. The same as Brighton and Hove Albion, but The Black Cats are still behind in goal difference.
In the match, Tottenham tried to perform a bang. Their efforts almost bore fruit when wingback Pedro Porro got a good chance in the early minutes of the match.
It started with a brilliant action from Dominic Solanke who ran to meet the ball and then passed it to Porro. Only his kick could be stopped by goalkeeper Robin Roefs.
Furthermore, The Lilywhites got another chance to score through Randal Kolo Muani. Only he failed to take advantage of a pass from Richarlison because his shot could easily be secured by Roefs.
Sunderland is not without opportunities. It is recorded that striker Brian Brobbey almost broke Antonin Kinsky's goal. Only Brobbey's header from close range greeted Enzo Le Fee's cross still failed.
Tottenham also had the opportunity to get a penalty towards the end of the first half. The incident started with Kolo Muani being brought down for Omar Omar Alderete's tackle in the penalty box.
The referee actually pointed to the white spot. However, after reviewing the incident via VAR, Alderete's tackle was declared clean so that the penalty was canceled.
No goal was created throughout the first half. Including Solanke's efforts, it also did not produce results because Roefs could secure the ball.
Entering the second half, Sunderland, who received support from the fans, played more aggressively. However, the team coached by Regis Le Bris had to wait until the 61st minute. It started with the action of defender Nordi Mukiele who controlled the ball. He then fired a hard shot towards the goal.
However, the ball hit the leg of defender Micky van de Ven, which made the ball slightly turn. However, it was able to deceive goalkeeper Kinsky who failed to anticipate the ball. The goal changed the score to 1-0 for Sunderland.
Tottenham actually tried to get up and put pressure on. But there was an incident when defender Cristian Romero collided with his own teammate Kinsky. As a result of the hard collision, the two fell and had to undergo treatment.
They were treated for quite some time until Romero was declared unable to continue the match so he had to be pulled out. Meanwhile, Kinsky was able to play. However, his head had to be bandaged when he finished the match.
No more goals were created because Sunderland failed to increase the lead. Likewise, Tottenham was unable to penetrate the home team's defense so that the final score remained 1-0.
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