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Apr 12
Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham: Jamie Carragher believes Spurs are going down to Championship and does not think they can even beat Wolves

Spurs' 1-0 defeat at Sunderland means the club sit in the relegation zone with six games remaining and two-points off West Ham in 17th place. Despite being one of the Premier League's so-called 'Big Six', their survival status in the top-flight is out of their hands. Sunderland 1-0 Spurs - report & highlightsGot Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 The result is damning but the performance was even worse. They created just 0.15 worth of Expected Goals in the second half against Sunderland, while a wasteful first half saw them miss 0.91 worth of xG overall - but failed to score. "I can't believe it. Tottenham look like they're going to go down," said Carragher. "The other [relegation threatened] teams have something going for them." Spurs now have six games to save their season in the midst of a long winless run. By the time they face Brighton next Saturday, live on Sky Sports, it will have been 111 days since they last tasted victory in the Premier League. Spurs' remaining games include matches against fellow relegation rivals Wolves and Leeds - but Carragher believes they have "no chance" of beating even the Premier League's bottom club away from home. "You look at fixtures, you think that's a good game for Tottenham. But they're awful. Tottenham's a good game for them. "Wolves are bottom of the league. Do you think Tottenham will go there, and win? No chance." O'Hara's explosive assessment of Spurs If Carragher's assessment of Spurs' fate is damning, then former Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara's take is explosive. "Absolutely shocking. Spurs didn't deserve anything from the game. It sums up Spurs this season. They did absolutely nothing, offered nothing. "Non-existent performances all over the park. Connor Gallagher, shocking. Randal Kolo Muani, shocking. Dominic Solanke, shocking. Richarlison, shocking. Destiny Udogie, shocking. "You can't carry six players when you are fighting relegation! You have to fight and put in a performance. "Absolutely woeful again. I can't believe how bad this team have got. De Zerbi is a good manager but he can't produce miracles; the players have to produce for him. "Nowhere near good enough. The quality on the pitch is non-existent. These players have fallen so far off from where they think they are as footballers. "I am not seeing anything from this team that warrants staying in the Premier League. There is nothing that says they can stay up. There isn't enough fight, quality or passion. "For the majority of the game, I couldn't believe what I was watching. These players are nowhere near it." O'Hara has ranked Spurs' chances of Premier League survival at just "10 per cent" and believes De Zerbi is not able to work "miracles". "They have not won this year," he added. "It will be April 18 next weekend and Spurs haven't won in the Premier League. "Where are the points coming from? They need seven or eight points. Where are they coming from? I can't see it. "The players are not good enough and are not producing. Pumped by Nottingham Forest and beaten by Sunderland. West Ham have got fight. Forest picked up another point. Leeds have fight and have energy at home. "I don't see anything from Spurs to say they can get out of this. I cannot believe how bad this team have got. "De Zerbi hasn't got the players. I think you could see a style of play from Tottenham; he knows what he is doing in terms of how he wants them to play. "A slower build-up and possession-based. You could see what he is trying to do but you have to rely on the players to put in a performance. "What can you do as a manager? You are waiting to get beaten as they are not producing quality on the pitch. There is not enough quality. The players, it's remarkable, the performances they are putting in at this stage of the season and what is on the line. "Solanke, £60m Spurs paid for him! He was meant to be Harry Kane's replacement but it looks like he's forgotten how to play football. "Solanke's performance today needs to be studied. It's one of the worst performances I've seen. It's remarkable some of the football I've seen. De Zerbi must be scratching his head. "We don't deserve anything from the game - Kinsky was the best player! I couldn't believe what I was working. De Zerbi is not a miracle worker."

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Apr 12
Dan Skelton: Alcester handler celebrates 'incredible' maiden trainers' title

The Alcester-based handler has seen the title snatched from his grasp by Willie Mullins on the final day of the previous two campaigns, but Skelton has corrected the record in style this season, dominating from flag-fall and becoming the first trainer to break £4million in prize-money. "It's amazing really, we've worked hard the last few years to get close to it and Willie has pipped us just at the last minute, but it's great to finally get it done at last," said Skelton, whose current total stands at £4,762,920 for the season following a brilliant Grand National Festival. "It's a great reflection on the whole team and their efforts this year. We're delighted with how everyone has performed. "The horses have been brilliant and consistent and I have to thank the staff, but most of all the owners who have supported me and helped get us into this position. "It's quite incredible - we love doing it, love doing it for the owners and being around our horses and it's an absolute pleasure to have got across the line." Skelton has faced a Mullins onslaught in the concluding weeks of the season in recent years, but Closutton representation is set to be thin on the ground in the final two weekends of the campaign, with Kim Muir second Road To Home the only Mullins entry for both the Coral Grand National he won with Captain Cody 12 months ago and the season-ending bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. Mullins - who is £2,094,034 adrift in second in the standings after Aintree - conceded defeat with a congratulatory message to Skelton in the aftermath of his Grand National triumph with I Am Maximus. It leaves the pathway clear for the Lodge Hill handler, who tasted Grade One glory with Grey Dawning, Mirabad and Bossman Jack among six winners during three days on Merseyside, to enjoy a metaphorical victory parade ahead of receiving the trophy for the first time at Sandown Park on April 25.

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