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ANALYSIS: THE "RéGIS LE BRIS EFFECT"—SUNDERLAND’S INCREDIBLE FIVE-GAME UNBEATEN PREMIER LEAGUE STREAK
Sunderland secured a 1-1 draw at Tottenham. Explore Régis Le Bris’s reaction to Brian Brobbey’s heroics and the 5-game unbeaten run.
Régis Le Bris couldn’t help but praise Sunderland’s grit after Brian Brobbey’s late goal earned them a 1-1 draw at Tottenham. That result keeps their unbeaten streak alive—five games now in the Premier League—and bumps them up to 30 points from 20 matches.
Tottenham struck first about half an hour in. Ben Davies finished from close range, and really, Sunderland just sat deep and tried to weather the storm. They didn’t have much choice. But after halftime, they came out swinging. You could see the urgency. They went for it and finally got their reward in the 80th minute.
Brobbey’s goal was a beauty. He linked up with Enzo Le Fée right on the edge of the box, then hammered a left-footed shot in from just inside the area. That’s his third of the season—a powerful finish, too.
So, Sunderland keeps rolling: five league games without a loss and just one defeat in their last seven. Le Bris and his squad are edging closer to safety, especially since the teams at the bottom are struggling even more this year.
After the match, Le Bris spoke to safc.com. “We started slow, not much energy at first,” he admitted. “We thought we could control things, but it just wasn’t the level we expected. Maybe the City game took it out of us—honestly, that happens.”
He didn’t mince words about the challenge. “You have to give everything at this level. If you don’t, you’re asking for trouble.”
But he liked what he saw after the break. “Second half, that was Sunderland at our best—energy, character, pressing high. That’s what we want.”
And he knows what strikers deal with. “You can play well and work for the team, but if you don’t score, you’re not happy. It’s the same every time.”
He sounded confident. “We weren’t worried. We knew the goal would come. For Brian, this is huge for his confidence.”
Le Bris also gave a nod to his subs. “Once again, the bench made a difference. Sometimes you need a couple of finishers, sometimes three. Today, everyone chipped in.”
He wrapped up with a message about belief. “When you can come back in a game like that, it gives you real confidence. You know you can do it again. We’ve proved it before, and that belief sticks with us.”
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OR CHAMPIONSHIP? CAN SPURS ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BOTH IN ONE SEASON?
Tottenham faces a financial disaster! Discover why relegation could cost Spurs £150M in TV money and a bizarre European scenario.
Tottenham are dangerously close to the relegation zone as they get ready to face Arsenal. If the worst happens and they actually go down, a football finance expert warns the fallout could be huge.
Last season, Spurs barely escaped the drop, finishing 17th. Things haven’t improved this year. Thomas Frank started the season in charge, but after a string of terrible results, he’s already out. The team still hasn’t won a league game at home in 2026.
Now Igor Tudor’s in charge, and the North London derby is coming up at their own stadium. Even though it feels almost impossible to imagine Tottenham getting relegated, the risk is still very real.
Kieran Maguire, who knows his way around football finances, broke down what Tottenham would face if they keep sliding and end up in the Championship. He even pointed out a weird possibility about European competition.
“We could end up in a totally bizarre situation,” Maguire told Football. London, “where Spurs win the Champions League this season, qualify for next year’s competition, but play in England’s second tier.”
Putting that strange scenario aside, Maguire says there’s one upside: the stadium is more than just a football ground now. The events and entertainment side of the business would keep going, even if the team drops down a division.
But losing ticket sales would sting, and the hit to revenue would be massive. Last season, Spurs brought in around £600 million. Maguire doesn’t see any way they could match that in the Championship. “They’ve got a lot of debt, too,” he said. “One year outside the Premier League is rough. By my numbers, they owe over £300 million in unpaid transfer fees to other clubs. Someone’s got to cover that.”
TV money would also nosedive. “Last season they made about £190 million from TV,” Maguire said. “If they go down, even with parachute payments, that drops to around £45 million. That’s a huge drop. Less money in, but still big bills to pay – especially for players they’ve already signed but haven’t finished paying for yet. It’s a mess.”
There is one thing working in Tottenham’s favour, though. Their wage bill is much lower than the rest of the so-called Big Six – about £100,000 a week on average. That helps a bit, since the squad costs less to maintain. Plus, there are incentives in the contracts to push players to perform. Still, if the worst case plays out, the owners would have to step in and put up more money themselves.
"NOT A PENALTY": FORMER KEEPER ROB GREEN DEFENDS REFEREE AFTER BOWEN ANKLE CLIP CONTROVERSY
West Ham's survival fight gets tougher: Discover why the 95th-minute penalty was denied and analyse Nuno's tactical mistakes.
Sam Barrott made the right call when he didn’t give West Ham a penalty against Bournemouth on Saturday.
The match at London Stadium, yeah, that one on February 21 got really tense in the 95th minute. Jarrod Bowen had a chance, set up by Crysencio Summerville, but sent his shot wide. Right after, Adrien Truffert clipped Bowen on the ankle. The thing is, by the time Truffert actually made contact, Bowen had already taken his shot.
Rob Green, who used to be West Ham’s goalkeeper, didn’t think it was a penalty either. He pointed out that Truffert only put a bit of pressure on Bowen, nowhere near enough contact for a spot-kick.
Nuno Espirito Santo has a few things to answer for after that draw. This was a match West Ham really needed to win; if they’d gotten all three points, they would have caught up with Nottingham Forest, who sit in 17th.
Honestly, the game was pretty flat. Both teams seemed more interested in not making mistakes than actually attacking. Summerville and Taty Castellanos tried to make something happen, but in the end, the 0-0 draw felt inevitable.
During the match, Green said on BBC Radio 5 Live, “This was the chance West Ham was waiting for. Truffaert just put enough pressure on Bowen. I can’t see how it is a penalty. It was enough pressure without there being enough contact.” Hard to argue with that.
A lot of West Ham fans are probably frustrated with Nuno’s choices. He waited until the 72nd minute to bring on Callum Wilson and only swapped Mohamadou Kante for Soungoutou Magassa late on. Adama Traore stayed on the bench, which surprised plenty of people.
Now, after dropping two points at home, West Ham fans are right to worry a bit. The schedule doesn’t get any easier. Next up, they go to Anfield to face Liverpool. Then it’s a trip to Craven Cottage to play Fulham. After the FA Cup, they’re up against Manchester City and Aston Villa. It’s tough to see where the wins are coming from.
With just 11 games left, those two points they missed out on could end up making a huge difference in the fight to stay up.
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