Tottenham survive 1-0 win Everton, Maddison urges review

Tottenham Hotspur secured their Premier League status on the final day of the season with a 1-0 victory over Everton, a result that sent West Ham United down to the Championship. In the aftermath of the tense survival, midfielder James Maddison called for the club to investigate what he described as "astronomical" injury problems that plagued the campaign.

Maddison, who made only three substitute appearances after recovering from a preseason ACL tear, argued the team would not have been in a relegation battle without the long-term absences of key players. He cited his own injury alongside those of teammates Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, and Rodrigo Bentancur as major factors. Kulusevski missed the entire season following knee surgery, while Kudus and Bentancur were sidelined for extended periods with hamstring injuries. Other significant absentees included Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons.

"Our situation with the injuries has been worse than any other club," Maddison told reporters. "People try and say, 'Oh, but we've got this and that.' But ours is astronomical and we need to look at why that is." He acknowledged that some incidents, like his own ACL tear or a heavy...