Sack-threatened Tottenham manager Igor Tudor misses his post-match interviews due to 'family bereavement' after 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest sounded relegation alarm

Tottenham boss Igor Tudor did not fulfil his post-match media duties on Sunday due to a family bereavement.

Spurs suffered a humiliating 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest to increase their relegation fears - and the Croatian has now picked up just one point in five Premier League games.

The loss also put further scrutiny on Tudor's future, but he was unable to talk about his side's latest setback.

Football.London reported that Tudor had been informed of an immediate family bereavement following the game, meaning that his assistant Bruno Saltor spoke to the media instead.

Saltor explained: 'Personal matters, family matters and I am stepping in as it is not the right time for him [Tudor] to speak.'

Saltor went on to be questioned on a variety of topics, including Tottenham's battle against relegation.

Igor Tudor did not fulfil his post-match media duties on Sunday due to a family bereavement

Bruno Saltor, Tottenham's assistant boss, spoke to the media instead in Tudor's place

'Every mistake right now is going against us, every detail is going against us and it affects the players as well,' he said.

'You can see how much they are fighting. We are in a difficult situation, everyone knows. In the first half we were the better team and we need to be consistent with that.

'We were 1-0 down and wanted to be a little more aggressive with players coming back from injuries. It didn't work as planned but it was our intention.

'It hurts us, it is painful, really painful, but the fans were outstanding today – from before the game until the end of the game.'

Saltor continued: 'We need to carry on because we care, we care for Spurs, we are family and want to get out of this situation.

'I am 100 per cent sure we can get through this situation.'

Tottenham had begun the game brightly but they were unable to recover after Igor Jesus' opener on the stroke of half-time.

Morgan Gibbs-White, a summer transfer target for Spurs, made it 2-0 to Forest midway through the second half before substitute Taiwo Awoniyi added the gloss to the victory late on.

The defeat left Tottenham just one point clear of West Ham, who occupy 18th place, although their battle for survival was boosted by the Hammers losing 2-0 to Aston Villa on Sunday.

Spurs' 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest leaves them in 17th place with seven games to go

In their final seven games, Spurs face trips to Sunderland, Wolves, Aston Villa and Chelsea, with their three home matches coming against Brighton, Leeds and Everton.

Meanwhile, since Tudor replaced Thomas Frank last month, Tottenham have scored just four Premier League goals and conceded 13 across five matches.

They were also beaten 7-5 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last-16.

Spurs do have a three-week break before their next fixture and Tudor, if he remains in the role, will hope to welcome back the likes of Mohamed Kudus and Rodrigo Bentancur from injury over the international break.