What has become increasingly clear to desperate Tottenham fans in recent months is now suddenly clear to everyone. Their team could really be relegated from the league. premier league.
Spurs have been considered part of England’s so-called ‘big six’ for some time. The Super League project was quickly cancelled. In 2021 – but they’re not playing like that, at least in the Premier League.
Last season, Tottenham finished in 17th place, one place above the bottom three teams, but were never realistically in danger of being relegated.
This season, that danger is real. Tottenham are 16th in the table but are four points clear of the relegation zone with 11 matches remaining and will go into Sunday’s game against Fulham as the only team without a win in the league in 2026.
The only win of the year came in the Champions League, with Tottenham finishing in the top eight after the first stage and advancing directly to the round of 16.
Spurs, last season’s Europa League winners, have been unable to repeat their European achievements in the Premier League, and their shortcomings have been exposed. 4-1 Slashing Last weekend, we played against our strong rivals, Arsenal. it is Igor Tudor It was his first game in charge of Tottenham and revealed the scale of the task facing the Croatian, who replaced Thomas Frank.
Tudor has a long injury list, including top players such as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Lukas Bergvall and Pedro Polo, as well as trust issues within the squad. Do they have the stamina to survive a relegation battle?
There’s also the fact that third-to-last West Ham have shown resilience in recent weeks, losing just one of their eight competitive matches against Tottenham.
It also doesn’t help that Arsenal are currently England’s top team while Spurs are struggling.
Tottenham have been a regular fixture in the Premier League since its creation in 1992, and last played in the second division in the 1977-78 season.
major matches
The title race will resume with first place Arsenal playing Chelsea at home. The two sides recently faced off in two English League Cup semi-finals, with Arsenal winning both matches.
Second place Manchester City are five points behind, but they still have a game in hand, playing away to Leeds. This means City striker Erling Haaland will return to his native city.
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Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesco will be looking to score in his third successive game when Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford. Sesco scored the equalizer against West Ham and the winner against Everton, both off the bench.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slott is hoping for positive news on German playmaker Florian Wirtz, who missed last weekend’s win over Nottingham Forest with a back injury.
Liverpool host West Ham on Saturday.
off the field
Crystal Palace and their manager Oliver Glasner appear to be headed for a messy break-up.
Glasner, who guided Palace to their first-ever trophy by winning the FA Cup last season, has already admitted: he quits his job He declined to say whether he will stay that long at the end of the season.
During last weekend’s game against Wolverhampton, fans held up a banner that read: “Fans disrespected – Glasner is finished.”
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