Tottenham have managed only two league wins since late October and have taken just six points from their last 15 matches. West Ham United's recent draw at Crystal Palace means the relegation situation remains largely unchanged for Spurs, who are without a top-flight victory in 2026.
Other relegation contenders have shown better recent form. Leeds United have won back-to-back games and taken 18 points from their past 14 matches, moving them eight points from the drop zone with a three-point gap to the relegation places. Nottingham Forest have two wins in their past three games and are unbeaten in five, sitting five points from safety. West Ham have won two of their past five games under manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
Spurs have a big chance of getting relegated now. When I saw them against Newcastle, I said that from that night onwards, I thought there's a real prospect of them being relegated, because I just didn't see any fight.
Former England captain Alan Shearer has delivered a scathing assessment of Tottenham's prospects. According to Leeds Live, Shearer believes Tottenham have a big chance of being relegated and said he saw no fight, desire, or attitude from their players in their match against Newcastle United. According to Leeds Live, Shearer previously thought Leeds United would be safe but now believes they are being dragged back into the relegation battle. According to Leeds Live, Shearer said West Ham United have found fight, organization, and form under manager Nuno Espirito Santo, noting he thought they were dead and buried for relegation two months ago but they have revived their chances. According to Leeds Live, Shearer said West Ham United have dragged Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United back into the relegation battle.
Tottenham have five games remaining in the season, starting with Saturday's crucial away match against already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. They will then host Leeds United on May 11 in what could be a decisive encounter. Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers are already confirmed as relegated, leaving one more relegation spot to be filled. With nine games remaining overall, there are still 27 points available across the league, though the exact number of points needed for safety this season remains unclear.
I didn't see any desire or any attitude from the Spurs players, particularly in that first half on Thursday, but I think last Thursday encapsulates what they are, they're a mess. I mean, both on and off the pitch. You can tell confidence is fragile. I know they've got injuries, but everyone has injuries.
Conflicting perspectives exist on Tottenham's chances of survival. Manager Roberto de Zerbi has claimed Tottenham are able to win five games in a row to end the season. The specific injuries affecting Tottenham's squad have not been detailed, nor have the remaining fixtures for West Ham, Nottingham Forest, and Leeds United been fully outlined. The financial impact if Tottenham are relegated would be significant but has not been quantified.
And if they go down, they deserve to go down because it hasn't just happened this season. It was last season when they finished, and I mean, we all thought that can't happen again, but it has, so they can only blame themselves.
I thought Leeds would be alright a couple of weeks ago, but they are slowly but surely getting dragged back into it.
West Ham are making a right good fight of it, because I spoke about Spurs not having the attitude or desire, and all of those things. Well, West Ham are the opposite. West Ham have found a bit of fight and a bit of organisation, and everything else, I mean, I said maybe two months ago, when they went to Wolves, I thought they were dead and buried for relegation.
But somehow, Nuno's managed to get them organised, find a bit of form with a few of his players, particularly Summerville and they've managed to give themselves a great opportunity of getting out of it, and they've dragged Spurs into it, and they've dragged Leeds back into it, which, obviously, that's what they had to do.