While Burnley and Wolves are nailed to be playing Championship football next season, there’s one other relegation spot ‘up for grabs’.
It would have been unthinkable to consider Tottenham Hotspur for the drop at the beginning of the campaign. There was plenty of optimism among supporters that the side could challenge for a top six spot.
However, despite advancing to the Champions League last sixteen stage, Spurs’ top-flight status is under real threat. Here are five reasons why they’re going down with the Burnley.
Tottenham have been in freefall over the past few months. Since winning 1-0 at Selhurst Park, they’ve failed to secure a top-flight victory. This success was on 28 December and the failure to land three points in the past eleven matches means the prognosis is bleak.
Tottenham need a visit to Liverpool like a hole in the head but that is what’s happening on Sunday. Since earning a morale-boosting 2-2 draw with Manchester City on 1 February, it has been five straight losses.
Cristian Romero’s red card led to a defeat at Old Trafford, with home reverses then coming against Newcastle United and Arsenal. A 2-1 defeat happened at Craven Cottage before that 3-1 loss against Palace.
Just as Romero returns from suspension after his stupid red card challenge at Old Trafford, Micky Van de Ven goes to the sidelines after being sent off against the Eagles.
There have been thirteen goals conceded in the past five losses and that came after conceding a previous eleven in the five matches leading up to this. They’re regularly conceding more than two goals and that makes it hard to earn points.
Being in the Champions League last sixteen would normally be cause for celebration and optimism. However, few Tottenham fans are getting too excited about Europe.
The last thing that the squad need now is to be heading to the Spanish capital to face an Atletico Madrid side who could do some real damage when lining up twice against Spurs in the space of eight days.
Tudor came in as a Mr Wolf-style character, determined to rescue Tottenham and have a short-term impact at Spurs. However, three straight defeats was the opposite of a bounce factor and perhaps the club are now looking to move towards yet another manager in the hope of staying up.