Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have shared the same verdict on Tottenham’s relegation fight with West Ham.
Spurs conceded a last-minute equaliser to Brighton on Saturday, failing to take their chance to escape the bottom three.
Relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Leeds both won, while West Ham play against Crystal Palace on Monday.
Lineker and Shearer are now in agreement about Tottenham’s survival hopes in the final five games of the 2025/26 season.
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Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer share concern for Tottenham in relegation battle
Tottenham played relatively well against Brighton in Roberto De Zerbi’s second game in charge, but it was still not enough.
Georginio Rutter’s added-time equaliser felt like a significant blow to Spurs, as their winless run extended to 15 games.
“I thought Tottenham played really well yesterday,” ex-Spurs striker Gary Lineker said on his podcast with Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.
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“I think it’s the best performance I’ve seen from them for quite some time, but that was a devastating blow right at the end.”
Shearer then highlighted Tottenham’s defensive woes and the other results as reasons for their “disaster” weekend.
“As well as they play, they still give you chances,” he added. “And up to now, as we sit here recording this on Sunday afternoon, it’s been a disaster of a weekend for Spurs.”
Lineker continued: “It really has, and it was actually a very good game. There were some great goals scored in that 2-2 draw, some great goals.
“But they are serious favourites now to go down. Spurs in the Championship…”
Both legendary goal scorers are clearly concerned for Tottenham, which will be music to West Ham supporters’ ears.
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Meanwhile, former Manchester City defender Richards also issued a damning verdict on Spurs’ defending.
He could not believe some of the decision-making errors late in the game against Brighton, which ultimately came back to bite them.
“I have to agree with Al: some of the decisions when they were 2-1 up were mind-blowing… I can’t get on board with that,” Richards explained.
“They’re experienced players now, and I know they’re going through a difficult time, and confidence is massive in football, but some of the decisions were remarkable. They need to sort that out.”
Hopefully, the Hammers can add insult to injury on Monday by extending their gap to four points with a win over Palace.
Spurs would then be unable to climb out of the bottom three even if they beat Wolves next Saturday.