Tottenham are now just one point clear of the relegation zone following a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace and they are still yet to win a Premier League match in 2026
There is no getting away from it, Tottenham Hotspur are now at serious risk of being relegated to the Championship.
It's the first time ever in the Premier League era that Spurs have failed to win 11 successive top-flight matches and they've now lost five games on the spin for the first time since November 2004.
But there is no time for the Europa League winners to start feeling sorry for themselves as there is still time to turn their campaign around.
They have nine matches left to play in the Premier League between now and the end of the season and where mathematics are concerned, they need to win all of those games to guarantee survival.
Igor Tudor's struggling side are currently on 29 points, usually the 40 mark is enough to beat the drop but last year they survived with a dismal total of 38 as Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton were all notably poor.
The home game against Nottingham Forest could well shape the picture but the omens aren't good because Thomas Frank's Spurs were pulverised 3-0 at the City Ground back in December.
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If Tottenham were to beat Forest, they would need to win seven of their other eight matches between now and the end of the season to guarantee survival.
Their maximum points total now and in the event of beating Forest is 56 while the Tricky Trees could only reach 52 if they lost in north London.
A draw against Forest would mean Tottenham have to win all their other eight matches to mathematically secure survival, though Forest and West Ham could drop points along the way which would mean Spurs might not need to reach their maximum total.
Defeat to Forest would be catastrophic because there would be strong chance, though it would depend on West Ham's points total at the time of that match, survival could be out of their hands.
Tudor's team could only reach a maximum points total of 53 if they lost to Forest while Vitor Pereira's side could reach 55 if they won at Tottenham.
It's clear to see that Callum Wilson's stoppage-time winner at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for West Ham was a goal Spurs could have really done without.
Ultimately, the Forest game could hold the key to Tottenham's survival prospects, it's a match they simply have to win.