A new manager, but the same old story for Tottenham. Local rivals Arsenal even beat them by the same result as earlier in the season, as a second 4-1 defeat was inflicted, but this time Igor Tudor watched on in concern. The Croatian interim boss has a simple job for the remainder of the season: keep Spurs in the Premier League at all costs.
They are looking perilously over their shoulder in 16th place, four points above the relegation zone with only 11 games remaining. Wolves and Burnley are edging closer and closer to the drop, but Spurs, Nottingham Forest, and current 18th-placed team West Ham are all in danger of falling to the Championship, despite each of them tasting European football in recent seasons.
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Football is littered with famous sayings, but 'too good to go down' is often applied to similar situations and for the most part, it has been proven true. But Tudor and Spurs know that they cannot rely on such expressions alone, and our Express Sport writers have given our verdicts on whether or not disaster can be avoided.
Charlie Malam
Can Tottenham go down? Absolutely. Will they go down? No. They should have the quality to, just about, get over the line. Make no mistake, they are a really poor football team. Fortunately for Spurs, they would need an all-time-terrible final 10 games to go down.
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No Premier League side has ever been relegated on 43 points in a 38-game season. Spurs are on 29 with 10 games to go - so that means they need four wins and a draw from their last 10. Realistically, it shouldn't even take that. Of their last 10, away games at Liverpool, Aston Villa and Chelsea are likely to end in defeat. Maybe they can snag a draw at Sunderland. But their other six are Fulham (A), Crystal Palace (H), Nottingham Forest (H), Brighton (H), Wolves (A) and Everton (H).
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Those two matches against Forest and Wolves are absolute MUST wins and two victories would leave Tottenham on 35 points. Another win on top of that should be enough for safety. But if they lose to Forest on March 22, palms will get very, very sweaty.
Spurs won't get a lot of their injured players back before that Forest match but Igor Tudor desperately needs to find a way to fix Spurs' home form. Starting against Crystal Palace next week. The Eagles are engulfed in chaos themselves so it's a great chance for Spurs. To help themselves, Dominic Solanke needs to be restored to the starting XI and Joao Palhinha moved back into midfield.
Jack McEachen
Tottenham getting relegated would be the biggest disaster any Premier League team has ever had on the pitch.
They haven't won a league game in 2026, have no identity on the pitch and a manager whose only taste of English football is the 4-1 defeat to Arsenal he oversaw on Sunday. Make no mistake, Spurs are not too big to fail.
You can point to a somewhat favourable fixture run until the end of the season, but they have failed to beat Burnley, West Ham, Bournemouth and Southampton in recent weeks.
Tudor is an enigma and the club has been without two of their most influential players, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, for the entire season. But that is no excuse. Spurs' starting XI against Arsenal cost a combined £262million, excluding loans for Joao Palhinha and Randal Kolo Muani. A 'threadbare' squad has been forgiven by many but such a huge outlay justifies expectations, only they are nowhere near being met.
Only Manchester United getting relegated in 1974 comes close to the utter mess going down would be for Spurs.
Fortunately, they are just a few tweaks away from turning things around.
Pedro Porro returning to the team is one of them, as the most progressive passer in the team outside of Maddison and Kulusevski. Tudor is hopeful he can be fit to face Fulham next.
With a team unable to convince in possession, through a lack of variety in midfield, Tudor must utilise the next best option to create attacking opportunities - a well-drilled press.
Jurgen Klopp took Liverpool to new heights with a midfield of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum. None are renowned for their playmaking, but they terrified opponents with wave after wave of pressure.
Spurs have exceptional pressing midfielders in Conor Gallagher and Pape Matar Sarr, while Dominic Solanke and Richarlison proved some of the most adept forwards at Bournemouth and Everton at leading the charge from the front. This is by far Spurs' best option to pick up points until the end of the season.
Archie Griggs
Tottenham have been horrendous in the Premier League all season but they won't be relegated. It simply isn't going to happen. Their fixture list between now and the end of the season is favourable, with games against Nottingham Forest, Brighton, Leeds United and Wolves still to come.
The north Londoners should be too strong for all of those sides, even in their current state. Igor Tudor wasn't the most convincing appointment but he should be able to lead Spurs to safety by taking enough points from those crucial games. Yes, they are rubbish, but at least three Premier League teams are still worse than them. They'll find a way to stay up.
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The real question is: how long will their terrible form continue? There's a real threat of it carrying on into next season if they fail to make the right appointment in the summer. A productive transfer window will also be important, though it will be difficult for Spurs to sign quality players since they likely won't be in Europe at all.
It's a problem for those in the boardroom to solve, with strong leadership more important than ever as they look to return to the upper reaches of the Premier League table in 2026/27.