Tottenham are facing a surprising fight to retain their Premier League status this season.
The club are languishing in 16th place in the Premier League and are just four points clear of West Ham, who sit inside the relegation zone.
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Igor Tudor is the man tasked with keeping Spurs in the Premier League following the decision made to sack Thomas Frank earlier this month.
After a drab 4-1 defeat in the North London derby, Tim Sherwood has made a sobering claim about Spurs that hits home just how much trouble the club finds themselves in.
Tim Sherwood shares how many wins Tottenham now need
With 11 games of the season remaining, the time is now for Tottenham to act and get the required wins to preserve the club’s status as a Premier League club.
Sherwood believes there is serious work to do and thinks three wins as a minimum should keep the club in the Premier League for another season.
He told Premier League Productions: “Look, he needs to find three results, three wins, and they stay in the league, and then his job is done.
“But I’m afraid, I’ve said it when he came in here, you’re not gonna get any pats on the back for finishing 12th at Tottenham.
“And it’s 12th for Tottenham, and that’s if he does a very good run between now and the end of the season. Very, very good. And can you see him winning the Champions League? I mean, no, is the answer.”
Tottenham can get three more wins this season
In the current situation, Tottenham are tantalisingly close to avoiding a nervous end of the season.
With Fulham and Crystal Palace to play next, that could quite easily result in six points and from there, Tottenham would be pretty much home and hosed.
However, that is much easier said than done, given that Spurs are yet to win a league game in 2026.
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Players will come back from injuries as the season closes out, and the challenge will be for them to hit the ground running and help Tottenham out of this hole.
Three wins doesn’t sound a lot, and with Forest and West Ham both consistently inconsistent, Spurs will know that the challenge of staying up is doable.
Tudor is only a short-term fix, but his experiences at his other clubs should help him meet his remit of getting Tottenham over the line and safe from relegation.