No win in past six meetings - seventh time lucky for Spurs against Wolves?published at 15:01 BST 22 April
15:01 BST 22 April
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Tottenham are still yet to register a Premier League win in 2026 and, with their survival hopes in the balance, will be desperate to end that particular statistic on Saturday when they visit already relegated Wolves.
However, Spurs' recent record against the West Midlands club is not the best - they have failed to win any of their past six attempts and you have to go back to August 2022 for Spurs' most recent victory in the fixture. Harry Kane netted the winner in a 1-0 success at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
There have been a couple of painful experiences for Spurs at Molineux during that winless run - most notably in November 2023, when Wolves scored twice in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 victory.
Spurs lost 4-2 at the same venue last April, at a time when their main focus was on what would become a successful Europa League campaign.
That victory formed part of a six-match winning run in the Premier League for Wolves, a sequence of results which secured an eighth successive season in the top flight. Just over 12 months on, relegation to the Championship is now a reality.
'Wasters of time... We are not going to make it'published at 09:09 BST 22 April
09:09 BST 22 April
Bardi Fan writer
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Time is a resource that has intrigued humans for millennia. We fight against it every second of the day. Some try to buy more of it, while others chase it through sweat and self-discipline. Right now, Tottenham fans would do almost anything for a sliver more.
As 2025 turned into 2026, the boardroom at Spurs refused to panic. There were five months of the season to go, plenty of time. "No need to panic," they told us. Relegation was not even a line on the emergency procedure leaflet handed out to new starters.
So they sat and they watched as Thomas Frank burned through game after game. Eventually they acted, but Igor Tudor opened the window and let more drift away. Finally, the double act of Vinai Venkatesham and Johan Lange, perhaps the biggest wasters of time in our recent history, acted. But it seems, sadly, the damage had already been done.
Our decision-makers may finally have found a manager capable of saving us, but it is too late. Roberto de Zerbi appears to have given us lift, but the runway is too short. We are not going to make it.
In a modern Premier League where every club has money and reach, we took our place for granted. Just because something always has been does not mean it always will be.
History is littered with the fall of dynasties. Even ones as modestly successful as ours needed care and direction over time to maintain it. Nothing, no matter how strong, is immune to decline.
While those around us evolved and adapted, our club clung to the past, mistaking familiarity for stability. I do not stand alone in this sadness. Our fanbase is filled with melancholy and disbelief. All year our managers and board have referenced boats and tankers. Well, congratulations, it has finally sunk.
The performance, the fight, even the point against Brighton were hard-earned. But letting two points slip only reinforces the feeling that it is too little, too late.
There are five games left, but our biggest opponent is time, and there is no way we can beat that.
Spurs 'have more chance than they had last week'published at 08:35 BST 22 April
08:35 BST 22 April
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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The wisdom of crowds is sometimes overlooked - and it was again on Saturday in a crucial moment during the Tottenham v Brighton game.
Up 2-1 in the 95th minute, the ball fell to Tottenham's Kevin Danso in his own box. The entire crowd had its own idea, urging him to launch it into row Z, but you can't score from the stands.
In some situations, playing the ball out from the back should be secondary to doing anything that is necessary for a win: forget the polish and get the points.
Danso dithered, Jan Paul van Hecke nipped in, and seconds later two crucial points evaporated on the altar of progressive ideology.
For all the class shown by Xavi Simons and for Roberto de Zerbi finally getting a bit more fight from his charges, their entire week's work was undone in a moment.
It was still vile to hear Danso received racist abuse online afterwards, his error was no excuse for that.
After a vicious deflection last week at Sunderland and being moments away from three deserved points against Brighton at the weekend, their fated season seems even more likely.
At least there was spirit and fight on show this time. So, even though they only got a point, in my eyes they have more chance than they had last week.
'It all feels like too little, too late'published at 16:58 BST 21 April
16:58 BST 21 April
Ali Speechly Fan writer
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"Every time I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel, it's usually been an oncoming train." This was the response from Ange Postecoglou when he was asked about our injury crisis last season.
This season, our football club has well and truly come off the rails and is crashing into the Championship. Yes, injuries have played a significant part again, but we all know the issues run much deeper than the medical department.
As much as Roberto De Zerbi would not have been my preferred candidate to steer us out of the relegation zone, I was hopeful he might galvanise this team in a way his predecessors had failed to.
For a brief moment on Saturday, it seemed as though the Italian and his desperate squad had found the breakthrough. However, like so much of this season, it wasn't enough.
The optimist in me stirred at the signs of improvement; in particular, De Zerbi's high-press revealed there is still energy left in this team and was an important factor in the play that resulted in Xavi Simons' sublime strike.
However, even this glimmer of positivity ultimately left me feeling down, because it also served as a painful reminder of so much wasted time earlier in the season.
If only the board hadn't held on to Thomas Frank for so long when it clearly wasn't working. If only they'd gone for a coach with experience in the Premier League instead of Igor Tudor. If only someone with decision-making responsibilities at this football club actually understood the sport.
I'll do my best to remain hopeful until the final whistle on the last day of the season, but unfortunately it all feels like too little, too late for Tottenham Hotspur.
Who's favourite to get the last relegation spot?published at 08:42 BST 21 April
08:42 BST 21 April
Sam Drury BBC Sport journalist
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West Ham's draw against Crystal Palace on Monday night, means it is essentially 'as you were' in the battle against relegation, with Tottenham still two points from safety as they fight to avoid a first top-flight demotion since 1977.
Leeds and Nottingham Forest were the two big winners from the latest round of fixtures as both claimed big home wins to move eight and five points from the drop zone, respectively.
For Daniel Farke's Leeds side, that might prove to be enough and they will hope they soon find themselves excluded from the relegation conversation.
But, with Wolves now gone and Burnley set to follow, there is still work for all four sides to do in the coming weeks.
But for all De Zerbi's faith in his players' capabilities, the evidence of this season does not suggest a team capable of winning five on the bounce.
Spurs have not won any of their past 15 league games, meaning they are without a top-flight victory in 2026 and have managed only two since 26 October.
They must beat bottom side Wolves on Saturday to avoid equalling the club's worst-ever winless league run - set some 91 years ago, between 1934 and 1935.
By contrast, the form of Spurs' relegation rivals has been picking up.
Leeds have won back-to-back games to move to the brink of safety, Forest have two wins in their past three games and are unbeaten in five and West Ham have won two of their past five.
Zoom out a little further and the Hammers have taken 19 points from their past 12 games, Forest have 18 from their past 13 and for Leeds it's 18 from 14.
Since beating Palace on 28 December, Spurs have taken six points from 15 matches.
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With five games remaining, Spurs will definitely think their run-in, at least on paper, gives them every chance of staying up.
Next up is a trip to Wolves, whose relegation to the Championship was confirmed on Monday night.
A home match against Leeds on 11 May is another Tottenham will view as an opportunity, especially if Daniel Farke's side have beaten Burnley at Elland Road in their previous game and essentially ensured their safety.
Even a tricky looking match at Champions League-chasing Aston Villa on 3 May comes at a good time for Spurs, as it falls between the two legs of the Europa League semi-final for Unai Emery's men.
A visit to rivals Chelsea before hosting Everton on the final day is not a straightforward way to finish given both teams seem likely to be fighting for European places.
But given how tight things are, that is something all the relegation candidates will have to deal with.
West Ham host Everton on Saturday before an away game at Brentford - and it only gets tougher with title-chasing Arsenal the visitors to London Stadium on 10 May.
Even with Newcastle enduring a disappointing season, an away game at St James' Park on the penultimate weekend is far from simple and there could be plenty riding on the home match against Leeds on the last day.
Forest arguably face the toughest last five with away games at Chelsea and Manchester United in May - the former coming just three days before the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Villa.
Home games against Newcastle and Bournemouth, on the last day, could be crucial but getting a result at Sunderland on Friday would help alleviate a lot of stress for Vitor Pereira's side before the remainder of the run-in.
Gossip: Romero attracts interest from Spainpublished at 07:23 BST 21 April
07:23 BST 21 April
Argentina defender Cristian Romero is attracting interest from Atletico Madrid with the 27-year-old's future at Tottenham looking uncertain. (Caught Offside), external
Paul: Lifelong Spurs fan and I haven't seen us be this bad in almost 50 years of watching us. And I've seen some awful Spurs performances in that time. We're definitely getting relegated and we completely deserve it. I wouldn't be surprised if we get relegated from the Championship next season either. We won't even be able to celebrate Arsenal bottling the league again this year.
Jello: It was better, but still such a Tottenham performance to concede at the death. The two points dropped could end up costing a few hundred million. Lastly, Xavi Simons, save the tears for the dressing room. It's pathetic to see our players bawling on the pitch, you're a highly paid professional and a part of why we're in this calamity. Roberto De Zerbi was right to say he doesn't want to see our players crying. We need steely determination and granite resolve for the next five matches.
Scott: Pedro Porro is a liability. Celebrating, like he's good at his job. He's a defender and missed an almost open goal. If he could just stay in position, Spurs would be a mid-table team. If he could tackle, we'd push towards Europe.
Bob: We deserve to go down after watching another lacklustre performance. Players already look like they have given up. We look like a Championship team already.
Brighton fans
Brian: A solid, if not spectacular, performance with good contributions from the bench. Given all the noise and expectation around Roberto De Zerbi I think it's a satisfactory result. Now for Tuesday and three points against Chelsea!
Michael: Fantastic, but we should have won. So many chances, but wow, what a team. The first goal was probably one of the best all season, but because they are not a "big club" it gets overlooked.
Maggie: Spurs think they should have won. Really? I don't think so. Spurs were outplayed and out-thought for most of the game. The only reason we don't have all three points is Bart Verbruggen and his poor playmaking. He twice passed Jan Paul van Hecke into trouble for the first goal before he mistimed his punch. Then, he did it again for the second. Shocking. Oh and he nearly gifted Conor Gallagher a goal dallying with the ball. For his 100th game he had a nightmare. Clear. Your. Lines. First rule of defending.
David: Not the best performance as Spurs pressed whenever they could and made the midfield give the ball away too often. Lets hope the injuries to Diego Gomez and Kaoru Mitoma are not serious. We may need them on Tuesday against Chelsea. Europe is still a possibility.
Spurs show 'shoots of positivity' despite 'tough blow'published at 09:13 BST 20 April
09:13 BST 20 April
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Former Tottenham midfielder Andy Reid says Saturday's draw with Brighton will be a "tough blow" for the players after conceding an equaliser in the 95th-minute, but there are "shoots of positivity" to take from the overall performance.
"The crowd brought a good degree of atmosphere to the stadium that I haven't seen for a bit and the players fed off that," said Reid on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"It seemed like they were less bothered about possession - which is what Roberto de Zerbi has always been known for - but the performance had a good tempo and intensity.
"They pressed Brighton really high up the pitch and Dominic Solanke was the catalyst for that. They were in the game and the crowd was with them.
"When Xavi Simons scored Spurs' second goal the place erupted and the atmosphere was as good as I've seen it at the new stadium. At this point, you're thinking that this could be the start of something good, but then the Georginio Rutter goal goes in and the life is sucked out of the place again.
"It wasn't toxic in that there was any booing, but it went flat.
"It is a tough blow for them to take but there were shoots of positivity."
'De Zerbi's task now is to lift his players after emotional rollercoaster'published at 11:05 BST 19 April
11:05 BST 19 April
Harry Poole BBC Sport journalist
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Leeds, Forest, West Ham or Spurs - who will be relegated?
From ecstasy to agony in under 20 minutes.
The emotional rollercoaster experienced by Tottenham Hotspur fans in the closing stages of Saturday's draw with Brighton likely hinted at what is yet to come.
Xavi Simons had led his team-mates in joyous celebration, the Spurs supporters joining in a collective release of pent-up emotion, after the 22-year-old's wonderful strike put Roberto de Zerbi's side on course for a first Premier League win since 28 December.
But those scenes proved premature when, in the fifth minute of eight added for stoppage time, Brighton's Georginio Rutter delivered a devastating sucker-punch.
It left Spurs still one point adrift of safety with just five games remaining - a situation which could worsen with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and West Ham yet to play - increasing their fears of a first top-flight relegation since 1977.
Spurs' winless run in the league now stands at 15 matches, just one short of the club's worst-ever winless league run set 91 years ago.
It is bottom club Wolves - who will be relegated if West Ham earn at least a point against Crystal Palace on Monday - against whom Spurs will seek to avoid equalling that streak endured between 1934 and 1935.
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Only the Championship's rock-bottom club Sheffield Wednesday have picked up fewer points (four) than Spurs (six) across English football's top four tiers in 2026.
De Zerbi has been clear that his immediate attention is on restoring confidence in a group of players who have now failed to win each of their last five Premier League games in which they have led.
There were signs of encouragement for the former Seagulls boss in that regard, as his players demonstrated the fight they must show over their remaining games in going toe-to-toe with the league's form team.
Spurs travel to Wolves next weekend, then face difficult trips to European hopefuls Aston Villa and Chelsea in search of crucial points.
The task for De Zerbi now is lifting his players after coming within only a few minutes of achieving a momentous victory, the devastation evident on his players' faces at the full-time whistle.
Analysis: Signs of encouragement but Spurs running out of timepublished at 20:39 BST 18 April
20:39 BST 18 April
Harry Poole BBC Sport journalist
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With each winless game that passes, a once unthinkable fate for Tottenham becomes increasingly likely.
The facts are that Spurs now stand five games away from a first season in the second tier for almost 50 years, and one match from equalling the club's worst-ever winless league run, set in 1935.
Yet, while it may not feel it in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's cruel setback, there were signs of encouragement for Roberto De Zerbi, who has insisted first and foremost on restoring confidence in his players to aid their survival bid.
A team sheet featuring midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, making his first start since undergoing hamstring surgery in January, and James Maddison, returning to the squad after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season, already provided a pre-match lift.
The Spurs fans waved flags bearing the club's crest before kick-off and roared as the stadium announcer read out the player's names as they sought to create an atmosphere in which their confidence-stricken team could thrive.
The hosts carried the greater early threat and had a penalty claim dismissed when Destiny Udogie went down after getting past Yankuba Minteh.
They went close to a quick-fire second after Pedro Porro's opener when the excellent Xavi Simons' struck the post, and Bart Verbruggen saved Pedro Porro's follow-up.
There were uncomfortable moments as Brighton began to threaten, but Spurs showed great resolve to force the breakthrough, while Simons provided a touch of class as the stadium became increasingly nervous in the second half.
Ultimately, De Zerbi's men could not withstand Brighton's late pressure - but the Italian will hope this performance can inspire his side with time quickly running out.
Tottenham 2-2 Brighton: What De Zerbi and Porro saidpublished at 20:16 BST 18 April
20:16 BST 18 April
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Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi, speaking to Match of the Day: "It's like a defeat because we conceded a goal in extra time, but we played a great game. Brighton are very good. A lot of top players, a lot of qualities. Today I am disappointed because we deserved to win. It's tough to accept today. We have to be stronger than this moment we are going through. We have to move on and prepare for the next game at Wolves."
On the togetherness between players and fans today: "We have to say thanks to our fans. They were fantastic, they helped the players a lot, before the game, during the game and at the end of the game. The players have to feel lucky because it's not normal a stadium like this if you are fighting relegation."
On Kevin Danso's error leading to Brighton's second goal: "It was a mistake, but Danso, I am proud of him. He played an amazing game. This season there are a lot of difficult situations, but we have to think positive again because we have the qualities. There is time to reach our target and we start on Monday to prepare Wolves."
On whether he can help mentality after no league wins in 2026: "I believe in my players and they have to believe in myself. We can't think in the past. The other coach is gone. Now it is a different moment.
"We have to play another five games, we have enough time. We have enough qualities. I don't like people who cry or think too much to be negative. I don't like these people. They know how I think in football, how I think in my life and we have to be together."
Tottenham's Pedro Porro, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I think after the game we don't have time for the disappointment. For me and my teammates, the best thing is keep pushing, keep going.
"I think the team today was very good. I think first half was very good for us. The team pressed very well. I think the most important thing now is staying positive."
On Kevin Danso's error: "I think Kevin had a great game today. This is the point now, we don't have time for mistakes. This is football, it happens. For me today, Kevin was instrumental on the pitch."
Did you know?
Tottenham Hotspur have failed to win each of their last 15 Premier League matches (D6 L9), extending their longest ever winless run in the competition.
Roberto De Zerbi has won just one of his last 12 matches in the Premier League (D3 L8), while he has failed to win either of his opening two games in both of his spells in charge of Premier League sides (D1 L1, also with Brighton in October 2022).
Tottenham v Brighton: Team newspublished at 16:32 BST 18 April
16:32 BST 18 April
Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has made four changes after overseeing a 1-0 loss to Sunderland in his first game in charge.
For his first home match as Spurs boss, De Zerbi hands midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur his first start since undergoing surgery on his hamstring in January.
Kevin Danso replaces the injured Cristian Romero in defence, while Yves Bissouma and Xavi Simons also come in for Archie Gray and Richarlison.
Another huge boost for Spurs is the return of James Maddison to the squad for the first time this season, after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in pre-season.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Gallagher, Bentancur, Kolo Muani, Solanke, Simons.
Fabian Hurzeler's side have won five of their past six in the league as they make a late surge for European football, and the German names the same 11 that started in the 2-0 win over Burnley, with Danny Welbeck leading the line.
Sutton's predictions: Tottenham v Brightonpublished at 12:19 BST 18 April
12:19 BST 18 April
After Spurs lost to Sunderland in his first match in charge, Roberto de Zerbi said his players need a father figure, not a coach. He is trying to build their confidence but maybe that means he is not coaching them the way he wants to.
It's a bit of a head-scratcher, but then Tottenham's entire season has not made much sense. When you look at their team and their bench, they have got some incredible players.
Somehow, though, Spurs are still waiting for their first Premier League win of the year after playing 14 league games already in 2026. Looking at the table, they will need three wins, or at least two, from their final six games if they are going to climb out of the relegation zone and stay up.
They really should not be in this position but I am not sure they have got the stomach to get out of it now they are.
I just don't think they will get one of those wins against Brighton, who have come into a bit of form.
The Seagulls are on a run of three successive victories and have five wins in their past six games. I can see things going wrong for De Zerbi against his old club, so I am backing Brighton to nick the points here.
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