Tottenham Hotspur are staring deep into relegation: Decoding stats
06 Mar 2026

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of staying in the Premier League took a major hit after they suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace in Matchweek 29.

The loss was triggered by Micky van de Ven's red card, leaving Spurs in 16th place and just one point above the relegation zone.

This marked their worst run since 1975, with five consecutive league defeats and no wins in their last 11 top-flight matches.

We decode Spurs' sorry stats.

Van de Ven's red card triggers Tottenham's collapse
Match highlights

Van de Ven was sent off for a professional foul on Ismaila Sarr, who converted the resulting penalty.

Crystal Palace then scored twice in quick succession with goals from Jorgen Strand Larsen and Sarr again, leaving the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd in shock.

Despite their struggles, Spurs still have nine matches left to salvage their season and avoid relegation for the first time since 1977-78.

Relegation could cost Tottenham a fortune
Financial impact

As per reports, relegation from the Premier League could cost Tottenham up to £260 million, a massive blow for a club that lost £129 million last year.

The defeat against Palace continued their poor home form, but it did little to ease the pressure on manager Igor Tudor.

He had taken over after Thomas Frank's sacking and had already lost his first two matches in charge.

5 successive defeats, 11-game winless run
Numbers

Tottenham have lost 5 successive Premier League matches. In this run, they have lost against Manchester United, Newcastle United, Arsenal, Fulham and Crystal Palace.

The London outfit are winless in 11 Premier League games. In this phase, they have clocked 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Their last win came against Crystal Palace back on December 28, 2025.

Tottenham have won just one of their last 14 home games in the Premier League. That victory was against Brentford on December 6.

36 defeats since the start of last season
Fact

Since the start of 2024-25 season, only Wolves (40) have lost more Premier League games than Tottenham (36). West Ham United (32) and current Championship side Southampton (30) are the only other sides with 30-plus defeats since last season.

An unwanted feat for Tottenham since 1935
Fact

As per Opta, only in 1935 (first 15 games) have Tottenham Hotspur endured a longer winless run in league football to begin a calendar year than their 11 matches in 2026 so far.

Some abysmal stats for Tottenham
Opta stats

Only Wolves (20) have lost more home Premier League games than Tottenham (19) since the start of last season.

Tottenham also have the fewest home points (31) of any ever-present side since the start of 2024-25.

Tottenham have failed to win 11 successive league games for the first time since October 1975.

Meanwhile, it's the first time they've lost five consecutive Premier League matches since November 2004 (run of six).

Tottenham are a point above Forest and West Ham
Fact

From 29 matches this season, Tottenham have 7 wins, 8 draws and 14 defeats. They own 29 points with their goal difference being -7. Nottingham Forest and West Ham United are both on 28 points each. They are placed 17th and 18th respectively. One between the three are likely to get relegated this season.

Tottenham face Liverpool next in the Premier League
Fact

Tottenham will be up against 6th-placed Liverpool in Matchweek 30 of the Premier League 2025-26 season. The match is scheduled on March 15 at Anfield.