Tottenham relegation tracker: Spurs schedule, results in battle against Premier League drop

As one of the biggest and richest clubs in England, it is a shock that Tottenham Hotspur have been embroiled in a relegation battle down the stretch run of the 2025/26 season.

Spurs have been miserable throughout much of the domestic campaign, even as they reached the Champions League Round of 16.

Now fighting for their Premier League lives, Tottenham are pushing to avoid catastrophe with Roberto De Zerbi now aboard as the club's third manager of the season.

The Sporting News looks at where they stand in the hunt for Premier League safety, who they have on the horizon, and what they need to remain safe from relegation.

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Tottenham 2025/26 Premier League run-in fixtures, schedule

Tottenham have a difficult finish to the Premier League season. While they don't face any clubs in the top five of the standings, they still have a few tricky fixtures to navigate.

The run-in began on April 12 with a road trip to 11th-place Sunderland, who had won two of their previous three and generally impressed throughout the campaign. It was no great surprise to see the Black Cats claim a 1-0 victory.

Next came a home game with Brighton and Hove Albion, a team on a three-game winning streak on the road and with only one league loss in seven. Twice Spurs took the lead, the second one a fabulous Xavi Simons strike, but the game ended 2-2, Georginio Rutter scoring a 95th-minute equaliser.

After the calendar turns to May, they have a critical fixture against fellow relegation candidate Leeds United, with a conclusion to the season that entails a trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea and a final day at home against a strong and in-form Everton side.

Tottenham final Premier League fixtures, results in 2025/26

West Ham final Premier League fixtures, results in 2025/26

Tottenham Premier League standings

West Ham's 4-0 win over Wolves on April 10 saw Spurs drop into the relegation zone, having played one game less. Their defeat to Sunderland two days later meant they stayed in 18th place.

The draw with Brighton means that Spurs are two points adrift from safety with five matches remaining.

MORE: See the full Premier League standings (USA and Canada) | Full table (UK, Australia, India)

Table updated prior to games on Saturday, May 2

What do Tottenham need to avoid relegation?

While it's still just a bit early for scenarios and permutations, the simple fact is Tottenham must match or better the finish of at least one of West Ham or Nottingham Forest, with Leeds' 3-1 win over relegated Burnley on May 1 likely to be enough to secure their survival.

The important one is West Ham, who are now above them in the standings. Recent impressive wins for Forest as well as Leeds mean this now looks likely to be a shootout between the two London clubs.

If Spurs can climb back above the Hammers and maintain that position, they should be in good shape. The fact that they have a healthier goal difference could also prove important if they were to draw level with West Ham on points, but West Ham getting a result against Everton on April 25 made that goal far more difficult.

Leeds' victory over Burnley saw them overtake Newcastle United in the standings, but it would take a remarkable sequence of results for the Magpies to fall into the bottom three with only four matches left.

Burnley and Wolves in 19th and 20th have already had their relegations confirmed.