{"id":244284,"date":"2026-05-20T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/horrendous-all-season-spurs-loss-has-them-sleepwalking-towards-relegation-in-final-day-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T01:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:20:00","slug":"horrendous-all-season-spurs-loss-has-them-sleepwalking-towards-relegation-in-final-day-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/horrendous-all-season-spurs-loss-has-them-sleepwalking-towards-relegation-in-final-day-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Horrendous all season\u2019: Spurs loss has them \u2018sleepwalking towards relegation\u2019 in final-day battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 on Wednesday morning AEST to leave Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s men in danger of relegation from the Premier League with one game left of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandez opened the scoring in the 18th minute, curling home from outside the box, and Andrey Santos doubled the home side\u2019s league midway through the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham gave themselves hope in the 74th minute when Richarlison converted from close range after Pape Matar Sarr\u2019s backheel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e5mrwj-0 jpgUYc\"><amp-iframe width=\"16\" height=\"9\" title=\"Minutely\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" src=\"https:\/\/snippet.tldw.me\/amp\/amp-launcher.html?publisher=204500&amp;placement=4280\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\" id=\"i-amp-0\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/content.foxsports.com.au\/fs\/electrode\/poster-fallback.png\" placeholder=\"true\" i-amphtml-ssr=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fill i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fill\"><\/amp-img><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>Spurs poured forward in search of an equaliser but could not find another goal. The result gives renewed hope to West Ham, who are 18th in the table, two points behind Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=FootballArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up now &gt;<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t deserve anything tonight Tottenham. The way that they played in the first half, they huffed and puffed in the second half,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many bad choices, too many wrong decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpurs showed attacking intent in fits and starts but they didn\u2019t do enough tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Tottenham's Destiny Udogie. AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/95c41b4921ee839e19017faf47853d1c\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/95c41b4921ee839e19017faf47853d1c?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/95c41b4921ee839e19017faf47853d1c?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/95c41b4921ee839e19017faf47853d1c?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Tottenham&#8217;s Destiny Udogie. AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth<\/span><span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spurs, who have not been relegated since 1977, face Everton in their final match on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are sleepwalking towards relegation,\u201d former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir home form has been horrendous all season. They\u2019ve had no quality and no character to win a football match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they\u2019ve got to find a way to beat Everton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really sorry for the fans because they don\u2019t deserve what they\u2019ve had to put up with this season. It\u2019s been absolutely diabolical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they do get relegated, it\u2019s nothing more than they deserve because they\u2019ve been awful all season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O\u2019Hara launched into a scathing tirade against his former club while speaking on <i>The Sports Bar<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my God, we are so bad. This team deserves to be in the Championship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous. I\u2019m embarrassed to be a Spurs fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing, I\u2019ve never seen anything like it in my life, honestly I can\u2019t believe how bad this team is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deserve to be in the Championship. You are not good enough to wear a Spurs shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disgusted. It is disgusting that some of these players are on the money that they are on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat team is disgusting. We are so bad, we don\u2019t deserve to be in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely shocking. Shocking team, shocking club. Shocking!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers must beat Leeds to have any chance of extending their 14-year stay in the Premier League. Burnley and Wolves have already been relegated.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s win at Stamford Bridge was their first in the English top division since early March and lifts them to eighth in the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/football\/spurs-still-in-danger-of-relegation-as-defeat-sets-up-finalday-battle-with-west-ham\/news-story\/2c41c38938532df39930c690c0a97467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 on Wednesday morning AEST to leave Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s men in danger of relegation from the Premier League with one game left of the season. 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