Tottenham’s 2025/26 Season: How Their Campaign Unraveled as Spurs Narrowly Avoid Premier League Relegation

Tottenham Hotspur endured one of the most chaotic and humiliating seasons in the club’s modern history, narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day after a campaign marked by poor results, injuries, dressing-room unrest and repeated managerial changes. The club, one of the richest in world football, came dangerously close to its first relegation in 49 years after a six-match losing streak and a 15-game winless league run left it fighting for survival deep into the spring.

The season began badly under new head coach Thomas Frank, whose first months set an uneasy tone. Spurs lost the UEFA Super Cup to Paris Saint-Germain after surrendering a two-goal lead, and the summer was further disrupted by missed transfer targets, including Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White. James Maddison’s serious knee injury in pre-season worsened an already thin squad, while other key players such as Dejan Kulusevski were unavailable for long stretches. Tottenham’s injury list swelled throughout the season, leaving the team repeatedly short of attacking creativity and defensive stability.

Off the pitch, the shock departure of chairman Daniel Levy added more uncertainty. Although the club’s owners denied any sale plans, the leadership vacuum contributed to the sense of instability. On the pitch, Spurs briefly showed promise, rising to third in the Premier League by the end of October after a win at Everton. But that early optimism quickly collapsed in November as defeats to Chelsea, Arsenal and Fulham exposed the team’s fragility and triggered growing fan anger.

The pressure intensified after a series of damaging results and moments of indiscipline. Frank clashed with supporters, and tensions between players, fans and the hierarchy spilled into public view after defeats at Bournemouth and West Ham. Tottenham’s January transfer window offered little relief, with only limited business and no adequate replacement for outgoing forward Brennan Johnson. The club’s inability to strengthen a depleted squad proved costly as the season deteriorated further.

Frank was eventually dismissed after a run of poor results, including a club-record losing streak, and was replaced by Igor Tudor. His brief spell was even worse, bringing heavy losses to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Atletico Madrid, while Tottenham slipped closer to the relegation zone. Tudor was removed after just 44 days.

Roberto De Zerbi became the third head coach of the season and inherited a side in crisis. Although Spurs eventually found enough form to scramble clear, their survival was only secured on the final day with a win over Everton. The escape spared Tottenham from historic embarrassment, but it also underlined how badly the season had gone. From injuries and recruitment failures to managerial instability and fan unrest, the campaign exposed deep structural problems that must be addressed before next season.