Tottenham rocked by worrying Champions League to non-league stat after Crystal Palace low
Tottenham are in huge danger of being relegated while preparing for a Champions League knockout clash.
From the absurd to the sublime, Tottenham are 16th in the Premier League, and just one point above the relegation zone, and are gearing up for a double-header with Atletico Madrid after waltzing into the last-16 of the Champions League.
Off the back of their 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Thursday, in a game where Micky van de Ven was sent off for a foolish red card, Igor Tudor‘s side set some unwanted records.
Tottenham have now failed to win 11 successive Premier League games for the first time since October 1975, and it’s also the first time they have lost five consecutive league matches since November 2004 (when they lost six on the bounce).
In the wake of a galling night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where thousands of Spurs fans left before half-time, the north London team will hope to recapture their European swagger away to Atletico in the first leg of their last-16 clash on Tuesday.
Tottenham’s contrasting fortunes in England and Europe
Amid a backdrop of sliding towards the Premier League’s bottom three, Tottenham managed to finish fourth in the league phase of this season’s Champions League.
Under former boss Thomas Frank, Tottenham won five, drew two and lost just one of their eight games, with only Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Liverpool posting a better points haul.
They finished above the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, but they haven’t won in the Premier League since 28 December.
Indeed, if you include their run to the Europa League title last season, Tottenham have won 12 of their 17 European games, which is in stark contrast to their league form.
There have been so many soul-destroying statistics for Spurs fans in recent weeks but the fact that non-league Macclesfield have beaten more Premier League sides (Crystal Palace in the FA Cup) than them in 2026 may take the biscuit.
Moreover, only bottom of the table Wolves (20) have lost more home league games than Tottenham (19) since the start of last season.
Things aren’t quite as bad as they were in 1935, when Tottenham went 15 games without a win to begin a calendar year but they currently aren’t far off with 11.
Tottenham will hope Tudor gets his first win in charge when they travel to Diego Simeone’s team, before travelling to Liverpool in the league on 15 March.
Tottenham’s sole shining light in relegation fight
Tottenham have spent hundreds of millions over the years assembling this squad but right now, they are the worst team in the Premier League.
Sought-after players such as captain Cristian Romero and centre-back partner Van de Ven have made kamikaze mistakes at the back, which has both led to suspensions.
In a relegation fight, you need your experienced players to lead the way but so far, the one player who looks ready for this battle is 19-year-old Archie Gray.
There were very few positives from the Palace game but the former Leeds United star was one of them.
He assisted Tottenham’s only goal and registered an impressive 19 carries.
The England Under-21 international has shown over the past 18 months or so that he can play in midfield, at centre-back or at full-back.
Even though being in the centre of the park is his best position, Gray doesn’t complain, he just gets on with it and does his best for Tottenham.
Players such as Pedro Porro, who clashed with Tudor when he was substituted in the second half against Palace, Van de Ven and Romero could maybe learn a thing or two from Gray at this time.
But he can’t do this all on his own. He needs help from his teammates and fast.
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