The relegation picture shifted sharply immediately before the March international break, with Tottenham Hotspur now staring down a run of results that has left the club in serious trouble. Tottenham haven\u2019t won in the league since December and have lost six of their last seven. There’s no other way around it, the \u2018Big Six\u2019 club\u2019s form screams relegation.<\/p>\n
West Ham United also suffered a damaging defeat to Aston Villa and sit one point behind Tottenham in the current standings. Leeds United earned a draw at home to Brentford, which moved them four points clear of the relegation zone and gave them some breathing room. Nottingham Forest will be looking to build on their thumping win against Spurs as the schedule tightens.<\/p>\n
Points before the upcoming run: Tottenham 30, Leeds 33, Nottingham Forest 32, West Ham 29.<\/p>\n
Tottenham
\n– Sunderland (A) \u2013 April 12
\n– Brighton (H) \u2013 April 18
\n– Wolves (A) \u2013 April 25
\n– Aston Villa (A) \u2013 May 2
\n– Leeds (H) \u2013 May 9
\nSpurs travel to Sunderland after the break, welcome Brighton the following weekend and finish April with a trip to Wolves. May opens with a visit to Aston Villa, then a home game against Leeds that could carry major consequences in the battle to stay up.<\/p>\n
Leeds United
\n– Wolves (H) \u2013 April 10
\n– Man Utd (A) \u2013 April 13
\n– Burnley (H) \u2013 April 18
\n– Bournemouth (A) \u2013 April 25
\n– Tottenham (A) \u2013 May 9
\nLeeds face a Manchester United fixture next, with a late-April trip to Bournemouth framed by home matches against Wolves and Burnley that represent chances to consolidate their position.<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest
\n– Sunderland (A) \u2013 April 24
\n– Everton (H) \u2013 April 25
\n– Aston Villa (H) \u2013 after the break
\n– Europa League quarterfinal vs Porto between those two league matches
\n– Burnley (H) \u2013 after the break
\nForest host Aston Villa and Burnley after the break and have a Europa League quarterfinal with Porto scheduled between those fixtures.<\/p>\n
West Ham United
\n– Brentford (A) \u2013 May 2
\n– Leeds (H) \u2013 May 9
\n– Tottenham (A) \u2013 May 9
\n– Newcastle (H) \u2013 May 9
\n– Arsenal (H) \u2013 May 9
\nWest Ham remain in and around the drop zone and will need points from a run that includes Brentford and a pivotal sequence in May.<\/p>\n
With margins this fine, the outcomes across these five-game runs could define the relegation battle going into the final weeks of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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