Premier League relegation picture as Spurs freefall and Leeds hold key with crunch games

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The relegation picture took some huge turns across the course of the weekend and into Monday with West Ham jumping out of the bottom three for the first time since November and Leeds landing a shock three points at Manchester United .

Wolves and Burnley are as good as gone, even if mathematically there's a minute chance of survival, which has left us with a sum of one from four.

West Ham, Leeds and even Nottingham Forest were tipped to be in the bottom half this term, but Tottenham's demise has been one of the stories of the season. They were the only one of the quartet to pick up zero points across the weekend and, as crazy as it might sound, they are the ones now destined for the Championship.

That's right, the team with the ninth highest revenue in world football, according to Deloitte, are facing the prospect of a year in the Championship. Roberto De Zerbi has been hired with a big reputation, and needs to have a big impact pretty swiftly.

Leeds' victory in Manchester was three points they, and their relegation rivals, won't have foreseen. The Yorkshire side could have the greatest say over the team who finishes 18th given they still need to play four of the bottom five.

Tottenham are the bookies' favourite to go down, but it is still scarcely believable, despite two dire seasons, to imagine that state-of-the-art stadium hosting Championship football. Mirror Football casts its eye over the relegation picture with four teams, who seem to be going in very different directions, desperate to avoid the drop.

15th - 36 points

Remaining games: Wolves (H), Bournemouth (A), Burnley (H), Tottenham (A), Brighton (H), West Ham (A)

The win at Old Trafford came out of nowhere, but boy was it timely for the Yorkshire outfit. Their season shifted on an afternoon in Manchester, when they changed to a back five system whilst losing at Manchester City , and it inspired a change in performance that could see them remain a Premier League side.

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Leeds have been tough to beat, but equally found it hard to win games. Since losing at the Etihad they've drawn ten times, only lost four, but equally won just five.

Daniel Farke's side will believe that they have their destiny in their own hands owing to their fixtures, whilst they are only four points off hitting that magic 40-point total. Leeds play Wolves and Burnley at home over the coming weeks.

They still need to head to the capital twice. They face Tottenham and, on the last day, take on West Ham. That match against the Hammers could determine one, or both, of their top-flight status.

16th - 33 points

Remaining games: Burnley (H), Sunderland (A), Chelsea (A), Newcastle (H), Man Utd (A), Bournemouth (H)

The City Ground has seen four men occupy the home dugout, and such managerial turnover is never going to result in a successful season. Vitor Pereira, who began the year in charge at Wolves, is trying to piece together the work done by Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Sean Dyche.

Forest's stunning season last time out afforded them even more finances to invest in new players, and they boast a squad that should have too much, but you'd say the same about Tottenham.

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England duo Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson will need to step up in their final six games, which are not overly favourable once they play Burnley this weekend. They still need to play Chelsea , Manchester United and Newcastle . It is also worth noting that, whilst it might be a generational journey, their Europa League campaign places more demand on their resources and could extend further if they get past Porto this week.

17th - 32 points

Remaining games: Crystal Palace (A), Everton (H), Brentford (A), Arsenal (H), Newcastle (A), Leeds (H)

The Hammers have only lost three of their last 11 games, hitting form at an ideal time as Nuno bids to keep West Ham in the top flight. Since January they've beaten Tottenham, Burnley and Wolves, but their run-in is less than ideal. They play a number of teams who themselves have plenty to play for.

In successive weeks they take on European-chasing Everton and Brentford before hosting title hopefuls Arsenal . All eyes are likely to be on their final day showdown with Leeds. The ideal situation for the Hammers is that Farke's charges are already safe, leaving the game as a dead rubber for them.

Discontent among the fanbase is arguably at an all-time high and relegation could spell huge problems off the pitch for West Ham.

18th - 30 points

Remaining games: Brighton (H), Wolves (A), Aston Villa (A), Leeds (H), Chelsea (A), Everton (H)

It could be the story of not only this season, but of recent times. The collapse on the red side of north London has caught the attention, but Tottenham's downfall has been more of a slow death rather than a sudden drop.

Tottenham have thrown huge sums at De Zerbi, who is highly-rated, but the Italian has little time to work any magic he may have. Tottenham are, incredibly, without a win in the Premier League since 2026 came around, and their performances are offering little by way of hope.

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They've been handed damaging defeats by those around them. The 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on their own patch recently helped spell the end of Igor Tudor, who was gone in a flash.

Tottenham, still the holders of the Europa League title, will almost certainly go down as the best group of players to ever get relegated if they do indeed drop down to the Championship. Their trip to Wolves and a home game with Leeds could yet yield six points, but that would likely still leave them short. Meaning Tottenham need to find some inspiration from somewhere very soon.

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