Tottenham vs Wolves: De Zerbi's side in relegation fight

Tottenham travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon seeking a desperately needed victory to salvage their Premier League survival hopes.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side are currently stranded two points from safety and remain without a league win this calendar year.

With only five games remaining in the campaign, the emotional toll of this fraught relegation scrap is mounting.

Rivals turn up the heat

Results elsewhere have done the north London club no favours over a punishing past week.

Nottingham Forest moved five points clear of the drop zone by emphatically beating Burnley, while Leeds United secured a vital draw at Bournemouth.

The bleak situation leaves the Lilywhites facing a potential straight shootout for top-flight survival against West Ham, who host Everton today.

The Italian head coach has acknowledged the severity of the crisis engulfing his squad ahead of kickoff.

“For sure, what we have done until now is not enough. We can’t forget the table.”
Roberto De Zerbi

A failure to secure maximum points at Molineux could see the troubled outfit match their longest-ever run without a top-flight victory.

The current reality is a stark contrast to September’s reverse fixture, when the capital club sat comfortably in third place.

Now, they languish third from bottom and are heavy favourites to join Wolves and Burnley in dropping down to the Championship.

Despite their perilous league standing, the former Brighton manager was encouraged by his players’ performance against his old club last weekend.

“If we win in Wolverhampton, it’s not finished yet. There are four other games, but I think now we deserve to win a game.”
Roberto De Zerbi

The under-fire boss is now reportedly living at the Hotspur Way training ground as he works tirelessly to engineer an unlikely escape.