The final weekend of the season saw 17th place Arsenal host 19th place Spurs. The Gunners won 1-0. This dropped Spurs down to 21st position.
The table was now:-
P Pts (GA Goal Average)
19 Luton Town 42 33 0.72
20 Chelsea 42 33 0.58
21 Tottenham Hotspur 41 32 0.79
22 Carlisle United 42 29 0.73
Spurs had one game remaining played two days later at home to 9th place Leeds United. They took a three-goal lead after 67 minutes with two goals from Knowles including a penalty and a third from Chivers. Leeds pulled one back, Conn added a fourth. Leeds scored a second goal but Spurs won 4-2 to avoid relegation.
The final table was
P Pts (GA Goal Average)
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 34 0.83
20 Luton Town 42 33 0.72
21 Chelsea 42 33 0.58
22 Carlisle United 42 29 0.73
Today's win was only Spurs third at home in the league this season and their first in eleven games. Their season home record of W3 D6 L10 is their worst ever in 107 seasons.
Spurs have now finished 17th in the Premier League table for the last two years. This is their worst sequence since finishing 17th, 17th and 20th in 1912-1913, 1913-1914 and 1914-1915 being relegated in the last of these seasons. They are the first team since Luton Town in 1989-1990 and 1990-1991 to have avoided relegation in two successive seasons in the top division by finishing only one place above the drop zone each time. The following season 1991-1992 (the last season before the Premier League). Luton Town were relegated.
Roberto De Zerbi deserves huge credit for the way he man-managed the team, increasing their confidence and getting the results needed, taking eleven points from seven matches. He needs to do considerable work and sign new players during the close season to ensure that this situation doesn't arise again.
. Spurs Odyssey match report
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part One
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Two
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Three
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Four
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Five
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Six
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Seven
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Eight
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Nine
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Ten
. Declan Mulcahy's series "A dozen definitive days" - Part Eleven
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