Relegation looming as Tottenham faces Wolves
Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League status hangs in the balance with five games left, and it needs a win against already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend.
Spurs coach Roberto De Zerbi was hesitant to put too much pressure on his relegation-threatened side but acknowledged it can't forget it needs a win.
Burnley and Wolves have already been relegated from the Premier League, but the fight to avoid the drop alongside them rages on, with Spurs currently in the hot seat.
Spurs sit 18th on the table, currently two points from safety, with only five games remaining to turn their season around.
They have not won in the Premier League since the turn of the year, losing nine times, and missed out on a valuable three points last weekend when they conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.
"I don't want to put too much pressure, but we have to know the situation," De Zerbi said.
"We can't forget the table. We can't forget we need a win. We can't forget maybe what we have done until now, not maybe, for sure, what we have done until now is not enough.
"Anyway, if we win in Wolverhampton, it is not finished yet. There are other four games, but I think now we deserve to win a game.
"Also with Brighton, I knew before the game it is one of the best teams in the Premier League in this moment. After their game against Chelsea, everyone knows. We played a good game and deserved to win."
Wolves remain rooted to the foot of the table with 17 points to their name.
They can still avoid going down in 20th position if they can leapfrog Burnley, but Rob Edwards's main aim for the remaining games is to generate some positive momentum ahead of next season for Wolves.
"[Relegation is] tough to take, but we knew where we were. We were marooned at the bottom of the league. We don't like it," Edwards said.
"We have been able to make some improvements, and we want to take positive momentum into the new season, so we want to do that [from] tomorrow.
"We want to try and finish as strongly as possible. We have got to guarantee our performance levels are high."
































