Three down, one to go – if Ange Postecoglou goes to maintain his phrase of profitable a trophy in his second season, it should must be the Europa League.
After defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday, a sport as soon as once more affected by chants from the Spurs followers for chairman Daniel Levy to depart the membership, Postecoglou’s facet are out of each home cups and the Premier League is a fever dream.
However how unhealthy has it actually been? With gamers falling like flies and alternative ways to repair the problems arising each sport, it has been a season to overlook.
The likes of Cristian Romero, Micky Van De Ven and Guglielmo Vicario have all been lacking for prolonged intervals, and gamers reminiscent of Archie Grey have tried to fill in, however the absentees have been brutal – and will be the cause Postecoglou remains to be in a job.
Defensively is the place the primary points lay. Whether or not that is from direct points in defence by way of accidents or elsewhere, reminiscent of midfield struggles, it is exhausting to inform. However the numbers on the again are up there with the worst.
Mail Sport check out the stats – largely supplied by Opta – that disgrace Spurs this season – and in 2025 specifically.
Abge Postecoglou’s Tottenham proceed to wrestle and are actually out of each home cups
Son Heung-min, captain of the facet, has been unable to cause them to a profitable season
The defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday means Spurs now have solely the Europa League to play for
Targets conceded
Tottenham, in actuality, aren’t in a relegation battle. They’re 14th within the Premier League desk, however 10 factors above the underside three. By way of objectives conceded, although, they’re up there with the worst.
They’ve performed 39 video games in all competitions this season, conceding a whopping 57 objectives. That is over 1.5 a sport, and is decrease than solely Leicester and Southampton – 62 and 63 respectively. Under that’s Wolves with 56 – first rate firm.
In 2025 alone, Spurs high the lot. Conceding 17 objectives this calendar 12 months, they’re on par with Ipswich, whereas conceding greater than Southampton and Leicester.
Their Premier League complete of 37, in the meantime, is the fifth-worst within the division.
Tottenham’s makeshift defence has conceded 57 objectives in 39 video games this season – 1.5 a sport
Teenager Archie Grey, naturally a midfielder, has needed to fill in at centre again from midfield
Pictures confronted
In 2025, by which Spurs have performed 11 video games, they’ve confronted 167 photographs on objective. That is greater than 15 a sport on common, and 52 of them have been heading in the right direction, with 17 of them entering into.
That equates to fifteen.2 per sport – the third-most within the league, under West Ham (15.8) and Brentford (16.3).
Their photographs confronted complete is greater than 40 larger of any Premier League membership in all competitions, with Manchester Metropolis conceding the following most with 126. Then come Newcastle with 120, Brentford with 114 and Manchester United with 109.
By way of photographs heading in the right direction, Spurs’ 52 is six greater than Southampton’s 46, eight greater than Manchester Metropolis’s 44 and 9 greater than Newcastle’s 43.
Spurs have confronted 167 photographs on objective in 2025 – greater than 15 a sport on common, with 52 of them being heading in the right direction
Anticipated objectives towards
From the photographs Tottenham have confronted this 12 months, they’ve conceded an anticipated objectives towards (xGA) variety of 20.1.
For these not aware of the metric, it assesses the standard of probabilities that groups are creating by figuring out the proportion probability that an effort will go in contemplating the place it comes from on the pitch.
The numbers reveal that Spurs are conceding high-quality probabilities at will. They’ve really solely conceded 17 objectives this 12 months in comparison with the 20-odd they need to have finished, they usually have goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky to thank for that.
By way of the common, that is 1.8 xGA a sport – the second worst within the league behind Southampton, who’re up at 2.4.
Stand-in goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has helped his facet concede 17 objectives from greater than 20 anticipated objectives this 12 months
Not all is unhealthy, although – in assault, Spurs are up there with the most effective within the league and proceed to click on going ahead
Nevertheless it’s not all unhealthy…
In relation to defending, Tottenham are far and wide. Up there with the worst within the league. However the imminent returns of Romero and Van De Ven might assist that.
Up entrance, there are accidents – Dominic Solanke is out, Wilson Odobert has missed nearly the entire season and Richarlison seems set for an additional spell on the sidelines – however that hasn’t stopped them performing.
Spurs have scored the third-most objectives within the league this season with 48, behind Liverpool with 56 and Arsenal with 49 – tied with Manchester Metropolis.
They’re fifth for anticipated objectives and the identical for large probabilities created. Tidy up the defence, and the potential to be a very good facet is there. It is how that defence is tidied up – and the way shortly – that leaves the issue.
