Fall From the Elite: Tottenham’s Big Six Status in Jeopardy After Years of Decline
Tottenham Hotspur’s place among the Premier League’s so-called “big six” is now facing its strongest challenge yet, as a once-elite club continues a steady slide toward mediocrity. Sitting 14th on Christmas Day and fresh from a 17th-place finish in the 2024–25 season, Spurs look a far cry from the side that reached the Champions League final in 2019.
Despite finishing inside the top four only once during the 2020s, Tottenham are still grouped alongside Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. But on-field reality suggests that reputation no longer matches performance. Once a regular presence in Europe, Spurs now hover closer to mid-table—and even flirt with relegation fears—than genuine contention.
This decline is particularly stark given the club’s off-field transformation. Tottenham boast one of the world’s finest training facilities at Hotspur Way and a billion-pound stadium widely regarded as among football’s best. Yet results have failed to follow investment. In the past calendar year, Spurs recorded their fewest home league wins since 1915, a damning statistic.
Under ENIC and chairman Daniel Levy, Tottenham built world-class infrastructure and a sustainable model, but years of caution, missed opportunities and sporting negligence have left the club drifting. Spurs are no longer challengers of the elite—just another club trying not to fall further behind.
