{"id":52142,"date":"2026-05-08T06:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/why-spurs-fans-face-arsenal-dilemma-in-premier-league-over-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:53:38","slug":"why-spurs-fans-face-arsenal-dilemma-in-premier-league-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/why-spurs-fans-face-arsenal-dilemma-in-premier-league-over-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Spurs fans face Arsenal dilemma in Premier League over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spurs start the weekend with their Premier League future back in their own hands following back-to-back away wins at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Wolves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With three matches remaining, last season&#8217;s Europa League winners are 17th on 37 points &#8211; one more than 18th-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">West Ham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> and Spurs both win, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">West Ham<\/a> will be four points from safety with two games left, while Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Gunners &#8211; if nearest rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Manchester City<\/a> beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Brentford<\/a> at Etihad Stadium on Saturday (17:30 BST kick-off) &#8211; will require a maximum five points from two games to win the league. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">So, who do other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Tottenham<\/a> supporters want to win at London Stadium?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Unlike fellow fan Speechly, Bardi, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theextrainch.co.uk\/\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">The Extra Inch<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> Spurs podcast, says he can live with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Right now, survival has to come first,&#8221; he says. &#8220;This is our priority. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Safety is more important than banter, but you won&#8217;t see me crying if they draw 5-5 with Jarrod Bowen scoring twice in added time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cy42l7jz7q2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spurs start the weekend with their Premier League future back in their own hands following back-to-back away wins at Wolves and Aston Villa. With three matches remaining, last season&#8217;s Europa League winners are 17th on 37 points &#8211; one more than 18th-placed West Ham. 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