Whisper it quietly, but could Spurs finally be on their way back? Tottenham's 2-0 win at Chelsea on Saturday moved them up to the heady heights of 12th in the Premier League - their highest league position since 2 January. And, after back-to-back 17th-placed finishes, there are growing signs Roberto de Zerbi's side are showing there is real light at the end of a pretty dark tunnel.
Saturday's impressive win at Stamford Bridge was just the second time they have won two league games in a row in 42 attempts - inspired by starring roles from James Maddison and Mathys Tel. It was also the first time they have enjoyed as much as 68% possession in a match since April 2025. The win was deserved too, although Chelsea certainly gave them a helping hand with goalkeeper Mike Penders punching the opener into his own net and Cole Palmer sent off for two yellow cards.
It left De Zerbi glowing with positivity, despite another injury setback for Maddison. "I think we have put something different into Tottenham in the last period," he said. "Not a different attitude, but different relationships with the players, different relationships within the group.
"We have changed the spirit of the group and improved the performances of the players, especially some of the more fragile players, maybe the younger players. "Mathys Tel was one of the best players on the pitch. Archie Gray is younger but he is already mature because he has the right mentality.
I'm very, very happy." Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green added on BBC Radio 5 Live: "A dream afternoon for Tottenham. They looked controlled, looked at ease, they looked like they were comfortable on the ball. "Results like this galvanise a side.
When you look at the players coming back, yes Maddison got injured and he'll be a question mark over the next few weeks, but players coming back, momentum coming back - you feel, and say it quietly, Tottenham might just be coming back." Italian De Zerbi was appointed Spurs boss at the end of March 2026 with the club in crisis. He arrived as the club's third manager of the campaign and, with seven games remaining, Tottenham were just one point clear of the drop zone. After securing safety, albeit after a few scares, the club spent more than £300m on summer signings for the first time in their history as they backed De Zerbi to restore them to former glories.
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