Alan Shearer predicts Tottenham's bold next move as relegation warning rings true

After Tottenham Hotspur suffered their latest embarrassing setback of 2026, Igor Tudor and his players have been given a firm warning by one Premier League legend

Alan Shearer believes Tottenham Hotspur will sack Igor Tudor if they continue to slip further into the relegation battle. Crystal Palace's 3-1 away victory over the north Londoners has all but confirmed Spurs' status as relegation battlers.

They are now only one point away from 18th placed West Ham United, who are beginning to string together results at a tentative pace. Tudor has lost three matches out of three since he was temporarily appointed after the sacking of Thomas Frank, but it appears the club still has faith in the Croatian.

However, results are showing no signs of improvement and with the club facing the prospect of tumbling out of the top flight for the first time since 1977, alarm bells are ringing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Shearer believes this may prompt the club to sack Tudor out of desperation.

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Speaking to Betfair, Shearer said: "I could see spurs getting rid of Igor Tudor before the end of the season. It wouldn't be a surprise to me with that club.

"I've said all I can on Spurs, there's a real-life possibility that Spurs could be relegated and can you imagine that stadium in the Championship. Somehow, from somewhere, they're going to have to get some unity, because On Thursday they just looked as if they were done.

"Unless that improves big style, then they're going down, because at least the others, at least Forest went to City and showed some fight. West Ham have dragged all of them back into it.

"It would be one the biggest Premier League shocks if they were to go down. I mean, what would be bigger, Leicester winning it, or Spurs being relegated? I guess it's on a similar scale.

"It would be a shock to the system. It would, without doubt, be one of the biggest shocks of all time. I suppose, with that training ground, with that stadium. I mean, it's just unthinkable for them. I mean, you can imagine what it would do to them as a Football Club."

The fixtures are not getting any easier for Spurs. Up next is a Champions League round of 16 away clash against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday March 10, which is swiftly daunting away clash against Liverpool the following Sunday.

In that period, 17th placed Nottingham Forest host Fulham at home and an increasingly more confident West Ham United host Manchester City. A Tottenham defeat coupled with results elsewhere will bring them close to those dreaded dotted lines.

Looking at the rest of the campaign, Shearer believes Spurs are definitely relegation contenders. He added: "Tottenham Hotspur are a mess and if they go down, they deserve to go down. Spurs have a big chance of getting relegated now.

"When I saw them against Newcastle, I said that from that night onwards, I thought there's a real prospect of them being relegated, because I just didn't see any fight.

"I didn't see any desire or any attitude from the Spurs players, particularly in that first half on Thursday, but I think last Thursday encapsulates what they are, they're a mess. I mean, both on and off the pitch.

"You can tell confidence is fragile. I know they've got injuries, but everyone has injuries. And if they go down, they deserve to go down because it hasn't just happened this season.

"It was last season when they finished, and I mean, we all thought that can't happen again, but it has, so they can only blame themselves."