Annus Horribilis

Opta's break down Tottenham's year of Premier League woe.

Opta's break down Tottenham's year of Premier League woe. A 2008 that has seen them secure just five league victories. It may seem premature to brand Spurs' year so far as a fully-fledged disaster, the team did pick up the League Cup in February after all, but the side's league form has been horrendous and threatens to undo all the positive work of Spanish tactician Juande Ramos. As the table below shows, in 22 league games in 2008, Spurs have picked up a mere 23 points. Only fellow crisis club Newcastle have collected fewer than that.

Worst start

Other worrying statistics for the White Hart Lane faithful include the fact that this is the club's worst start to a season since 1974-75 when they lost their opening four matches. Furthermore, Tottenham have now gone six games without a win at home, something that has not happened since 1996.

Premier League Table 2008

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	22	16	6	0	43	13	30	54
2	Liverpool	23	14	7	2	39	18	21	49
3	Manchester United	21	14	4	3	46	14	32	46
4	Arsenal	22	13	6	3	42	16	26	45
5	Everton	22	11	5	6	27	20	7	38
6	Aston Villa	22	9	7	6	44	31	13	34
7	Portsmouth	22	10	2	10	24	26	-2	32
8	Blackburn Rovers	22	8	8	6	28	31	-3	32
9	Middlesbrough	22	7	7	8	31	26	5	28
10	Wigan Athletic	22	7	7	8	21	19	2	28
11	Fulham	21	8	3	10	21	28	-7	27
12	Sunderland	22	8	2	12	19	26	-7	26
13	West Ham United	23	7	5	11	25	41	-16	26
14	Manchester City	22	7	4	11	27	38	-11	25
15	Bolton Wanderers	22	6	6	10	18	26	-8	24
16	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	8	9	29	32	-3	23
17	Newcastle United	22	5	6	11	21	40	-19	21

Sunday's game at home to a dangerous Wigan team takes on huge significance for Tottenham. Can they kickstart their season or will the horror continue?