Tottenham’s top five bogey teams revealed as Wolves cause yet another upset

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Tottenham Hotspur continued their winless run against Wolves last weekend but they are far from Spurs’ only bogey team in England.Tottenham Hotspur were the clear favourites to wrap up all three points on Saturday night. Wolves were bottom of the Premier League table and had failed to secure a win or draw in their opening five league fixtures.Despite this, the visitors managed to get a point from the game and would have won, had it not been for a stoppage-time equaliser scored by Joao Palhinha. This means that Spurs have now failed to defeat Wolves in six consecutive fixtures and are without a win against them since August 2022. This confirms Wolves’ status as Tottenham’s latest bogey team, but they are by no means the first. Here are five other teams Spurs have struggled against over the past decade.Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesSpurs have been tested by West HamTottenham fans like to joke that playing them is West Ham’s cup final. Barring their most recent meeting, it certainly appears true that the Irons always turn up in this London derby.Spurs have won 13 times against West Ham in the past 10 years, while their rivals have accumulated seven victories. Tottenham, therefore, hold the bragging rights, but West Ham have been an obstacle in the past, even when it would not be expected based on their position in the Premier League. The last few games between the teams indicate that the Hammers may not be as much of a problem these days. Tottenham have a mixed record against Leicester CityLike they do with West Ham, Spurs beat Leicester more often than not. However, the Foxes have not always proved to be easy prey.Despite Leicester’s decline in recent years, they have won two of their past three matches against Tottenham, including a surprise win away from home in January.Leicester have got the better of Spurs seven times in the past decade, although they have been the losing opposition in some memorable Tottenham victories. The last-minute win in January 2022, thanks to Steven Bergwijn’s two injury-time goals, comes to mind, as well as the 6-1 thrashing at the King Power Stadium just two years after Leicester won the league.Newcastle United are a tough opponent for TottenhamNewcastle United have won five of their past six meetings with Tottenham, with 6-1 and 4-0 wins included. Spurs have battered Newcastle by heavy margins too on a few occasions, but it is the club from the north that have dominated the fixture recently.Tottenham have been beaten three times in a row by Newcastle. The most recent competitive fixture between the sides took place in January this year and ended in a 2-1 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Spurs have a chance to make things right in the Carabao Cup at the end of October, and it appears Thomas Frank is taking the competition seriously. Making a midweek trip up to St James’ Park and winning will be far from easy, but it’s something Tottenham must do to progress in the domestic cup, which they have looked most likely to win in recent years.Spurs have a terrible record against ChelseaChelsea have won 16 London derbies against Tottenham in the past 10 years. This has included a run of five consecutive matches and two lots of four straight games. Spurs have not defeated their bitter rivals since February 2023, when Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane were on target. The last win in the Premier League before this result came in November 2018.Stamford Bridge in particular has been a problem for Tottenham and in April 2018, they won there for the first time in 28 years. This wait for a victory should have ended a couple of years earlier during the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ clash, when Spurs blew a two-goal lead to end their title hopes.Chelsea are on a four-match winning streak against Tottenham and won 1-0 in their most recent clash. Liverpool are Tottenham’s ultimate bogey teamTottenham are without a win at Anfield since May 2011, and based on recent history, this will not be changing any time soon. Spurs conceded four goals during the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg last season and went on to lose 5-1 in the Premier League clash at Anfield, which handed Liverpool the title.There was a particularly rough patch just over a decade ago when Tottenham lost 5-0 at home to Liverpool and were defeated 4-0 and 3-0 in the two fixtures which followed. These results were part of a 10-match streak where Spurs failed to beat the club from Merseyside.It ended with a 4-1 Tottenham win at Wembley in 2017, but this was followed by 12 consecutive games where Spurs were unable to defeat Liverpool. This was concluded with the controversial 2-1 victory on this day two years ago, when Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were both sent off.Recent fixtures between the teams have seen Spurs regularly concede a high number of goals, including letting in six at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Of all the fixtures on their calendar, Liverpool is the team they must dread playing the mostREAD MORE – Tottenham find out date and time for Carabao Cup fourth-round clash against Newcastle The post Tottenham’s top five bogey teams revealed as Wolves cause yet another upset appeared first on Spurs Web.