Tottenham tipped for title charge this season by former Premier League centre-back

Wait 5 sec.

Ashley Williams believes Tottenham could mount a Premier League title charge under Roberto De Zerbi this season following their run of three consecutive victories.Tottenham Hotspur’s form has improved in the last three weeks, with the Lilywhites going from the bottom three to just a few points off the European places. Saturday 31st October Premier League TottenhamTottenham2|0Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea0|2TottenhamTottenham Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham3|1CoventryCoventryIt took a run of three consecutive victories, including wins against Coventry, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, to turn Spurs’ fortunes around, a feat they had not managed in the previous two years. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 1 ArsenalArsenal9 8 0 1 14 5 9 24 2 Manchester CityManchester City9 7 0 2 20 10 10 21 3 BrightonBrighton9 6 1 2 24 7 17 19 4 ChelseaChelsea9 5 1 3 19 15 4 16 5 LiverpoolLiverpool9 4 3 2 11 9 2 15 6 BrentfordBrentford9 3 5 1 16 9 7 14 7 EvertonEverton9 3 4 2 9 9 0 13 8 BournemouthBournemouth9 3 3 3 14 13 1 12 9 TottenhamTottenham9 3 3 3 10 10 0 12 10 Aston VillaAston Villa9 3 3 3 10 13 -3 12 11 Hull CityHull City9 2 5 2 11 10 1 11 12 LeedsLeeds9 2 5 2 9 8 1 11 13 NewcastleNewcastle9 3 2 4 12 15 -3 11 14 IpswichIpswich9 3 2 4 14 18 -4 11 15 FulhamFulham9 2 3 4 9 11 -2 9 16 CoventryCoventry9 3 0 6 9 16 -7 9 17 Manchester UnitedManchester United9 1 4 4 10 15 -5 7 18 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace9 2 1 6 9 21 -12 7 19 Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest9 1 3 5 6 12 -6 6 20 SunderlandSunderland9 1 2 6 7 17 -10 5 The Lilywhites now sit in ninth place, just three points off fifth, which could well be enough for a return to the Champions League. However, former Swansea defender Ashley Williams is convinced Spurs can go one better and challenge for the title.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramAshley Williams backs Tottenham to challenge for the titleYou have to go all the way back to the 2016/17 season for the last time the Lilywhites mounted anything like a title charge.Spurs finished runners-up to London rivals Chelsea, who won the league seven points clear of Tottenham, despite Spurs racking up a club-high 86 points and scoring 86 goals.But Williams has seen enough to believe that Tottenham could be in and around the title conversation this year.Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “I think Spurs will be right up there. I think Spurs are going to have a good season. I’m being deadly serious. I think Spurs will be strong this season and I think they’ll have a run at it [the title].”A Spurs title charge looks unrealistic for nowAt the moment, Tottenham are a long way off first-placed Arsenal, who are 12 points clear of their north London rivals.That is a significant gap, and if Spurs are to close in on the Gunners, they will need to be near-flawless and avoid any more defeats.Currently, that seems very unlikely, with the Lilywhites still finding their feet under Roberto De Zerbi. Spurs have already lost three times this season, while also picking up three draws.They still have several of the big six clubs to play, including Arsenal, and if they are to win the title from here, they will have to win virtually all of their games, which is rather unrealistic.However, a top-six finish remains within reach for the Lilywhites, and a return to Europe would count as a successful season.Opta Supercomputer’s latest predicted Premier League table for 2026/27Predicted positionClubCurrent positionPredicted pointsCurrent pointsPoints still expectedTitle %UCL %UEL %Relegation %1Arsenal181.212457.2168.23%97.98%1.11%0.00%2Manchester City271.982150.9818.86%84.18%6.54%0.01%3Brighton366.591947.596.86%65.93%11.23%0.04%4Liverpool563.211548.213.06%48.47%13.84%0.15%5Chelsea459.741643.741.45%31.31%13.49%0.47%6Aston Villa955.391243.390.33%16.05%9.66%1.94%7Bournemouth755.101243.100.40%15.85%9.75%2.14%8Brentford653.201439.200.23%11.03%7.88%3.19%9Tottenham Hotspur851.201239.200.15%7.52%5.89%5.50%10Newcastle United1250.551139.550.15%6.73%4.95%7.23%11Everton1449.411039.410.12%4.87%4.90%9.21%12Leeds United1148.691137.690.10%4.22%3.87%9.46%13Manchester United1744.00737.000.02%1.48%1.29%22.16%14Fulham1543.59934.590.02%1.17%1.28%23.44%15Ipswich Town1343.651132.650.01%0.92%1.10%24.20%16Hull City1041.991130.990.00%0.56%0.90%30.03%17Nottingham Forest1941.67635.670.00%0.63%0.82%31.86%18Coventry City1640.76931.760.00%0.51%0.59%37.20%19Crystal Palace1839.48732.480.01%0.40%0.54%44.15%20Sunderland2038.45533.450.00%0.19%0.37%47.62%READ MORE: Troy Deeney names Tottenham duo in his Team of the Week, including ‘overpriced’ starThe post Tottenham tipped for title charge this season by former Premier League centre-back appeared first on Spurs Web.