Tottenham next? Six of the most shocking Premier League relegations

[p]A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nottingham-UsushcZr/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=n5KMyNNi"]3-0 defeat to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest[/a] on Sunday extended [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a]' winless league run to 13 games, leaving them 17th and one point above the drop zone.[/p][p]It leaves last season's Europa League winners staring down the barrel of a maiden Premier League relegation and first since 1976/77.[/p][p]Clubs of stature have succumbed to dropping to the second tier before and here, [i]Flashscore[/i] looks at six Premier League relegations that raised eyebrows.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/middlesbrough/6F0lvLNC/"]Middlesbrough[/a] (1996/97)[/h2][image alt="Middlesbrough's Italian striker Fabrizio Ravanelli" id="5d1edb51-7523-4209-8177-3637a83e39c1" credit-line="Mary Evans / Allstar / Michael Mayhe / Mary Evans Picture Library / Profimedia" guid="359103ef-444e-41ed-840d-0a18d3eeb289" original-width="1400" original-height="1137" /][p]To say that Middlesbrough had a topsy-turvy season in 1996/97 would be an understatement.[/p][p]Bryan Robson-led Boro reached the League Cup and FA Cup finals but fell short in both, while they failed to really set the Premier League alight.[/p][p]The star-studded trifecta of Juninho, Emerson and Fabrizio Ravanelli helped them accrue enough points for a 14th-place finish, so how did they fall through the trap door?[/p][p]Middlesbrough were handed a three-point deduction for failing to fulfil a December fixture against Blackburn due to injuries and illness, causing them to miss out on safety by one point.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/blackburn/6Nl8nagD/"]Blackburn[/a] (1998/99)[/h2][image alt="Brian Kidd was in charge of Blackburn during the 1998/99 season" id="f1714351-ad38-499d-bbde-fd30fa1cc4ca" credit-line="Mary Evans / Allstar / Graham Whitby / Mary Evans Picture Library / Profimedia" guid="e0cb74d6-cc3c-4da7-b68c-9c6411a885f6" original-width="1400" original-height="932" /][p]Premier League winners in 1995, Blackburn became the first team to win the title and then suffer relegation.[/p][p]Rovers started the league campaign poorly and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup immediately in the first round.[/p][p]Brian Kidd replaced Roy Hodgson as manager midway through the season, but a few too many draws sealed their fate.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] (2002/03)[/h2][image alt="Frederic Kanoute and Trevor Sinclair react after West Ham's relegation in 2003" id="dc91accc-44c7-4441-b509-1bf27aa00e59" credit-line="PAUL BARKER / AFP / Profimedia" guid="1b1f2d43-cddf-4006-9a7c-1bf34263e8d1" original-width="1400" original-height="1082" /][p]West Ham had a squad packed full of talent, including Paolo Di Canio, Joe Cole and Jermain Defoe after a season prior which yielded a seventh-place finish.[/p][p]Three wins from their first 24 games set the stall for a tough season, which was made tougher by Glenn Roeder falling ill in April.[/p][p]Sir Trevor Brooking stepped in as caretaker boss and despite losing just one of their remaining 11 games, the Hammers' 10-year stay in the top flight ended on the final day.[/p][p]West Ham ended the campaign on 42 points, which is the highest tally of any team to be relegated in a 38-game Premier League season.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] (2003/04)[/h2][embed guid="d2e3eb96-43b9-4ba4-b5f5-9487b58eb072" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EySaZnn7fnA&pp=ygUUbGVlZHMgcmVsZWdhdGVkIDIwMDQ%3D" social-type="youtube" /][p]Leeds were big spenders in the early noughties to the point where they managed to reach a Champions League semi-final in 2001.[/p][p]They splashed out on stars like Mark Viduka, Robbie Fowler and Robbie Keane to name a few, while making Rio Ferdinand the world's most expensive defender at the time.[/p][p]Yet that spending caught up with them after missing out on Champions League football in 2002, leading to a fire-sale and inevitable dip.[/p][p]Leeds' relegation to the second tier was confirmed in May with two games remaining.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] (2008/09)[/h2][image alt="Alan Shearer took charge of Newcastle's final eight games in 2008/09" id="cd6bfd49-119b-468a-9405-f1fa10e888e4" credit-line="ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP / Profimedia" guid="763d4a13-4eb5-4da2-b0f2-00482bccacd6" original-width="1400" original-height="959" /][p]A managerial merry-go-round epitomised Newcastle's 2008/09 season, which ended with hometown legend Alan Shearer in the hot seat.[/p][p]It all started with Kevin Keegan's resignation in September after bemoaning the club's transfer business.[/p][p]Chris Hughton had two awful spells in charge between a stint from Joe Kinnear, who was forced to step down due to ill health.[/p][p]Shearer was appointed for the last eight games and he oversaw just one win as the Magpies finished 18th and a point from safety.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a] (2022/23)[/h2][image alt="Youri Tielemans and James Maddison look dejected after Leicester's relegation in 2023" id="15a7d7f7-f920-4d68-a6ca-3c038e122413" credit-line="ROSS KINNAIRD / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP" guid="24b29409-1010-497a-8d85-130cfefb1d3d" original-width="4515" original-height="3010" /][p]Leicester will always be remembered for their fairytale Premier League-winning season in 2016 and their FA Cup triumph in 2021.[/p][p]They were challenging the European places, but a couple of years later, they were sucked into the relegation dogfight.[/p][p]Leicester could not add to the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maddison-james/YwP0q0m8/"]James Maddison[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vardy-jamie/fP3OohgD/"]Jamie Vardy[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tielemans-youri/GtkTQyib/"]Youri Tielemans[/a] pre-2022/23 due to a bulging wage bill and COVID-19 still hitting the club's owners hard.[/p][p]A terrible start set the tone early and a win on the final day against West Ham was still not enough to keep them up.[/p][p]And now, they are in major danger of dropping from the Championship to League One following a points deduction.[/p]