Spurs v Forest - the 'disarray derby' key to survival hopes

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3-0 in the Premier League in December The Premier League's chaos clubs meet on Sunday as Tottenham Hotspur host Nottingham Forest in what could be a seismic moment in the survival battle. Forest - who gained momentum by reaching the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday - are outside the bottom three on goal difference, Spurs just a point better off after another season of drama. The north Londoners could be relegated for the first time in almost 50 years with interim boss Igor Tudor failing to make an impact, despite Sunday's point at Liverpool, while Forest are on their fourth head coach of the season.

At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday one club could go a long way to saving their season and edging the other towards the drop as crisis meets calamity. Tottenham have rarely had such dark days, having finished 17th last season - albeit winning the Europa League under Ange Postecoglou. The Australian was sacked days later and replaced by Thomas Frank who lasted eight months before leaving in February.

Despite winning the second leg, Wednesday's Champions League exit against Atletico Madrid - following the calamitous first-leg defeat last week in which goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was replaced after just 17 minutes - adds to the disfunction. It was Tudor's first win - after three defeats and a draw - since he succeeded Frank, with his position having already been in doubt after just 34 days in charge. Frank's arrival after Postecoglou's exit was meant to be the start of another rebuild following the Dane's impressive seven years at Brentford , but it only sowed more division amid player indiscipline, a split executive team and doubts over his tactical approach.

The Lewis family - which owns the Enic Group which holds a majority stake in Spurs - has come under fire, but group Change for Tottenham (CFT) has postponed a planned protest on Sunday, despite an "immediate generational threat" to Spurs' Premier League future, to focus on supporting the team. "A lot of fans have truly given up," said CFT member Jay Coughlin. "It's been horrendous.