Tottenham's 2022/23 season will be focused on a fight to secure a top -four finish with their hopes of a domestic trophy already over.
Spurs fans have seen their chances of silverware ended for a 15th successive season with manager Antonio Conte departing in the aftermath.
Another Champions League qualification spot will ease the blow of missing out on a trophy with Spurs consistently securing European football in the last decade.
The battle to break the top four ceiling has been difficult for Spurs, with the North London side now arguably forming part of a Big Six of Premier League clubs.
MORE: Next Tottenham manager candidates: The best possible hires
Tottenham's best Premier League finish
After finally seizing their chance for Champions League qualification, via a fourth-place finish under Harry Redknapp in 2009/10, Spurs have built positively in the following campaigns.
Mauricio Pochettino's side missed out on the Premier League title in 2016, as Leicester City shocked the footballing world by lifting the trophy, as Spurs ended the campaign 11 points behind the Foxes.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 2, 2019
| 🥳 A party |
| 🗓 2 May, 2016 |
| 📍 Vardy's house |
| 👥 #PL winners |
| ⬜️ Regretfully decline |
| ☑️ Delightfully accept |
- - - - - - - - - - - - pic.twitter.com/t7VI1yUPkv
However, Pochettino followed that up with Tottenham's best ever finish in 2016/17, as they finished in 2nd place, seven points adrift of champions Chelsea.
Tottenham's worst Premier League finish
Despite finding themselves regularly battling for a European place since 2010, the early days of the Premier League saw Tottenham struggle to secure a top-half finish.
Former Argentina international Osvaldo Ardiles retains the unfortunate title of leading Spurs to their lowest ever Premier League finish, as his team ended the 1993/94 campaign in 15th - just three points above the relegation zone.
Tottenham's Premier League finishes
| Season | Final Position | Points Total | Points behind champions | Top Scorer |
| 1992/93 | 8th | 59 | 25 | Teddy Sheringham (28) |
| 1993/94 | 15th | 45 | 47 | Teddy Sheringham (15) |
| 1994/95 | 7th | 62 | 27 | Jurgen Klinsmann (29) |
| 1995/96 | 8th | 61 | 21 | Teddy Sheringham (24) |
| 1996/97 | 10th | 46 | 29 | Teddy Sheringham (8) |
| 1997/98 | 14th | 44 | 34 | David Ginola/Jurgen Klinsmann (9) |
| 1998/99 | 11th | 47 | 32 | Steffen Iversen (13) |
| 1999/2000 | 10th | 53 | 38 | Steffen Iversen (17) |
| 2000/01 | 12th | 49 | 31 | Sergei Rebrov (12) |
| 2001/02 | 9th | 50 | 37 | Gus Poyet (14) |
| 2002/03 | 10th | 50 | 33 | Robbie Keane/Teddy Sheringham (13) |
| 2003/04 | 14th | 45 | 45 | Robbie Keane (16) |
| 2004/05 | 9th | 52 | 43 | Jermain Defoe (22) |
| 2005/06 | 5th | 65 | 26 | Robbie Keane (16) |
| 2006/07 | 5th | 60 | 29 | Dimitar Berbatov (23) |
| 2007/08 | 11th | 46 | 41 | Dimitar Berbatov/Robbie Keane (23) |
| 2008/09 | 8th | 51 | 39 | Darren Bent (17) |
| 2009/10 | 4th | 70 | 16 | Jermain Defoe (24) |
| 2010/11 | 5th | 62 | 18 | Rafael van der Vaart (15) |
| 2011/12 | 4th | 69 | 20 | Emmanuel Adebayor (18) |
| 2012/13 | 5th | 72 | 17 | Gareth Bale (26) |
| 2013/14 | 6th | 69 | 17 | Emmanuel Adebayor (14) |
| 2014/15 | 5th | 64 | 23 | Harry Kane (31) |
| 2015/16 | 3rd | 70 | 11 | Harry Kane (28) |
| 2016/17 | 2nd | 86 | 7 | Harry Kane (35) |
| 2017/18 | 3rd | 77 | 23 | Harry Kane (41) |
| 2018/19 | 4th | 71 | 27 | Harry Kane (24) |
| 2019/20 | 6th | 59 | 40 | Harry Kane (24) |
| 2020/21 | 7th | 62 | 24 | Harry Kane (33) |
| 2021/22 | 4th | 71 | 22 | Harry Kane (27) |
Are Tottenham a 'Big Six' club?
The debate over the Big Six has become increasingly powerful within the Premier League since 2010, with previous top four regulars of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool joined by Spurs and Manchester City.
City's Premier League dominance under Pep Guardiola makes their place in the exclusive club unquestioned but there is still some question marks over Tottenham's membership.
Based on the last decade, it is difficult to remove them from it, with just one final placing outside of the Champions League and Europa League spots in the Premier League.
However, the jump from Europa League to Champions League has proven to be a big challenge for successive Spurs' managers, and the gap to a title challenge is wider than ever in 2023.
Have Tottenham ever been relegated from the Premier League?
Spurs are in a small group of teams never to be relegated from the Premier League across 30 seasons of top-flight football.
Despite a few close calls in the 90s, they are well established in the Premier League top-half now, with their last finish in the bottom 10 coming way back in 2008.
Premier League 2022/23 TV channels, live streams
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| Canada | — | |
| Hong Kong | — | Now TV |
| India | Star Sports | Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV |
| Malaysia | Astro SuperSport | Astro Go |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport Now, Sky Go |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub TV+ |
| UK | Sky Sports, BT Sport | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime |
| USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo |
Fubo, Peacock |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
