Tottenham Hotspur supporters, though relieved after the club narrowly escaped relegation, quickly shifted their attention to expressing anger towards the ownership group.

Fans of Spurs gathered to protest against the club’s hierarchy soon after the team secured its Premier League survival. A goal by Joao Palhinha in Sunday’s match against Everton ensured Tottenham’s top-flight status, while rivals West Ham United were relegated despite their victory over Leeds United.

Even with the relief of staying up, the protest organised by the fan movement ‘Change for Tottenham’ went ahead as scheduled outside the stadium.

Across a turbulent campaign that saw three different managers and only three home victories, Tottenham’s season was widely regarded as a major letdown.

The club, considered the ninth-richest football team in the world, found itself among the favourites for relegation just weeks earlier. A disastrous stretch of six consecutive losses and a 15-game winless run in the Premier League had many tipping Spurs to drop into the Championship for the first time in their history.

The appointment of Roberto De Zerbi proved to be a turning point. He managed three wins and two draws in his seven matches in charge, while West Ham’s poor run of three defeats in their final four games sealed Tottenham’s survival.

Prior to the match, ‘Change for Tottenham’ released a statement urging fans to voice their frustration regardless of the result, saying, “When the final whistle blows, regardless of what happens, we must hold the board accountable for putting us in such a dangerous position ... We cannot let this happen again.”

The group placed most of the blame on chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, director of football Johan Lange, and owners ENIC, the investment company controlled by the Lewis family.

During the protest, supporters displayed banners with messages such as “Promised change, delivered failure” and “Love Tottenham, hate ENIC.”

While acknowledging the severe injury crisis that plagued the squad throughout the season, the group emphasised that poor decisions from the boardroom were primarily responsible for the club’s decline.

Their statement further read: “Thomas Frank should have been dismissed months earlier, and Igor Tudor should never have been appointed. Those choices led to the worst losing streak in the club’s history.”

They continued, “We were desperate for reinforcements in January — every fan could see it, but the board did nothing.” The statement also directly criticised the ownership: “Levy has gone, but nothing has changed because it was never about one man. It’s ENIC and the Lewis family who own this club and remain silent. Promised success, delivering failure.”