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Welcome to the disarray derby.

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.

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. Obviously there’s been a call for all Spurs fans to be the 12th man against Forest. It’s something where a lot of fans want to get behind the players and it’s going to be seen as negative if there’s anything towards the ownership.”

It comes after a meeting with the club’s fan advisory board this month when chief executive Vinai Venkatesham said he had overseen a comprehensive review. The results were a damning criticism of the club’s failings.

Among the key issues identified were:

Dan Lewindon has joined as performance director from the City Group and the club plan to appoint a director of football operations in the summer – but by then it could be too late.

Tottenham have not been out of the top flight since 1977-78 but are winless in the Premier League since December, with just two victories in their past 21 league games.

It has eroded the already fragile trust from the fanbase towards the Enic Group, which holds an 86.58% majority stake in Tottenham, with former executive chairman Daniel Levy having a 29.88% stake in the company.

Coughlin told BBC Sport: “All of them deserve the blame and all of them have to face the music come the final game of the season when we know our fate. There has to be questions answered.

“I believe the two people, Vinai Venkatesham and [sporting director] Johan Lange, should not be keeping their jobs the way they’ve handled being in control of such a proud, historic club. It feels like this year they’ve sat there and laughed in our faces.

Forest’s plight has been self-inflicted but there is still more unity than in north London.

Thursday’s penalty shootout win at Midtjylland earned them a Europa League quarter-final tie with Porto, edging them closer to an early-season goal of winning the competition.

That was before four permanent managers this season – Nuno Espirito Santo, Postecoglou, Sean Dyche and now Vitor Pereira – which underlines the turbulent campaign at the City Ground.

Nuno fell out with global sporting director Edu and owner Evangelos Marinakis, leading to his sacking, while replacement Postecoglou lasted just 39 days.

Dyche never won over the players in his 144-day reign, leading Marinakis to recruit ex-Wolves boss Pereira in February, having worked with him at Olympiacos.

Despite the revolving door, Marinakis retains the support of the fans – in contrast to Spurs – with the club also having frozen season ticket prices.

“I’m sure the ownership – they’re not stupid – will be looking at what the solutions are to the off-field problems,” said James Bogue of the Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust (NFST).

“But nobody can argue it’s not been self-inflicted. Nuno didn’t get the new players that he wanted and it’s all fallen out from there.

“The lessons will – and must – be learned, that you’ve got to get everything lined up on and off the field right.”

Yet this campaign should have been the platform for Forest after last season’s seventh place.

They missed out on reaching the Champions League on the final day in May, then spent £180m in the summer to try to keep pace at the top.

Few have made an impact, with £26m striker Arnaud Kalimuendo shipped to Frankfurt in January, and the loans of Douglas Luiz and Oleksandr Zinchenko cancelled.

James McAtee and Dilane Bakwa, signed for a combined £60m, have made four league starts between them.

Forest could not have expected Chris Wood, who scored 20 goals last term, to miss the majority of the campaign with a knee injury, but despite the chaotic season Bogue believes fans would not change the ownership.

“Their ambition shines through,” he said, with Forest having been promoted in 2022 after 23 years outside the top flight. “We love it. The ambition has taken us from the foot of the Championship to a team in Europe.

“Missteps have been made and it’s a season which has fallen flat, but what do we want?

Nigeria Invitational Women’s T20 Tournament, Lagos

Rwanda 210-3 (20 overs): Utagushimaninde 111* (65); Eshun 1-23

Ghana 88-8 (20 overs): Awuah 31 (56); Murekatete 3-20

Rwanda won by 122 runs

Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde says it was like “a dream” after becoming the youngest woman to make a Twenty20 international century at the age of 15 years and 223 days.

Opening batter Utagushimaninde made an unbeaten 111 from 65 balls on her T20 debut in a 122-run victory over Ghana at a tournament in Lagos, Nigeria.

She had reached three figures off 59 balls in the 18th over with a clip through mid-wicket off Ghana seamer Elizabeth Annor.

The teenager eclipsed the previous record held by Uganda’s Prosscovia Alako, who was 16 years and 233 days old when she scored a hundred against Mali in June 2019.

Utagushimaninde, who had came through a schools programme in Rwanda supported by the Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation, told BBC Sport it was slightly surreal when she reached the milestone.

“It was a special moment for me and my cricket journey. A dream to achieve it on my debut at 15,” she said.

“This shows my hard work, confidence and passion for the game. I’m grateful for the support from my coaches, team-mates and everyone around me.

“I will keep pushing myself to improve and achieve more in the future.”

Utagushimaninde’s score was also the highest by a woman on T20 debut, beating the 96 made by Australia’s Karen Rolton against England in 2005.

Rwanda coach Leonard Nhamburo added: “This record-breaking performance is a testament of the hard work and dedication she did put in.

“It’s something that Fanny earned through years of sacrifice and unwavering commitment to the game and a true testimony of how development cricket is coming through in Rwanda.”

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group is taking legal steps to secure the return of a boat used in the last America’s Cup by Sir Ben Ainslie’s team.

Ainslie was Ineos’ team principal and skipper, having got the backing of Ratcliffe in 2018 in a bid to a deliver a first win for Great Britain in the yacht race since it started in 1851.

Ineos funded the team led by Ainslie for the America’s Cup in Auckland and Barcelona in 2021 and 2024 respectively.

However, relations between the founder of petrochemicals giant Ineos and Ainslie reportedly turned sour and they split at the start of last year.

Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe’s Ineos sailing team had intended to challenge for the next America’s Cup, in Naples in 2027, but abandoned the plans in April 2025.

Ineos blamed “a protracted negotiation” with Athena Racing – formed by Ainslie – claiming his team had caused a costly six-month delay to settlement talks.

Four-time Olympic champion Ainslie subsequently secured private equity funding for Athena from Oakley Capital and rebranded the team as GB1 in January.

Ineos said it is “taking legal steps” to ensure the boat – named Britannia – will be returned.

“Ineos is surprised that the boat we built for the last America’s Cup has been taken by Athena Racing,” said the statement.

“The boat belongs to Ineos and it is inappropriate to assume it can be used for the next competition without seeking our permission.

“The boat was the most successful British boat in history and cost Ineos £180m and evolved naturally from the first boat, which cost a further £170m.”

GB1 issued a statement in response, in which they said they “appreciate the sponsorship and support of Ineos over the last two campaigns” but maintained the boat was theirs.

“It should come as no surprise to Ineos that assets which are owned by, and have always been in the possession of Athena Racing are being used for AC38 [America’s Cup 38],” the statement added.