West Ham United have been relegated from the Premier League after failing to secure the final-day results required to keep them in the division, meaning London rivals Tottenham Hotspur retain their league status as a result.
The Hammers went into their last match of the season against Leeds sitting 18th, two points behind Spurs.
They needed to beat Leeds and hope Spurs lost at home to Everton, with Tottenham’s superior goal difference meaning a draw was likely to be enough for Spurs to stay up.
West Ham held up their end of the bargain, beating Leeds 3-0, but Tottenham also registered a 1-0 win against Everton to secure their survival.
Relegation ends West Ham‘s stay in the Premier League and sends the club into the Championship for the first time in 14 years after a difficult campaign in which they were unable to recover from their position in the bottom three before the final weekend.
West Ham’s fate was ultimately decided over the course of a 38-game season rather than on the final day alone, but their last fixture left them needing results elsewhere to fall their way.
