Southampton’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed following a 3-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Brennan Johnson scored twice at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Mathys Tel was also on target from the penalty spot to consign Ivan Juric’s side to an immediate return to the Championship.
Saints are the first side in Premier League history to be relegated with seven matches still to play.
Johnson did the damage with a first-half brace and, despite Mateus Fernandes halving the deficit, Tel's stoppage-time spot-kick ended Spurs' four-match winless league run.
Ange Postecoglou’s side, who had dropped to 16th place following Saturday’s results, climb to 13th, with Southampton remaining rooted to the foot of the table.
Next PL fixtures
Key facts
Southampton are the first team in Premier League history to be relegated with as many as seven matches of the season remaining.
Johnson is the first Spurs player to score 15+ goals in all competitions in a season, other than Harry Kane or Son Heung-min, since Gareth Bale in 2020/21 (also 16).
Only Southampton (80 per cent) have won a greater proportion of their total Premier League points this season against teams currently in the bottom half than Spurs (78 per cent - 29/37), who picked up just their second win across their last 11 home league matches (D3 L6).
Having only been relegated two times in their first 45 seasons in the English top flight between 1966/67 and 2021/22 (1973/74 and 2004/05), Southampton have now been relegated in two successive Premier League campaigns (2022/23 and 2024/25).