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Gary Neville laid into Tottenham within seconds of them securing Premier League safety following their 1-0 win over Everton

Gary Neville told Tottenham Hotspur’s players to apologise to the club’s supporters for the way they have performed this season, branding them 'disgraceful'. Defeat against Chelsea on Tuesday night meant Spurs required a draw or victory against Everton this afternoon to guarantee survival.

And even though West Ham United beat Leeds United 3-0 at the London Stadium, Joao Palhinha’s goal two minutes before the break was enough to ensure his side will be playing in the Premier League next season. But the campaign has been a disastrous one for Spurs.

They have had three head coaches, and multiple unwanted records have been set, including losing six games in a row for the first time in the club’s history and going on a 15-match winless run in the Premier League.

And speaking in the immediate aftermath of the full-time whistle going at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Neville said: "They made today as comfortable as they could possibly could do. Roberto De Zerbi has got them over the line.

“If I were those Tottenham players who have been an absolute disgrace this last three months, they should be heading around this stadium and apologising to the Tottenham fans en masse because they come here every single week, those fans, 60,000 every week, to this great ground and this great club and they've been underserved.

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“But at least they have a time now, Tottenham can reset in the summer, decide who they want on the bus, who they want off the bus, knowing that they will at least have Premier League football and their fans can go home easy tonight."

Former Spurs star Jamie Redknapp was similarly damning in his assessment of his old club's season after they narrowly avoided relegation.

"There will be a mixture of total joy but embarrassment as well because you've found yourself in this position but today you have got to enjoy it, the fans have got to enjoy it, the players, the staff but tomorrow there has to be a major inquiry into how this club with this stature and this fan base has got themselves into this predicament," he said.

"The emotion today, that's all fine, but this can't happen again. Huge three points for them, De Zerbi has come in and made a bit of a difference but not good enough this season, not by any stretch of the imagination."

Speaking after the game, Palhinha said: "It's an amazing feeling after a really tough season. A lot of things happened this season but we showed today what we can do.

"After a bad season like this one we showed up as a collective and had amazing support from the fans. The club will grow up with this season and we know what we have to do in the future.

"It's a big pleasure to play here with a top coach and top team-mates. We have to celebrate even if we didn't finish the position we deserve as Tottenham."

On his goal, the midfielder said: "It was just a goal. I just tried to help the team. I had a lot of emotions and wanted to dedicate it to my two sons and my parents."

West Ham's 3-0 win against Leeds doesn't matter as Tottenham beat Everton 1-0 to send Nuno Espirito Santo's side down from the Premier League and into the Championship on the final day

West Ham have been relegated from the Premier League for the first time in 15 years after losing their battle with Tottenham on the final day of the season. The Hammers have been circling the drain for much of the campaign and their fate was sealed despite a 3-0 win over Leeds.

Trailing by two points, Nuno Espirito Santo's side needed to beat Leeds and for Spurs to lose against Everton, but that never looked like happening. Joao Palhinha's scrappy rebound from a corner sent Spurs in at the break 1-0 up, while West Ham were booed off by their own fans at the London Stadium with the score at 0-0 at half-time.

Taty Castellanos headed in Jarrod Bowen's corner to give them the lead midway through the second half. But Everton were not doing their bit, having failed to have a shot on target after 65 minutes, meaning that Bowen's low finish to make it 2-0 and Callum Wilson's drive in the 94th minute counted for little.

The Hammers came into the final day in poor form, having lost three straight games against Brentford, Arsenal and Newcastle, and with their supporters downbeat and statisticians Opta giving them just a 15 per cent chance of escaping. Other than a diving save from Antonin Kinsky to deny Everton winger Tyrique George in injury time, there was no magic in the air in London on a sweltering summers' day as logic kept the drama at bay.

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Castellanos failed to get a shot away when clean through on goal early in the second half and blasted another opening high and wide minutes later. But the £26million summer signing came good when he nodded in a corner and star player Bowen showed his quality once more with a high-quality solo goal before Wilson pinged a shot into the bottom corner in injury-time but barely celebrated.

Yet the atmosphere inside the London Stadium told the real story, with no news of an Everton revival coming through. West Ham's third relegation from the Premier League, after 2002-03 and 2010-11, was confirmed when the final whistle blew a few miles to the north west, with the Tottenham game lagging behind after a farcical delay due to the referee's communication equipment.

The Hammers posted a £104.2m loss for the last financial year and their relegation will inevitably mean player sales, with captain Bowen - their top scorer for a fifth consecutive season - and midfielder Mateus Fernandes, who only joined for £42m from Southampton last summer, the most valuable assets who are set to move on.

It also has implications for London taxpayers, who will see an extra £2.5m diverted from public services to cover increased operating costs at the London Stadium, where the Hammers have the most favourable of rent deals.

Spurs had taken eight points six games under De Zerbi before the final day yet had to overcome a miserable home record. But Everton arrived in north London winless in six games and never really looked like helping David Moyes keep his former club up in a flat performance which screamed last day of the season.

Ultimately, the decision to make De Zerbi the third manager of the season, after Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor, has been vindicated, giving a sweet end to an otherwise miserable campaign. Spurs have now secured back-to-back 17th-place finishes and will need a major rebuild over the summer to avoid a repeat.

For West Ham, their change from Graham Potter to Nuno in September has not paid off. Now they are braced for a revolution before starting life in the Championship next season.

Tottenham have taken a huge stride to securing Premier League survival as they lead Everton 1-0 at half-time. Joao Palhinha's goal just before the interval is the difference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

As it stands, Spurs are 17th on 41 points, four more than 18th-place West Ham, who are drawing 0-0 against Leeds United but are poised to be relegated to the Championship if results stay as they are.

Elsewhere, Liverpool are heading for the Champions League with Bournemouth losing at Nottingham Forest and the Reds drawing 0-0 at home to Brentford. Brighton are trailing 2-0 against Manchester United in their fight for Europe, while Sunderland are beating Chelsea in a crucial game in that race.

Manchester City are winning 1-0 against Aston Villa in Pep Guardiola's final game at the helm, while champions Arsenal lead Crystal Palace, Wolves are 1-0 up at Burnley and Fulham are ahead against Newcastle United.

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Tottenham need a point to avoid relegation and send West Ham down to the Championship as they welcome Everton to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the last game of the Premier League season

One of two major final-day Premier League fixtures in the capital sees Tottenham Hotspur bring their survival battle to a close at home to Everton on Sunday afternoon. Spurs missed the chance to secure safety in midweek, but their two-point cushion and healthier goal difference over West Ham United means a draw should be enough to preserve their ever-present Premier League status.

The match is set to be an enticing one with Spurs the odds-on favourite at 17/20 with BetGoodwin to get all three points while Sky Bet have Everton at 14/5 and a draw is 13/5 with Paddy Power. You can also find more betting offers at the Mirror Betting Hubs Free Bets offers.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side came up short against a fatigued Chelsea team still recovering from an FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City. Goals from Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos put Spurs behind before Richarlison pulled one back, but controversy followed again when Marc Cucurella was booked for a foul on Micky van de Ven in the box — only for no penalty to be awarded because the ball was deemed not in play.

Tottenham’s fate is still in their own hands. Relegation would only become reality if Spurs lose and West Ham beat Leeds United, unless an improbable scenario unfolds where Spurs draw and West Ham win by 12 or more.

Home form has been a glaring issue, though, with Spurs taking just 12 points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season — the joint-worst total in the division alongside Burnley.

Everton, by contrast, have often done their best work away from home, collecting 26 of their 49 points on the road — a tally matched by Spurs and bettered only by Arsenal and Manchester City.

However, the Toffees come into the finale on a poor run. David Moyes’s side surrendered a 1-0 lead in last weekend’s 3-1 home defeat to Sunderland, a result that ended any lingering hopes of a late push for Europe and marked their sixth straight league game without a win, conceding at least twice in each — even if they have also scored in all six.

Everton were beaten 3-0 by Spurs earlier this season, and they have lost their last four away league games against Tottenham by an aggregate score of 13-1, including a 4-0 defeat in August 2024.

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Tottenham’s survival hopes could be lifted by Dominic Solanke, who has recovered fully from a hamstring injury, although a decision is still to be made on whether he features.

Richarlison may retain his place after scoring his 11th Premier League goal last time out, and he needs one more goal contribution to match his best-ever top-flight return of 16.

Spurs remain without Ben Davies (ankle) and Mohammed Kudus (thigh), as well as knee-injured Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero, who has angered supporters by returning to Argentina instead of attending Sunday’s decisive game.

For Everton, Idrissa Gueye is still a doubt. What was initially described as a minor issue has kept the 36-year-old out for almost a month and he has yet to return to full training. Jarrad Branthwaite (hamstring) and Jack Grealish (foot) are done for the season, and Everton’s hopes of signing Grealish permanently from Manchester City remain unresolved.

David Moyes insists he will not send out a weakened side, so Everton are expected to name a team similar to the one that lost to Sunderland, a game they only let slip in the final 10 minutes.

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'I played 236 games for Tottenham and Arsenal were never really our rivals - another club were'

A Tottenham hero admitted it wasn't Arsenal who he saw as the club's main rivals

Chelsea dealt a damaging blow to Tottenham's survival hopes this week, over a decade since their famous 'Battle of the Bridge' clash. The Blues defeated Spurs 2-1 on Wednesday to ensure the north London side will fight to keep their Premier League status on the final day of the season.

The two sides have been engaged in many compelling battles over the years with their heated 2016 fixture at Stamford Bridge ranking above all. It was a period of time where Spurs were definitively better than Arsenal which led Tottenham hero Toby Alderweireld to claim it was Chelsea who were their main rivals instead of the Gunners.

Spurs were aiming to keep their title hopes alive when they travelled to west London and what occurred was one of the dirtiest games in Premier League history. There were 12 yellow cards brandished with nine of them shown to Spurs' outfield players in the 2-2 draw which saw Leicester City be crowned champions.

The retired Belgian star played 236 games in six years for the club and he opened up about the fateful night at the Bridge. Speaking to The Times, he said: "The pressure had been building for a couple of weeks and all the attention meant everyone was so fired up.

"At that time we were always above Arsenal so for me that was not really the rivalry, it was much more Chelsea. With VAR you wouldn’t get a game like that now.

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"Maybe I’m a nostalgic guy, but that was the beauty of no VAR." The 37-year-old said it was the "craziest" match of football he's ever played. He added: "I was the only one who didn’t get a yellow!"

"I think it was the craziest game I ever played. Foul, foul, the game always standing still and the yellow cards. You could feel the game from the first duel, the first foul, it’s like ‘Oh that was a nasty one’. Straight away."

Over a decade since then, the tables have drastically turned in north London as Arsenal were officially named Premier League champions following Manchester City's draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday night.

It'll be a party atmosphere at the Gunners' last match of the season against Crystal Palace whereas Spurs will need to earn at least a point against Everton to ensure survival and relegate West Ham.

There's been contrasting fortunes across the London-based top-flight teams with Arsenal possessing the opportunity to earn further success through their Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.

A victory at the Puskas Arena in Budapest would mark Arsenal's first Champions League title and see them become the seventh English team to win the competition.

Tottenham play Everton at home on Sunday needing a result to be guaranteed of their Premier League status in a battle with West Ham, but Cristian Romero won't be there

Cristian Romero has angered Tottenham fans after it emerged that he won't be at their relegation decider this weekend. The Spurs captain is out injured and has decided to travel back to Argentina to watch his former club this weekend, instead of cheer on his team-mates against Everton.

Romero suffered a knee injury in Tottenham's 1-0 loss at Sunderland last month which ruled him out of their remaining matches. His loss was a significant one for manager Roberto De Zerbi, but they have taken eight points from the following five games to give themselves a chance of avoiding the drop from the Premier League.

Spurs go into their final match against Everton at home with their fate in their own hands, knowing victory will secure 17th place and send West Ham down in 18th. The Hammers are two points worse off than their London rivals and host Leeds on Sunday.

It will be a tense and extremely important Sunday for Tottenham, but Romero will not be in the stands. The defender will instead be supporting his old club Belgrano as they play River Plate for the Argentine title this weekend. The Cordoba-based club posted a video on social media of Romero at their training ground on Friday.

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That decision has not gone down well on social media, with some fans describing his decision as "disgraceful". Many others have suggested this signals the end of his time at the club, regardless of whether they are relegated or not.

Romero has been strongly linked with a move to Atletico Madrid this summer, despite having three years left on a contract extension he signed last year. The 28-year-old joined Spurs in 2022 from Atalanta and has played 156 times for the club.

His importance to the squad was underlined by De Zerbi when confirming his season-ending injury last month. "Romero, I'm very sorry for him, for his injury," De Zerbi said. "First of all, Romero loves Tottenham, people have to know he's suffering for this injury, suffering because he can't play for us again this season. He's a great captain for us.

"We have to be positive. We have Radu Dragusin and Kevin Danso, they are able to play, to play well, to give us the quality with the ball and to be strong in the defensive space so we can win. We want to win."

In his absence, Danso has partnered Micky van de Ven in central defence, but the duo could not stop Chelsea from winning 2-1 on Tuesday to set up the final-day relegation decider.

Both Spurs and West Ham face sides with little to play for, with Everton sitting 12th in the Premier League, while Leeds are 14th.

Tottenham's Premier League status is still in danger after another loss, this time at Chelsea, with Jamie Redknapp admitting their lack of ambition and business interests have undermined the club

Jamie Redknapp has torn into Tottenham and claimed they would "deserve" relegation if it came their way - suggesting they have become a "brilliant entertainment business" ahead of being a football club.

The north Londoners were beaten at Chelsea on Tuesday night, meaning the battle for survival will go down to the final day. They are two points ahead of West Ham, who host Leeds, and a win for the Hammers could keep them up depending on how Tottenham do against Everton.

Tottenham have endured another dire season, which has put their status as Premier League ever presents at serious risk. The club's ambition and direction has long been criticised and Redknapp believes they have placed too much onus on how much revenue they can make away from football.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has become an annual home for the NFL, attracted major musicians to London and also been a regular host for some of boxing's biggest bouts.

Redknapp said on Sky Sports: "Everything is in place - incredible fanbase, amazing stadium, amazing training ground, but if you haven't got the players to fill that. I said it last year, Tottenham has become a brilliant entertainment business.

"They get the best American Football, they get Beyonce, but its the only club that does that. And everyone says 'oh that's great business', but its a football club. In England we do football, we don't do the American-style entertainment. I don't see Arsenal doing too many things like that.

"They're a business and a football club, I don't look at them and think you're a serious football club right now. I played there, I was in the dressing room, and I felt there was a lack of ambition at the club - and it hasn't changed."

Dropping into the Championship would be embarrassing for a team who, only seven years ago, were in a Champions League final. They finished second as recently as 2017 but are on their third manager of the season with Redknapp pointing the blame at the owners.

"If they do get relegated its nothing more than they deserve," he said. "They've been awful all season. It's not right to blame Thomas Frank, its not right to blame Igor Tudor, the people that employed them are those you should be looking it because they haven't worked out."

The Sky Sports pundit, who was a Tottenham player from 2002 to 2005, admits they may well survive "by the skin of their teeth" - but didn't give them much credit for that.

Since Roberto De Zerbi has come in the north Londoners have won twice, which has aided their survival hopes, but Redknapp put those wins into context and expressed concern with their horrendous home record as they look to see off Everton in the capital.

“The only thing that’s saved them is a couple of good results," he said. "When I say good, they beat Wolves, and they beat an Aston Villa side who had seven players out at the time. Now they’ve got to find a way to win a game at home. Their home form has been horrendous all season. They’ve had no quality and no character to win a football match."

Tottenham missed the chance to secure their Premier League status on Tuesday by suffering a 2-1 loss against Chelsea, a result which gives West Ham a glimmer of hope

James Maddison admits it's 'embarrassing' that Tottenham will go into the final day of the Premier League season with a chance of being relegated. Spurs could've ensured their survival away to London rivals Chelsea on Tuesday but suffered a 2-1 loss.

Tottenham will go into Sunday's home game against Everton two points above West Ham, who occupy the only remaining relegation spot. Their vastly superior goal difference means that a draw should be enough for Roberto De Zerbi's side, but there's sure to be nerves at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

West Ham, meanwhile, host a Leeds side with nothing to play for. That's in contrast to Everton, who are battling to finish in the European places.

Maddison made his only second appearance since returning from nine-month spell on the sidelines against Chelsea, and spoke to Sky Sports post-match. "We've got to give everything for this club, for the badge and for our fans.," the midfielder explained.

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"It is unacceptable and a little bit embarrassing that we're in this position as Tottenham Hotspur but it's the reality unfortunately and it's up to us to get out of it.

"Sunday is going to be a big day. We're going to need everyone, we're going to need our fans who were absolutely unbelievable today by the way.

"Even at 2-0 down you could just hear them and I genuinely think we've got the best away support in the league. We need to repay them with a good performance and some points on Sunday to secure Premier League survival."

Maddison was restricted to just half an hour of action as he continues to build up his fitness, having suffered a serious knee injury during pre-season. "Anyone who has worked in football or has been through this injury, it is not as easy just to drop back in," the 29-year-old explained.

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"It would be catastrophic for my career if something was to happen and we weren't safe or if we didn't follow the protocols from the specialist, but obviously I want to help the team as much as I can so let's see where we get to."

Maddison added: "Obviously I've been out for a long time so I'm not going to be at my fluid and fluent best, but I feel good and I've just got to try and help the team with whatever many minutes I can.

"I've obviously had a massive injury, so it's one of them you have to respect the injury a little bit and that's probably why I am not starting games, but I've been out for a little while and I am going to do what I can on Sunday.

"I did tonight, it wasn't enough but we've got to keep trying and keep battling for our fans."