Overview
- Tottenham enter the last matchday two points ahead of West Ham and need at least a draw at home against Everton to secure survival under the league’s points-then-goal-difference tiebreaker.
- West Ham must beat Leeds at the London Stadium and hope Tottenham lose for any realistic chance of staying up, because they trail on both points and goal difference.
- Both matches are simultaneous on the 38th matchday so results will be decided in real time and cannot be altered by late score changes in the other fixture.
- Bookmakers have strongly favoured West Ham to be relegated, pricing the Hammers’ drop at very short odds compared with much longer odds for Tottenham.
- The outcome carries heavy financial and sporting consequences after big summer spending by both clubs and follows earlier confirmations that Burnley and Wolves have already been relegated.