West Ham relegated despite Final Day win over Leeds | OneFootball

West Ham will be playing Championship football next season after their fight for survival ended in disappointment, despite a 3-0 win over Leeds United at the London Stadium on the final day of the campaign.

The Hammers entered the afternoon knowing victory alone would not be enough. They also needed Everton to take points off Tottenham, but that result never arrived as Spurs held on to secure their own safety.

With temperatures soaring and tension around the ground obvious from the start, West Ham looked flat for large periods of the first half. Leeds, already safe from relegation, played with more freedom and threatened on a few occasions, while the hosts struggled to create clear openings.

The game finally sparked into life after the break when Taty Castellanos nodded home from a Jarrod Bowen corner to give the home crowd some hope. Bowen then produced a brilliant finish from a tight angle to double the advantage and briefly raise belief around the stadium.

Callum Wilson added a late third goal in stoppage time to complete the victory, but celebrations never came. News of Tottenham’s win over Everton soon filtered through, confirming the end of West Ham’s 14-year spell in the Premier League and sealing a painful drop into the second tier.

Incidents: The story of the match

West Ham Official Line-ups:

Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, El Hadji Diouf, Tomás Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen, Crys Summerville, Taty Castellanos, Pablo Felipe

Leeds United Official Line-ups:

Karl Darlow, Jayden Bogle, James Justin, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Jaka Bijol, Ethan Ampadu, Brenden Aaronson, Ao Tanaka, Lukas Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin

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The match begins

Valentin Mariano Castellanos Gimenez scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Jarrod Bowen.

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GOAL West Ham: Taty Castellanos (West Ham) scores!

Taty Castellanos scores goal number 6 in the competition (18 matches)

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GOAL West Ham: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) scores!

Jarrod Bowen scores goal number 9 in the competition (38 matches)

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GOAL West Ham: Callum Wilson (West Ham) scores!

Callum Wilson scores goal number 7 in the competition (32 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match