Tottenham vs Everton LIVE: Latest updates and reaction as Spurs win to secure Premier League survival | OneFootball

Joao Palhinha the hero as Spurs retain Premier League status on nervy final day

Tottenham are celebrating securing their Premier League survival at West Ham’s expense on a tense final day of the season. Spurs went into Sunday’s do-or-die home clash with Everton knowing that a point would be enough to avoid a disastrous relegation to the Championship, owing to a significant goal difference advantage over their rivals. Roberto De Zerbi’s side made a positive start to one of the biggest games in the club’s history, though could not find the crucial breakthrough until two minutes before half-time.

Joao Palhinha hit the post with an initial header before his follow-up effort crossed the line before being hacked away. It led to an outpouring of joy and relief around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with West Ham still being held in a must-win match at home to Leeds. The Hammers went on to win 3-0 thanks to second-half efforts from Taty Castellanos, Jarrod Bowen and Callum Wilson, but they did not get the helping hand they needed from Everton and former boss David Moyes.

Spurs successfully negotiated nine nervy minutes of stoppage time to ensure that they will not slip into the second tier of English football for the first time in almost 50 years. For West Ham, their 14-season stay in the Premier League is over as they go down with the highest points tally of any relegated team in the last 15 years.