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Arthur Ferridge

Relegation permutations: What Tottenham need on final day to stay up after Chelsea defeat

The relegation battle will go down to the final day of the season after Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea on Tuesday night.

Spurs headed to Stamford Bridge, their most unhappy of hunting grounds, knowing three points would be sufficient to secure their top-flight status, and that a draw would have made it near enough impossible for them to be overtaken.

Richarlison got his name on the scoresheet late in the game, but Spurs could not complete the comeback after earlier goals from Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos had Chelsea well clear.

The relegation battle goes down to the final day (PA)
The relegation battle goes down to the final day (PA)

The 2-1 defeat means Tottenham remain locked in a two-horse race to dodge an ignominious relegation, with West Ham the only other contender to join Burnley and Wolves in heading down to the second tier.

Both sides will now have to wait until they play simultaneously on the final day of the campaign to discover their fate. Both play at home, too, with Tottenham hosting Europe-chasing Everton and West Ham facing Leeds.

Relegation permutations: What Tottenham and West Ham need to stay up on final day

Tottenham will head into the final day of the Premier League season sitting 17th in the table, two points ahead of West Ham.

As such, victory for Spurs as they host Everton on the final day of the season will be sufficient to keep them up, regardless of the result in West Ham vs Leeds.

A draw will likely be enough to keep Spurs up, too, given their goal difference is vastly superior to West Ham, who will require something of a miracle to overturn their 12-goal deficit.

Tottenham will go down if they are beaten and West Ham win.

Should Tottenham lose and West Ham draw, the Hammers will be relegated.

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