Stoke City became the first team to have their relegation from the Premier League confirmed this season after they fell 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace thanks to a late Patrick van Aanholt strike.
West Bromwich Albion preserved their top-flight status for at least a few more days after Jake Livermore bundled home an injury-time winner in their meeting with an out-of-shape Tottenham Hotspur side.
Southampton later came within inches of sealing West Brom’s drop to the second tier, but Tom Davies’ 96th-minute equaliser for Everton meant the Baggies’ fate is yet to be decided.
Swansea City’s relegation scrap is still on after they lost 1-0 to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, where Ryan Fraser’s deflected goal stood as the difference.
West Ham United beat Leicester City 2-0 to clinch their first victory in five matches and essentially seal their Premier League status, while Watford beat Newcastle United 1-0 at home to move up to mid-table.
Read on as we round up the drama from Saturday’s Week 37 slate, complete with updated Premier League standings and top scorers.
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Tottenham talisman Harry Kane was unable to close the four-goal gap distancing him from Mohammed Salah on Saturday.
Kane came up short in his trip to the Hawthorns, where Livermore’s late winner kept alive West Brom’s hope for a great escape and gave caretaker manager Darren Moore his third victory in four matches.
Following wins over Manchester United and Newcastle, unbeaten Moore now finds his men just two points from safety, although he’d still require Southampton and Swansea, 18th and 17th, respectively, to drop points.
Saturday’s Results
Stoke City 1-2 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth 1-0 Swansea City
Leicester City 0-2 West Ham United
Watford 2-1 Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Everton 1-1 Southampton
Stoke and Crystal Palace had contrasting days at the Bet365 Stadium, where a 2-1 win for the Eagles was enough to ensure the Potters will play Championship football next season.
Paul Lambert’s side sit at the bottom of the standings after second-half goals from James McArthur and van Aanholt meant Xherdan Shaqiri’s opener counted for little. Despite the disappointment, Stoke veteran Peter Crouch was full of praise for both clubs.
What would have been a season-turning win at Goodison Park ended with a sharing of spoils between Everton and Southampton, the latter of whom led for much of their trip following Nathan Redmond’s 56th-minute opener.
Maya Yoshida was sent off with minutes left, and Everton came to capitalise deep in added time as Davies’ deflected shot crept in.
Everton’s failure to win at Goodison also means Burnley will also feature in next season’s UEFA Europa League as they’re guaranteed to finish at least as high as seventh.
Joao Mario and Mark Noble scored at the King Power Stadium to give West Ham their first Premier League away win since beating Huddersfield Town 4-1 on January 13, shoring up their top-flight status in 15th.
Bournemouth picked their penultimate contest of the season to snap a three-match losing streak.
Elsewhere, Roberto Pereyra and Andre Gray made the most of their starting chances against Newcastle and contributed a pair of first-half goals as Watford ran to three points against Newcastle.
Ayoze Perez’s sixth Premier League goal of the season pulled one back for an improved Magpies team in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Hornets from pulling level on points with their northeast foes in mid-table.
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