West Ham go down as Salah and Guardiola make emotional Premier League exits

Tottenham secure Premier League survival with 1-0 win over Everton as West Ham’s 14-year stay in top division ends.West Ham United were relegated and Tottenham Hotspur survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made their exits after record-breaking spells in English football.West Ham beat Leeds 3-0 on Sunday, but that was not enough to climb out of the relegation zone because fourth-to-last Tottenham also won, 1-0 at home to Everton, to stay two points clear of their London rivals.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Small country with big heart’: A look into Cape Verde’s World Cup debutlist 2 of 4Visit all the World Cup 2026 stadiumsThis article will be opened in a new browser windowlist 3 of 4Iran move World Cup base from US to Mexico with FIFA approvallist 4 of 4Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans from AFCON finalend of listSpurs kicked off against Everton needing, realistically, only a draw to avoid relegation for the first time since 1977 – as they sat two points clear of the Hammers with a significantly better goal difference.Joao Palhinha released the mounting pressure at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just before half-time, poking home after his header thundered back off a post.That meant West Ham’s 14-year stay in the Premier League was over and Tottenham will be in the top division for a 49th straight season.Guardiola’s decade-long tenure at Manchester City – which has included six Premier League titles – ended with a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa that featured a mid-match guard of honour, first for Bernardo Silva, and then John Stones, two of Guardiola’s stalwarts.Guardiola hugged both and wiped away tears with his T-shirtIn Liverpool, Salah was given a standing ovation – before he kissed the Anfield turf – during his second-half substitution in his 442nd and last game for the Reds, in which he grabbed an assist in a 1-1 draw with Brentford.The Egyptian winger finished his nine years with the Reds with 257 goals.