Three goals, eight chaotic minutes - how day of relegation drama unfolded
On Saturday, West Ham and Tottenham fans will have experienced deflation and elation. At various points, Spurs were four points adrift, out of the relegation zone with the Hammers dropping in and then back in themselves as both secured vital wins that now mean other clubs who thought they were safe are once again looking over their shoulders. While in a sense it is as you were, with West Ham 's win against Everton and Tottenham 's victory at Wolves meaning Spurs remain two points adrift, the wins will feel significant in their respective bids to stay in the Premier League.
"It is going to be until the end," said West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo of the relegation battle. Joao Palhinha scored the winner for Tottenham at Wolves and afterwards said: "We have four finals [to come]. We need to do our jobs.
Hopefully, this win can change things, give us a bit more motivation as well as it's been a long time without victories. "What we can control right now is doing our job until the end of the season and keeping the club where it belongs, which is the Premier League. " Saturday marked the last time before the final game of the season that both West Ham and Tottenham will play at the same time on the same day.
Both sets of fans might be thankful of that for their heart rate as they lived through it all on Saturday, particularly in eight dramatic minutes that saw crucial goals flying in. After a drab first half, West Ham make the breakthrough against Everton when Tomas Soucek heads in from a corner. At that point, Tottenham were goalless at Wolves , meaning the Hammers were four clear of relegation.
82nd minute - Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Tottenham (16:42 BST) With eight minutes remaining at already relegated Wolves , Joao Palhinha stepped up with an important goal as his close-range strike reduced the deficit Spurs had from West Ham back to two points. It is a nightmare for West Ham as with just two minutes of normal time remaining they concede an equaliser as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fires in. That scoreline, combined with Tottenham winning, had West Ham were heading back into the relegation zone.