It's West Ham or Spurs - how relegation fight is shaping up
If West Ham can win at Newcastle - they beat the Magpies 3-1 at home in the league in November - then they will jump to 17th and push Spurs into the relegation zone by one point. Anything other than a Hammers win, though, would hand the advantage back to Tottenham - who could then ensure their safety by winning at Chelsea . The chances of Spurs picking up a win at Stamford Bridge, however, might be slim, as they have managed it just once since 1990, with a 3-1 victory in April 2018.
If the battle does go down to the wire on 24 May, both teams have home games, with Tottenham welcoming Everton and West Ham facing Leeds . The draw with Leeds felt like an opportunity missed. I felt like we deserve to win, but we just weren't clinical in front of goal.
However, we are still in the driving seat, and we need a minimum of four points to stay in the Premier League. I feel confident [ Tottenham can stay up] because in the past four games, we've picked up eight points - two wins and two draws - and there is a real belief and confidence under Roberto de Zerbi. But one of the remaining games is Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - and we've only won there once in 36 years, so that's going to be tough.
I'm glad De Zerbi came in when he did; it was certainly a waste of time with [former interim head coach] Igor Tudor, his 44-day stint. But De Zerbi seems to be getting a tune out of these players, so I live in hope. We're going to now watch West Ham travel to Newcastle , and hopefully they don't pick any points up there, then Spurs need to just go and get a result at Chelsea .
It was hard not to feel defeated after West Ham 's controversial home loss to Arsenal on Sunday. But Spurs' draw with Leeds means there's still a lot of hope that the great escape is on in east London. If it does go down to the final day, then it's hard to look past West Ham winning.