On the evening of May 11, the 37th round of the English Premier League played two key relegation battles. Burnley, who are second from the bottom, challenged Tottenham Hotspur, who also have Champions League hopes, and eventually won first and then lost, suffering a 1-2 defeat and being relegated one round earlier. In the other game, 18th-placed Luton Town suffered a 3-1 defeat at the feet of West Ham United. Although 17th-placed Nottingham Forest were then beaten 3-2 at home to Chelsea, with just one game remaining, Forest are three points clear and have a whopping 11 goal difference, making relegation a certainty.
Burnley 1-2 Tottenham away
Burnley can only keep their hopes of relegation alive if they win this game. Tottenham also have to win if they don't miss out on the possibility of qualifying for next season's Champions League. As a result, both sides played more openly.
In the 5th minute of the game, Burnley full-back Vitinho almost used a header to break through the Tottenham goal, but Vicario reacted quickly to save the ball. Then, Tottenham winger Kulusevski crossed and Brennan Johnson at the back post raised his foot to shoot, but the angle was too small and was saved.
In the 24th minute, the visiting Bourneli scored first, Berg made a steal in the midfield and then went straight, and winger Larsen inserted a shot in the penalty area, 1-0!
In the 32nd minute, Tottenham right-back Porro staged a wonderful dragon, he held the ball on the right side and smashed Huanglong, and burst the goal on the right side of the penalty area, 1-1! The two teams returned to the same running line.
Brennan Johnson then stole the Burnley goalkeeper's lead, but he then opted to shoot straight into the net and the ball went wide. Missing such a good opportunity made the captain Son Xingmin, who was waiting in the middle, look very angry.
In the 78th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min crossed in front of the goal after a strong breakthrough on the left, and it was Brennan Johnson who did not score at the back point and missed a good opportunity to open the goal.
In the 82nd minute, Maddison made a direct pass in front, and after playing the center of Tottenham Hotspur central defender Van der Veen in front of the penalty area, he shot a low left-footed shot into the lower right corner of the goal, 2-1!
In the end, Burnley suffered a painful defeat away, with 5 wins, 9 draws and 23 losses after 37 rounds, accumulating only 24 points and being relegated to the Championship one round ahead of schedule!
Luton Town 1-3 away to West Ham United
The two sides staged a goal shootout in this game. Luton, who have no way out, must at least draw with West Ham United to avoid losing their hopes of relegation prematurely, while West Ham United, who are playing at home, despite their superior strength, have lost the opportunity to enter next season's European competition and have no desire.
Just six minutes into the game, Luton Town got off to a dream start with a goal. Left wingback Dowty crosses with his feet, and midfielder Lokonga follows up with a powerful header in the middle of the goal! 1-0！ Luton Town took the lead early in the game and then held it 1-0 until half-time.
But in the second half of the game, the situation on the field changed abruptly. In the 54th minute, Bowen led the squad on the right side to burst into the penalty area and his volley from a small angle was saved, and Ward-Prowse followed up in the middle and volleyed hard, 1-1! West Ham equalised early in the second half.
In the 65th minute, West Ham United completed a counter-attack in front, and then hoisted the ball into the penalty area, the Luton defender pushed the ball out, and Soucek, who was waiting on the penalty line, volleyed the goal, 2-1! West Ham completed the lead.
In the 76th minute, West Ham right-back Coufal led the team all the way to the backfield, and then divided the ball on the right side, Kudus took the ball and continued to dribble near the bottom line to return the pass, and substitute George Ercy grabbed the goal in the middle! 3-1！ Luton Town were beaten by three goals in the second half after leading by one goal in the first half.
In the end, Luton Town were beaten 1-3 away by West Ham United, with only 26 points after 37 games, three points behind Nottingham Forest with only one game remaining, and a goal difference of as many as 13 goals, and relegation was almost a foregone conclusion.
As a two-time Champions League champion, Nottingham Forest, although the FA ruthlessly deducted 4 league points due to violations, although they lost 2-3 to Chelsea in this round, due to the defeat of 2 relegation rivals, and a huge advantage in goal difference, it can be said that the relegation task was basically completed ahead of schedule! And Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United, the three teams that were just promoted from the Championship last season, are likely to all be relegated to the Championship again.