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To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Should West Ham lose away to Man Utd and at home to fellow strugglers Villa, they will sit level on points with their final-day opponents - and Watford, should they beat Arsenal.

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"The harsh reality is people will probably lose their jobs," he said. Villa manager Dean Smith, told Sky Sports "it's a proud moment", which "feels better than last year when we won promotion".

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As things stand, Watford are third from bottom with 34 points, just three more than second-from-bottom Bournemouth, but with the same goal difference having let in four against Manchester City in their previous match. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. By the end of the day the Hornets will know if they will stay in England’s top-flight of football, with the club facing the prospect of dropping to the Championship after today’s final round of games. With just 34 points, in this scenario, avoiding relegation is an incredible piece of good fortune. Norwich are already confirmed to be relegated. The Hornets could draw against the Gunners, but will only stay up if Aston Villa lose to West Ham and Bournemouth fail to beat Everton at Goodison Park.

Everton were sorely missing quality in a number of spots across the pitch and there is the chance that some gems exist on these sides that could certainly improve the Blues.

Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Arsenal will take Wolves' place in the competition, however, if they beat Chelsea in Saturday's FA Cup final. Leicester, the 2016 champions, finish fifth, despite spending much of the season in the top four. It means they will play in next season's Europa League along with Tottenham and Wolves, who finished sixth and seventh respectively. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event.

Watford and Bournemouth have been relegated from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the season. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Southampton and West Ham to fight for Liverpool's forgotten man Grujic, Arsenal, Spurs, Leicester, Celtic and Rangers learn group stage fates, Reguilon's 'career ended' by Azpilicueta after 'never-ending slide tackle', Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Follow all the latest news from Old Trafford, Aouar latest as Lyon sign midfielder, Torreira to Atletico, Partey update, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. THE Hammers are surely safe, sitting three points above Villa and Watford and six above Bournemouth. SITTING in 18th place, things are a little more complicated for Watford.

A single point will be enough to secure their Premier League status.
So Watford and Villa losing and Bournemouth winning would see Eddie Howe's men leapfrog both teams and survive. Should Watford draw, Villa must also pick up at least a point. If Villa lose, a draw for Watford will be enough to survive. Both sides have had five years in the Premier League, the top division of English football, but now join Norwich, who were already down, in returning to the Championship next season. "Ultimately, we haven't been good enough.". Watford however, lost 4-0 to Manchester City.

Anything less than a victory from Bournemouth and Watford need only focus on Villa. If Bournemouth win, Villa must at least draw - as a defeat would see the Cherries' goal difference be greater than their own with the two level on points. Hypothetically, should West Ham lose 3-0 at Old Trafford, it would take a 6-0 defeat at home to Villa to go down.
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This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The three-month pause in the season from March to June ensured the 2019-20 campaign finished later than any other and next season will start more than a month later than normal, in September. West Ham and Brighton have secured their places in the 2020/21 season. A win on Merseyside, but results elsewhere mean we're relegated from the Premier League. Do you think Watford will live to fight another season in the Premier League or be relegated to the Championship on Sunday? News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. THE Cherries' equation is actually fairly simple: Beat Everton at Goodison Park and hope Watford and Aston Villa lose.

Fans are hoping to be allowed back into stadiums on a socially distanced basis from October. If Villa win, Watford need to better their result by two goals to avoid relegation.

View our online Press Pack. Aston Villa gave their survival hopes an almighty boost by beating Arsenal on Tuesday night. As things stand, Watford are third from bottom with 34 points, just three more than second-from-bottom Bournemouth, but with the same goal difference having let in four against Manchester City in their previous match.

But their goal difference of -27 is level with Watford and just one worse than Villa (-26).

The only way Bournemouth can survive is if they win and both Villa and Watford lose. The owner Pozzo is an absolute disgrace.

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Watford captain Troy Deeney, who scored one of his side's goals, told Sky Sports that non-playing staff may suffer. If Watford win and Villa win, Watford's victory has to be by two goals more than Villa's. Watford, who have had four managers this season, were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal, while Bournemouth beat Everton 3-1. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

©Copyright 2001-2020. Above them on goal difference are Aston Villa, also with 34 points and who take on West Ham, sixth from bottom and on 38 points, at the London Stadium on Sunday. Watford and Bournemouth have been relegated from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the season. Fortunately for Aston Vila, they have the easiest final-day game of the three with a trip to West Ham. Take our poll.

Manchester United join them in European football's premier competition after a 2-0 win at Leicester City secured them third spot in the final standings. ASTON VILLA, Watford and Bournemouth are preparing to go into the final day of the 2019-20 Premier League season knowing it is still all to play for. Bournemouth are relegated if Aston Villa or Watford pick up a … If Watford win and Villa draw or lose, then the Golden Boys stay up.

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Fortunately for David Moyes' men, their goal difference of -13 is vastly superior to Villa (-26) and Watford (-27) - as well as having more goals in the bank too, with 47.

Bournemouth currently sit three points behind their relegation rivals, down in 19th place. Bournemouth and Watford were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, while Aston Villa stayed up with a massive 1-1 draw at West Ham on the final day of the season.

So if the Villans win, Watford will have to outscore them by two in their final-day trip to Arsenal.

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At the top end of the table, Chelsea confirmed they will play in the lucrative Champions League next season after a 2-0 over Wolves meant they finished fourth. West Ham could technically still go down - but that would take a collapse and escape beyond the realms of all probability.

As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. But only if West Ham beat Aston Villa by two goals more than Watford lose by and Bournemouth fail to win against Everton, again swinging the goal difference in their favour.

If Bournemouth, one place below the Hornets, win then Watford will need at least a point to survive, thanks to the Cherries' then-superior goal difference. Elsewhere, champions Liverpool finished 18 points ahead of Manchester City after beating Newcastle 3-1, while City thrashed relegated Norwich 5-0. It would take two monster defeats to be relegated from here. Smith, who lost his father Ron - like him a Villa fan - to coronavirus, said his squad "used the pandemic best", by "working on defending better".

The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Delighted Watford are relegated for the single reason of the way they treated Nigel Pearson. The Hornets slipped into the drop zone on Tuesday night thanks to Arsenal - who had just beaten Man City and Liverpool - losing to Villa.

THANKS to their crucial win over Arsenal, Aston Villa now have the easiest of the three routes to survival. birmingham.live For other inquiries, Contact Us. For instance, if Villa beat West Ham 1-0 in the final game of their season, Watford would need to beat Arsenal 3-0. Things could not be more finely balanced when Watford take to the pitch against Arsenal with the hope of avoiding relegation on Sunday.

With Norwich already relegated, only ONE of those teams will be able to maintain their top-flight status next season.

ASTON VILLA, Watford and Bournemouth are preparing to go into the final day of the 2019-20 Premier League season knowing it is still all to play for.

Aston Villa, who were seven points from safety earlier this month, have survived - finishing a point above the bottom three after a 1-1 draw with West Ham. With the 2019-20 season complete, three teams will be leaving the Premier League having been relegated - AFC Bournemouth, Watford FC & Norwich City.