West Ham's Relegation Drama Unfolds
West Ham will join Norwich City in the Championship next season after a nerve-racking final day of the Premier League campaign.
The Hammers needed a victory and for Tottenham to lose at home to Everton to stay up and send Spurs down instead.
They kept their side of the bargain as second-half goals from Taty Castellanos, Jarrod Bowen, and Callum Wilson sank Leeds 3-0.
However, Spurs, who had very sportingly taken the relegation scrap to the last day, beat Everton 1-0 to survive by two points.
End of an Era for West Ham
This result brought to an end West Ham's 15-year stay in the top flight, with relegation coming a decade after the controversial move to the London Stadium and the promises from the owners that came with it.
West Ham will be joined in the Championship by Wolves and Burnley, replacing champions Coventry, runners-up Ipswich, and Saturday's play-off final winners Hull City.
Championship Teams for 2026-27 Season
Bolton Wanderers confirmed their place in the second tier with a 4-1 win over Stockport County in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Saturday.
They joined League One champions Lincoln City and runners-up Cardiff, with Oxford, Leicester, and Sheffield Wednesday going the other way.
The Championship teams for the 2026-27 season include:
- Birmingham City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bristol City
- Burnley
- Cardiff City
- Charlton Athletic
- Derby County
- Lincoln City
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Norwich City
- Portsmouth
- Preston North End
- Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield United
- Southampton
- Stoke City
- Swansea City
- Watford
- West Bromwich Albion
- West Ham United
- Wolves
- Wrexham
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