Analysis: No time for celebrations

Tottenham were finally able to put an end to a season of suffering and can now finally plan for next season as a Premier League club.

Roberto De Zerbi dragged enough of out the squad he inherited late in the season, fashioning three wins that were just sufficient to keep Spurs up.

Spurs' fans played a huge part, with thousands greeting the team bus before kick-off and providing thunderous support throughout.

And there was another outpouring of emotion at the final whistle when safety was secured - but this can only be a brief reaction before the wreckage of a season that almost saw this giant club drop out of the Premier League must be pored over.

The fist-pumping celebrations were exuberance in the moment, but underneath there should be embarrassment, and club anthem "Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur" sounded hollow in the extreme after this brush with humiliation.

This was no sudden decline. Spurs had a warning last season when they finished 17th, the cracks covered up by the Europa League win under Ange Postecoglou soon exposed when successor Thomas Frank proved out of his depth.

At least, when it mattered here, they showed determination and resilience against an Everton side that has looked out on its feet in the closing weeks of the season.

There will be the usual noises of how this must not happen again - but actions must now speak louder than words both on the pitch and from a hierarchy, led by chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and sporting director Johan Lange, who have got so much wrong this season.