Which clubs have never been relegated from the Premier League?

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ByJonty Colman
BBC Sport journalist
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Tottenham are one of six founding Premier League clubs to have never been relegated from in its 34-year history.

Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992-93 season, Spurs are yet to taste life outside of the top-flight.

Joining them from the 22 teams that featured in the league's inaugural season in that exclusive club are this season's Premier League winners Arsenal, former champions Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, and Everton.

But Spurs are at risk of dropping out of that group this weekend as they head into the final fixture of the season.

Although Roberto De Zerbi's side started this season in the Champions League and are the current Europa League holders, Spurs are 17th place in the Premier League going into the final day of the season.

They face Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium knowing they must win to guarantee survival ahead of London rivals West Ham.

While not mathematically guaranteed, a draw against the Toffees would all but secure Spurs' safety in the Premier League due to the Hammers' significantly inferior goal difference.

But if Spurs were to lose and West Ham win at home to Leeds, Nuno Espirito Santo's side would overtake Spurs and stay up on the final day of the season.

The last club to have been a founding member of the Premier League and avoid relegation were Aston Villa, whose first and only drop out of the Premier League came at the end of the 2015-16.

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Tottenham and London rivals Chelsea are two of the clubs yet to experience relegation from the Premier League

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