Premier League final day reaction: Arsenal lift title as West Ham get relegated

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West Ham are relegated on the final day of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Spurs surviving - watch highlights
Arsenal lift the title after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 away, ending a 22-year wait to be champions again
It was a day of emotional goodbyes, as Manchester City said farewell to Pep Guardiola, John Stones and Bernardo Silva
Liverpool paid tribute to Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson in their last appearances for the club
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Relive all of the drama of the final daypublished at 09:06 BST
From Arsenal’s coronation to West Ham’s relegation - and everything else in between - the final day had it all.
You can relive all the drama from the final day of the season by watching the highlights below.
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Spurs secure Premier League survival with win over Everton
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West Ham relegated despite win over Leeds
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Arsenal beat Palace before lifting Premier League trophy
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Aston Villa ruin Pep's last match for Man City
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Liverpool confirm Champions League spot with draw against Brentford
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Sunderland beat Chelsea to qualify for Europa League
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Fernandes breaks Premier League record as Man Utd beat Brighton
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Burnley and Wolves end Premier League campaigns with draw
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Gibbs-White sends England message as Forest draw with Bournemouth
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Fulham finish season with comfortable win over Newcastle
Too little, too late for the Hammerspublished at 09:00 BST
West Ham 3-0 Leeds
On the other side of London, it was despair for West Ham as their 14-year stay in the Premier League came to an end despite beating Leeds at London Stadium.
The Hammers needed to win and hope that Tottenham lost against Everton to have any hope of retaining their top-flight status.
For a long while it looked like they would struggle to get the victory they needed as they put in a lethargic display in sweltering conditions, with their cause not helped by Spurs having taken a first-half lead against Everton.
But the moment the home fans had been waiting for came in the 67th minute when Taty Castellano headed in Jarrod Bowen's corner at the back post.
It got even better for the home side with 11 minutes remaining as they doubled their lead, Bowen driving a neat, angled finish into the far corner.
Substitute Callum Wilson added a third in stoppage time, and the Hammers had done their part but they still needed Everton to turn things around at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
That outcome failed to materialise as Roberto De Zerbi's side held firm to win and retain their Premier League status.
Relegation means West Ham will play Championship football for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
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That winning feelingpublished at 08:55 BST
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal
After 22 long, painful years, Arsenal finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy again on Sunday.
The Gunners rounded off their domestic campaign in style, beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Campione, Campione, Ole, Ole, Ole!
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Postpublished at 08:44 BST
After 38 rounds of matches, here's the final standings for the 2025/26 Premier League season.
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An emotional rollercoasterpublished at 08:37 BST
Emotions were high for a variety of reasons on the final day of the Premier League season...
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Goodbye to the 2025/26 Premier League seasonpublished at 08:28 BST
And so, there it is.
The 2025/26 Premier League season has finally come to an end.
For some - particularly Arsenal and Sunderland fans - it was a historic season, and one they will never forget.
For others - Wolves, Burnley, West Ham, Liverpool and Chelsea - it was a campaign that never really managed to get going, and one that ultimately proved deeply disappointing.
Let’s have a look at all of the weekend’s reactions, analysis and big talking points before we take a look ahead to what the 2026/27 season could have in store, shall we?
It’s only 89 days until the new campaign kicks off…

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71	27	44	85	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77	35	42	78	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
3 Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69	50	19	71	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
4 Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	7	65	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5 Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	10	60	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
6 AFC Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	4	57	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
7 Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	-6	54	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
8 Brighton & Hove Albion	38	14	11	13	52	46	6	53	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
9 Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	3	53	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
10 Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	6	52	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
11 Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	-4	52	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
12 Newcastle United	38	14	7	17	53	55	-2	49	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
13 Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	-3	49	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
14 Leeds United	38	11	14	13	49	56	-7	47	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
15 Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	-10	45	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
16 Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48	51	-3	44	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
17 Tottenham Hotspur	38	10	11	17	48	57	-9	41	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
18 West Ham United	38	10	9	19	46	65	-19	39	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
19 Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	-37	22	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	3	11	24	27	68	-41	20	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw