The drama on Sunday afternoon will be centred on London. Not for nothing are Tottenham and West Ham battling it out for the final relegation spot to the Championship on the final day of the Premier League. The advantage lies with the Spurs, who know that a win or a draw will see them stay in the top flight of English football for another season. They host an Everton side with nothing at stake.

The situation is more complicated for West Ham, as they must beat Leeds United at the London Stadium and hope for a Tottenham defeat. A draw for Roberto De Zerbi’s side will only be enough if they win their match by a 13-goal margin. Thus, they know that if they fail to secure all three points, they will be relegated, and in the event of a win, they can look towards the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

In this context, everything is in Tottenham’s favour. The north London side were adrift and heading straight for the Championship under Igor Tudor, but the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi turned things around, and on this final matchday they hold their Premier League survival in their own hands. It is Tottenham’s most important match in decades.

Matchday 38 of the Premier League

• Brighton - Manchester United
• Burnley - Wolves
• Crystal Palace - Arsenal
• Fulham - Newcastle
• Liverpool - Brentford
• Manchester City - Aston Villa
• Nottingham Forest - Bournemouth
• Sunderland - Chelsea
• Tottenham - Everton
• West Ham - Leeds United

Everything is still to play for in the European competitions

Aston Villa’s Europa League qualification secures them a direct place in the Champions League. Unai Emery’s side are currently fourth, but if they lose at the Etihad Stadium to Manchester City and Liverpool beat Brentford at Anfield Road, they will finish fifth, meaning the sixth-placed team will go to the Champions League rather than the Europa League.

At the moment, sixth place belongs to Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth, who will hold onto it if they manage to pick up points away at Nottingham Forest. Brighton are seventh and will qualify for the Europa League if they beat Manchester United at home; United, whatever happens, will finish the Premier League in third place. The key is whether Aston Villa finish fifth.

Eighth place will be decided in a head-to-head clash between Sunderland and Chelsea. A win will go to the London side, whilst the home side must win and hope that Brentford do not do the same at Anfield. Brentford, in turn, will finish ninth if they beat Liverpool, but, in one of football’s ironies, they need to lose and hope that Sunderland do not win and that Newcastle do not beat Fulham by three goals for that ninth-place finish to secure a Conference League spot.

Premier League table with one matchday remaining

1. Arsenal 82 points +43
2. Manchester City 78 points +43
3. Manchester United 68 points +16
4. Aston Villa 62 points +6
5. Liverpool 59 points +10
6. Bournemouth 56 points +4
7. Brighton 53 points +9
8. Chelsea 52 points +7
9. Brentford 52 points +3
10. Sunderland 51 points -7
11. Newcastle 49 points 0
12. Everton 49 points -2
13. Fulham 49 points -6
14. Leeds United 47 points -4
15. Crystal Palace 45 points -9
16. Nottingham Forest 43 points -3
17. Tottenham 38 points -10
18. West Ham 36 points -22
19. Burnley 21 points -37
20. Wolves 19 points -41