Wolves and Burnley Relegated from Premier League as Spurs, West Ham and Forest Battle to Avoid Third Drop

The 2025/26 Premier League season has claimed its first two casualties. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley have both been officially relegated to the Championship, leaving one final survival battle to be settled in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Wolves were the first club condemned, their fate sealed on 20 April when West Ham — then sitting in 17th place — drew 0-0 away at London rivals Crystal Palace. That result mathematically confirmed Wolves’ drop to the second tier. Just 48 hours later, Burnley followed, suffering a 1-0 defeat at Turf Moor at the hands of Premier League leaders Manchester City.

With two of the three relegation places now filled, attention has shifted to the remaining spot, a contest that currently involves Nottingham Forest, West Ham, and Tottenham Hotspur. The outcome is not expected to be resolved until the final stages of the season.

Heading into the final four fixtures, Forest occupy 17th position and hold a five-point cushion over Tottenham, who sit in 18th. West Ham are positioned between the two sides, sitting two points better off than Spurs. The standings leave Tottenham in the most precarious position of the three clubs still at risk.

According to current Opta projections, Spurs carry a 58.44% probability of being relegated — which would mark the first time in the club’s history that they have been demoted from the Premier League. West Ham have been assigned a 38.21% chance of finishing inside the bottom three, while Forest’s likelihood of an immediate return to the Championship — after spending four seasons in the top flight — stands at just 2%. Leeds United, currently in 15th place, have a marginal 1.18% probability of going down.

Forest’s relative safety is notable given the club’s journey. Having returned to the Premier League in 2022 after a 23-year absence, Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have managed to accumulate enough points to largely remove themselves from the equation, barring a significant collapse in form.

For Tottenham, the stakes are historically significant. The north London club has never been relegated from the Premier League since the division was founded in 1992, making the current situation one of the most consequential in the club’s recent history. With fixtures and goal difference potentially decisive, every remaining match carries enormous weight.

West Ham, meanwhile, are navigating their own precarious position. The east London club’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace earlier in the month — the result that relegated Wolves — bought them a temporary reprieve, but their two-point margin over Spurs offers limited comfort with four games still to play.

Burnley’s relegation completes a difficult return to the top flight. The Clarets, who were promoted as Championship winners, struggled to establish themselves at Premier League level and depart after a single season back in the top tier.

The final weeks of the season are set to be decisive, with the third and last relegation place expected to remain unresolved until close to the conclusion of the 2025/26 campaign.