The curtain comes down on the 2025-26 Premier League season this Sunday, and for once the title has already been settled — Arsenal are champions, their celebrations still echoing around north London — but the bottom of the table remains a genuinely nerve-shredding affair as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United go into the final afternoon needing results to go their way.
Who needs what
Tottenham host Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium knowing that defeat, combined with the wrong result elsewhere, could see them drop out of the division. West Ham face Leeds at the London Stadium in a fixture that carries enormous weight for the hosts, who have endured a miserable campaign. Both clubs will be watching the scoreboards with one eye throughout the afternoon.
The full final-day card
- Brighton v Manchester United
- Burnley v Wolves
- Crystal Palace v Arsenal
- Fulham v Newcastle
- Liverpool v Brentford
- Manchester City v Aston Villa
- Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
- Tottenham v Everton
- Sunderland v Chelsea
- West Ham v Leeds
All ten fixtures kick off simultaneously in the traditional final-day format, ensuring nothing can be settled before the full picture is known.
Burnley v Wolves — the battle for rock bottom
Away from the relegation scraps involving Spurs and West Ham, there is a grimly compelling subplot at Turf Moor. Burnley and Wolves meet knowing that one of them will finish the season as the division's lowest-placed side. The noises out of both camps have been anxious all week, and this one feels like it could go to the wire.
Brighton's unlikely Champions League dream
At the other end of the standings, Brighton are harbouring a genuine, if complicated, route into next season's Champions League. The scenario requires wins for Manchester City, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Brighton themselves, which would push Aston Villa down to fifth and cascade the European Performance Spot to sixth — the position the Seagulls could occupy. It would be a remarkable achievement for a club that spent part of its history sharing a ground with Gillingham.
Arsenal's title parade on the horizon
Arsenal sealed the championship already, and the celebrations in and around Finsbury Park have been going strong ever since. A title parade is scheduled for next Sunday, and on current evidence it is set to be a quite extraordinary event for the club's supporters. The Gunners round off their campaign at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace this afternoon — a fixture that carries little pressure for Mikel Arteta's side beyond personal pride and top-flight records.
Kane fires at Bayern — but eyes turn to the World Cup
Elsewhere in Europe, Harry Kane capped the DFB-Pokal final with a hat-trick as Bayern Munich completed the domestic double in Germany. Kane has now scored 146 goals in 147 appearances for the Bundesliga club — a quite staggering return. Attention will soon shift to the World Cup, with the tournament looming large on the horizon as the domestic season draws to a close across the continent.
Kick-off for all Premier League fixtures is at 16:00 BST. The market has already priced up relegation permutations, but the only certainty right now is that Sunday afternoon is going to be anything but quiet.
Frequently asked
- What time do the final day Premier League games kick off?
- All ten Premier League final-day fixtures kick off simultaneously at 16:00 BST on Sunday 24 May 2026.
- Are Tottenham relegated from the Premier League?
- Not yet confirmed. Tottenham go into the final day still at risk of relegation and need a result against Everton, or results elsewhere to go in their favour, to guarantee their Premier League status.
- Can West Ham avoid relegation on the last day?
- West Ham are hosting Leeds on the final day and need points to give themselves the best chance of survival. Their fate could depend on results involving other clubs in the bottom three as well.