Aston Villa gave their survival hopes an almighty boost by beating Arsenal on Tuesday night. The Hornets slipped into the drop zone on Tuesday night thanks to Arsenal - who had just beaten Man City and Liverpool - losing to Villa. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The Hornets could draw against the Gunners, but will only stay up if Aston Villa lose to West Ham and Bournemouth fail to beat Everton at Goodison Park. Norwich are already confirmed to be relegated. It means they will play in next season's Europa League along with Tottenham and Wolves, who finished sixth and seventh respectively. A win on Merseyside, but results elsewhere mean we're relegated from the Premier League. Watford and Bournemouth have been relegated from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the season. A 2-0 win for the Hornets in this scenario would see them relegated on goals scored. If Villa lose, a draw for Watford will be enough to survive. Things could not be more finely balanced when Watford take to the pitch against Arsenal with the hope of avoiding relegation on Sunday. Above them on goal difference are Aston Villa, also with 34 points and who take on West Ham, sixth from bottom and on 38 points, at the London Stadium on Sunday. It would take two monster defeats to be relegated from here. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. Fortunately for David Moyes' men, their goal difference of -13 is vastly superior to Villa (-26) and Watford (-27) - as well as having more goals in the bank too, with 47. If Villa fail to win and Watford emerge victorious, they will be safe. Premier League: Watford and Bournemouth relegated as Aston Villa survive on final day, Aston Villa players and staff celebrate Premier League survival (L), while relegated Watford's players were left despondent, Dominic Solanke (3R) scored for Bournemouth in their 3-1 win over Everton, but his side were relegated, Jack Grealish scores Aston Villa's vital goal in their 1-1 draw with West Ham, Danny Welbeck (L) scored for Watford at Arsenal, where a 3-2 defeat condemned them to relegation.
Watford and Bournemouth have been relegated from the Premier League on a dramatic final day of the season. Fans are hoping to be allowed back into stadiums on a socially distanced basis from October. Aston Villa, Watford, and Bournemouth will all be looking for a positive result this weekend as they try to steer clear of the relegation zone. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Should Watford draw, Villa must also pick up at least a point. Leicester, the 2016 champions, finish fifth, despite spending much of the season in the top four. Smith, who lost his father Ron - like him a Villa fan - to coronavirus, said his squad "used the pandemic best", by "working on defending better". With Norwich already relegated, only ONE of … Should Bournemouth and Watford lose, Villa can also lose - by the same margin or less - and still survive. So are you feeling lucky?
Do you think Watford will still be in the Premier League on Sunday night? With a better goal difference and more goals scored than both Watford and Bournemouth, Villa must simply outperform the Hornets. However, they have scored considerably fewer goals - 34 to Villa's 40. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice.
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Watford sit level on points with Villa though, behind them only on goal difference, with just ONE goal separating them.
©Copyright 2001-2020. At the top end of the table, Chelsea confirmed they will play in the lucrative Champions League next season after a 2-0 over Wolves meant they finished fourth. With just 34 points, in this scenario, avoiding relegation is an incredible piece of good fortune. HP10 9TY | 01676637 | Registered in England & Wales. Take our poll. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. If Watford win and Villa win, Watford's victory has to be by two goals more than Villa's.
Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. All the matches on the final day were played out in empty stadiums due to COVID-19 restrictions, meaning fans of all the clubs involved could not experience the agony and ecstasy first hand. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. With the 2019-20 season complete, three teams will be leaving the Premier League having been relegated - AFC Bournemouth, Watford FC & Norwich City. ASTON VILLA, Watford and Bournemouth are preparing to go into the final day of the 2019-20 Premier League season knowing it is still all to play for. Bournemouth and Watford were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, while Aston Villa stayed up with a massive 1-1 draw at West Ham on the final day of the season. As things stand, Watford are third from bottom with 34 points, just three more than second-from-bottom Bournemouth, but with the same goal difference having let in four against Manchester City in their previous match. The only way Bournemouth can survive is if they win and both Villa and Watford lose. Bournemouth currently sit three points behind their relegation rivals, down in 19th place. Should West Ham lose away to Man Utd and at home to fellow strugglers Villa, they will sit level on points with their final-day opponents - and Watford, should they beat Arsenal. Fortunately for Aston Vila, they have the easiest final-day game of the three with a trip to West Ham.
Anything less than a victory from Bournemouth and Watford need only focus on Villa. THE Hammers are surely safe, sitting three points above Villa and Watford and six above Bournemouth. So what exactly does each team need to happen on the final day in order to beat the drop? If either Watford or Villa win or draw, it's curtains for the Cherries. Aston Villa, who were seven points from safety earlier this month, have survived - finishing a point above the bottom three after a 1-1 draw with West Ham. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. But their goal difference of -27 is level with Watford and just one worse than Villa (-26). Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. So if the Villans win, Watford will have to outscore them by two in their final-day trip to Arsenal.
Elsewhere, champions Liverpool finished 18 points ahead of Manchester City after beating Newcastle 3-1, while City thrashed relegated Norwich 5-0.