Premier League relegation battle LIVE: Results and reaction as Everton survive
Leeds and Leicester were both relegated on the final day of the season
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Your support makes all the difference.Everton secured Premier League survival over Leicester and Leeds on a nervous and tense final day. Needing to defeat Bournemouth to claim their place in the top-flight next season things looked bad for the Toffees as the visitors took the early initiative at Goodison Park.
At the King Power Stadium, Harvey Barnes gave Leicester the lead over West Ham with Leeds falling behind to Tottenham up at Elland Road. That was how things stood at half-time with the Foxes out of the relegation zone and Everton in trouble.
The second half began and Leeds fell further behind Spurs effectively putting them out of the battle. Leicester extended their lead over the Hammers to gain control of their and Everton continued to struggle.
Then, Abdoulaye Doucoure received the ball on the edge of the box and smoked home a wonderful strike to put Everton in front. Sean Dyche’s men lasted through 10 minutes of stoppage to collect their three points and clinch their place in the top-flight.
Relive the action from the Premier League final day below:
Premier League final day 2022/23
Everton vs Bournemouth
The Toffees have 33 points; the Premier League record for the fewest points by a team that avoided relegation is 34, set by West Brom in 2004/05.
Leeds vs Tottenham team changes
Leeds have made one change, with Patrick Bamford unable to recover from a hamstring issue and missing the match completely.
Liam Cooper comes in, while top goalscorer Rodrigo has been passed fit to play.
Tottenham also make one change, with Pedro Porro replacing Arnaut Danjuma in the XI. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has failed to recover from injury and is absent from the squad.
Premier League final day 2022/23
Leicester vs West Ham team changes
Leicester make three changes to the team that drew with Newcastle last time out. Jamie Vardy is on the bench but James Maddison and Harvey Barnes return.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also slots into the line-up as Harry Souttare and Wilfred Ndidi drop out.
West Ham manager David Moyes makes six changes in as Nayef Aguerd, Thilo Kehrer, Aaron Cresswell, Said Benrahma, Flynn Downes and Michail Antonio all come in.
Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson, Tomas Soucek, Jarrod Bowen and Danny Ings drop out.
Everton vs Bournemouth team changes
Sean Dyche makes two changes from Everton‘s 1-1 draw with Wolves. Nathan Patterson is out so in comes Conor Coady.Demarai Gray starts up top as Dominic Calvert-Lewin is out.
There are three changes to the Bournemouth side who narrowly lost to Manchester United. Goalkeeper Neto is not in the squad so Mark Travers replaces him.
Dango Ouattara and Philip Billing also return ahead of Lewis Cook and Jaidon Anthony, who are both on the bench.
Leicester vs West Ham line-ups
Leicester XI: Iversen, Castagne, Evans, Faes, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Soumare, Barnes, Maddison, Iheanacho
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Aguerd, Kehrer, Cresswell, Rice, Downes, Benrahma, Paqueta, Fornals, Antonio
Leeds vs Tottenham line-ups
Leeds XI: Robles, Ayling, Kristensen, Cooper, Struijk, Wober, Koch, Forshaw, McKennie, Harrison, Rodrigo
Tottenham XI: Forster, Royal, Lenglet, Sanchez, Porro, Bissouma, Skipp, Davies, Kulusevski, Kane, Son
Everton vs Bournemouth line-ups
Everton XI: Pickford, Tarkowski, Mina, Coady, McNeil, Iwobi, Doucoure, Gueye, Onana, Garner, Gray
Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Brooks, Lerma, Solanke, Christie, Ouattarra, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Billing.
Premier League relegation battle
Around the grounds just before the team news drops.
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