Tottenham Spurs must beat Everton on Sunday to stay in the Premier League next season as Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah prepare for emotional farewells
Liverpool and Bournemouth could both secure places in the Champions League, while European football is also on the line for Brighton, Brentford, Chelsea and Sunderland.
This time last year Tottenham fans were basking in the glow of a first trophy for 17 years after beating Manchester United to lift the Europa League.
Head coach Roberto De Zerbi believes the visit of Everton dwarfs the importance of that victory, with Premier League survival at stake.
“There is something more important than the trophy and the bonus,” he said. “There is the future of the club, there is the history of the club, there is the pride of the players, there is the pride of the families of the players.
“There is the dignity of every one of us.”
A point will be enough to secure survival and relegate West Ham due to Tottenham’s vastly superior goal difference.
But Spurs have already lost 10 of their 18 home league games this season and another defeat would open the door to Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers, if they can beat Leeds.
Liverpool should ensure a terrible season does not end on a fresh low note by securing a top-five finish in Mohamed Salah’s farewell to Anfield.
Finishing in the top five would ensure Champions League football next season — a consolation prize after a shocking title defence.
Egypt international Salah criticised Liverpool’s performances under Arne Slot this season after last week’s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa.
“I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies,” he said in a social media post, pointedly referring to the football played under Slot’s predecessor Jurgen Klopp.
“Qualifying for next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum, and I will do everything I can to make that happen,” he added.
