Premier League Highlights, Final Day Goal Rush: Spurs Relegate West Ham; Salah Bids Liverpool Adieu

Good evening everyone. Premier League 2025-26 is set for a manic conclusion; sit back and watch this space as we take you through the the build-up, pre-game info and live updates from matchday 38!

All 10 matches kick off at 8:30pm IST. The Premier League games will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India, and telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.

Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah start for one last time for Liverpool in their face-off with Brentford at Anfield. The duo is named in the Reds' line-up on the day they will both bid farewell to the club after nine years. Robertson and Salah replace Joe Gomez and Milos Kerkez, while Alisson Becker returns as goalie.

All 10 matches are underway across England. Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah expectedly get tributes at Anfield for their imminent farewell, ahead of kick-off. Pep Guardiola will similarly bid adieu to Manchester City after their face-off with Aston Villa.

Antoine Semenyo hands Man City the lead! Tijani Reijnders swings in a corner and after a mistimed header from an Aston Villa defender, Semenyo slots it in.

Here's a nice visual representation of how teams' fortunes fluctuated over the course of 37 matchdays this season, culminating in Arsenal's triumph:

By setting up Patrick Dorgu for Man United’s opening goal against Brighton, Bruno Fernandes has broken the record for most assists in a single Premier League campaign. Fernandes moves onto 21 assists, snapping a tie he had on 20 with Arsenal great Thierry Henry (2002-03) and Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne (2019-20). Fernandes was voted as footballer of the year in England by football writers, two weeks back.

With goals galore in the first half, this is how things stand with the last 45 minutes of play remaining in the Premier League's 2025-26 season:

West Ham go ahead against Leeds United, courtesy Valentin Castellanos' 66th-minute header in response to Jarrod Bowen's corner. The Hammers, if they win, would finish with 39 points. But Spurs are also leading against Everton, and unless the Toffees net twice at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it is Roberto De Zerbi's side that will remain in the English top-flight.

Man City are trailing Aston Villa 1-2 at Etihad Stadium. Ollie Watkins scored in the 46th and 61st minutes to shape a remarkable comeback for the Villans. Pep Guardiola would want a better farewell than that, for sure.

The Premier League's 2025-26 season comes to an eventful end. Man City bid a bittersweet goodbye to Pep Guardiola with a 1-2 loss to Aston Villa; Sunderland and Brighton qualify for European football by finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. Spurs edge Everton 1-0 to avoid relegation and West Ham fall to the EFL Championship; Mohamed Salah also bids an emotional adieu to Liverpool with a 1-1 draw against Brentford at Anfield.

Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Aston Villa, and Liverpool have qualified for the UEFA Champions League; Bournemouth will enter the league phase of the Europa League; while Brighton & Hove Albion make the Conference League play-off round. No European football for Chelsea!

West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers are relegated to the EFL Championship. From the second tier, Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City gain promotions.

The next Premier League season kicks off on August 22, 2026, a few weeks after the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup. In the Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser, league winners Arsenal will face Manchester City, the FA Cup holders, on August 16 at the Principality Stadium (Millennium Stadium), Cardiff, Wales.