What Tottenham and West Ham need in Premier League relegation battle - key permutations and potential scenarios

London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are embroiled successful a nervy conflict to stay successful the Premier League. 

The caller circular of Premier League enactment ensured that Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest could not beryllium relegated.

Now, lone 1 of Spurs oregon West Ham tin travel Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers done the trap doorway to the Championship. 

Spurs person the precocious manus with 2 games near to play, boasting a two-point advantage implicit 18th-placed West Ham. 

Here, Sports Mole covers what Spurs and West Ham request to bash to stay successful the apical flight, covering cardinal permutations and imaginable scenarios. 

What bash Tottenham request to debar relegation?

Spurs missed an accidental to determination 4 points successful Monday's frustrating 1-1 draw against Leeds United.

That said, they inactive person their destiny successful their ain hands aft putting unneurotic a four-game unbeaten run. 

Roberto De Zerbi's broadside needs 5 points from their last 2 matches to warrant their survival, though four points would astir surely beryllium capable owed to their important extremity quality vantage implicit West Ham

Spurs presently person a extremity quality of -9 aft scoring 46 goals and conceding 55, portion 42 goals for and 62 against permission the Hammers with -20. 

What bash West Ham request to debar relegation?

West Ham, meanwhile, missed retired connected a imaginable constituent successful Sunday's arguable 1-0 defeat against Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Callum Wilson's precocious leveller was ruled retired aft the referee penalised Pablo for a foul connected Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya pursuing a VAR review.

After suffering back-to-back defeats, Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside are present up against it successful their combat to stay successful the Premier League.

In theory, West Ham could triumph their last 2 games and scope 42 points, but inactive spell down if Spurs prime up six points oregon 4 without a important plaything successful extremity difference.

Put simply, West Ham volition enactment up with 2 wins and 1 Spurs defeat, and 1 triumph would beryllium capable if their rivals suffer some of their last 2 fixtures.

When could Spurs beryllium relegated?

Given their two-point vantage implicit West Ham, the northbound London nine cannot beryllium relegated connected matchday 37.

If they are to spell down, it volition hap connected the last time of the Premier League play connected May 24. 

Tottenham volition anticipation to person their destiny successful their hands if the conflict for endurance goes close to the wire, but that would not beryllium the lawsuit if West Ham triumph astatine St James' Park and Spurs suffer to Chelsea.

When could West Ham beryllium relegated?

In opposition to Spurs, Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside could beryllium relegated connected matchday 37, but it cannot hap this weekend.

That is due to the fact that Tottenham bash not look Chelsea until adjacent Tuesday owed to the Blues' engagement successful Saturday's FA Cup last against Manchester City.

West Ham volition beryllium relegated adjacent Tuesday if they neglect to bushed Newcastle and Tottenham triumph astatine Stamford Bridge.