Premier League teams relegated 2026: Which clubs are going down to EFL Championship for next season?

For teams in the richest domestic football competition in the world, relegation from the Premier League is a catastrophic outcome that clubs look to avoid at all costs and expense.

Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton going down in 2024/25 meant all three promoted clubs were sent straight back down for a second consecutive season, leading fans to believe that it is harder than ever for smaller clubs to establish themselves in the highest division full of rich and powerful clubs.

The burden, therefore, was on Sunderland, Leeds United, and Burnley to break the trend and find a way to stay up.

The Sporting News takes a full look at the current relegation picture to review who will be sent down to the Championship next season.

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Premier League teams relegated 2026: Who is going down?

Two teams were already mathematically consigned to relegation well before the final day of the 2025/26 season, as Wolves and Burnley were already headed down to the Championship.

That left a race to avoid occupying the final relegation spot down the stretch of the season, as Tottenham and West Ham duked it out. Back-to-back wins for Tottenham either side of West Ham's 3-0 defeat at Brentford dropped the Hammers into the drop zone with three games to play, setting up a thrilling stretch run.

Spurs could have secured survival at Chelsea, but their 2-1 defeat meant the battle went to the final day of the season. While West Ham secured a big final-day victory over Leeds, they were doomed anyways as Tottenham defeated Everton 1-0 for their first home win of 2026, keeping them in the Premier League.

That meant West Ham were relegated for the first time since 2012, and their 39-point total was the highest for a relegated team sine 2011 when Birmingham City and Blackpool both went down with the same tally.

Table updated after the final day of the season on May 24. Percentage chance via Opta reflecting the odds prior to the final day of the campaign.

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