Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham: Visitors inch two points clear of Spurs as Wolves relegated

West Ham inched two points clear of Tottenham in the battle to avoid the drop following a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, as Wolves saw their relegation confirmed.

Nuno Espirito Santo's men travelled to Selhurst Park knowing a victory would put them four points clear of the Premier League's bottom three, after Tottenham were pegged back late on in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Brighton.

But they were made to settle for one point in a game of few clear-cut chances, with Palace seeing a potential winner disallowed in the 82nd minute.

Brennan Johnson had two chances in the first half, miscuing with a near-post header then curling wide from distance, but it was West Ham that should have taken a lead into the interval.

After Maxence Lacroix made a vital block from Valentin Castellanos' overhead kick, the in-form Konstantinos Mavropanos met El Hadji Malick Diouf's deep cross with a bullet header, only for Dean Henderson to make a superb reflex save.

The second half was attritional with neither side doing enough to warrant all three points, though Palace thought they had snatched them when Ismaila Sarr fired home on the turn after taking in a knockdown from fellow substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta.

However, Darren England ruled Mateta had played the ball with his arm and a VAR review confirmed his on-field decision, as West Ham added one more point to their tally.

The result means Wolves are relegated following eight seasons in the top flight, and Burnley could join them this weekend.

Data Debrief: Rock-solid defences stand firm

There was little to get excited about in the way of attacking football on Monday, as the teams combined for a mere 1.29 expected goals (0.68 xG for Palace, 0.61 for West Ham).

But there were two strong defensive performances to admire, with West Ham keeping back-to-back Premier League clean sheets for the first time since February 2025.

Palace, meanwhile, registered their 12th shutout of the campaign, only keeping more in a Premier League season in 1994-95 (15).

Indeed, since Oliver Glasner's first game in charge in February 2024, only Arsenal (36) and Manchester City (32) have more shutouts in the league than Palace's 28.

He will hope that defensive solidity can help the Eagles land the Conference League trophy in the coming weeks, while for West Ham, it is all about staying in front of Tottenham.