The Premier League relegation battle could go right to the end, with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United in a tight fight to stay up, and with only a few games left, there is very little between them, meaning even a small detail could decide who stays and who goes down.The race to avoid the drop is getting closer, with only four matches left this season. What is usually a big London rivalry has now turned into a fight for survival. With Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley already relegated, there is just one place left in the bottom three, and four teams are still in danger.Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are slightly ahead on 40 and 39 points, and will hope that is enough to stay safe. That means the focus is now on the two London clubs. West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur are in a direct battle to avoid relegation. West Ham are on 36 points, two points ahead of Spurs, who are in 18th place. And talking about goal difference, Tottenham have a slightly better goal difference at -10, compared to West Ham’s -16. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 16 Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest34 10 9 15 41 45 -4 39 17 West HamWest Ham34 9 9 16 42 58 -16 36 18 TottenhamTottenham34 8 10 16 43 53 -10 34 19 BurnleyBurnley34 4 8 22 34 68 -34 20 20 WolvesWolves34 3 8 23 24 62 -38 17 Tottenham have a slightly better goal difference, but the gap is very small. Because of that, the final outcome could come down to the league’s rules for breaking ties, which might decide who stays up and who goes down.Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesTottenham vs West Ham relegation fight: How the winner is decidedWhen two teams finish the season with the same number of points, the Premier League follows a clear order of rules to separate them. Usually, goal difference is enough to decide the positions.If that is the same, the league then looks at total goals scored. Currently, the Lilywhites have scored 43 goals while West Ham United have scored 42.If these numbers are also level, the next step is the head-to-head rule. This looks only at the two matches played between the teams during the season. The first check is who took more points from those games. If both teams won one match each, they are level on three points.If that still does not separate them, the final rule is head-to-head away goals. This means the team that scored more goals in the other team’s stadium gets the advantage.Tottenham’s remaining four Premier League fixtures: Sunday 3rd May Premier League Aston VillaAston Villa19:00TottenhamTottenham Monday 11th May Premier League TottenhamTottenham20:00LeedsLeeds Tuesday 19th May Premier League ChelseaChelsea20:15TottenhamTottenham Sunday 24th May Premier League TottenhamTottenham16:00EvertonEvertonWest Ham’s remaining four Premier League fixtures: Saturday 2nd May Premier League BrentfordBrentford15:00West HamWest Ham Sunday 10th May Premier League West HamWest Ham16:30ArsenalArsenal Sunday 17th May Premier League NewcastleNewcastle17:30West HamWest Ham Sunday 24th May Premier League West HamWest Ham16:00LeedsLeedsThree goals that could decide the season for SpursLooking back at this season’s London derbies, the away goals rule currently favours North London. In September 2025, Tottenham Hotspur went to the London Stadium and won 3-0. In January 2026, West Ham United responded with a 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Because both teams have one win each, they are level on head-to-head points. That means the next step is away goals. Tottenham scored 3 goals away at West Ham, while West Ham scored 2 away at Spurs. Because of that difference, Tottenham would finish higher in the table if everything else is equal.It also means Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, and Micky van de Ven 64 minutes goal in that 3-0 win could turn out to be very important. What looked like a small extra goal at the time might end up helping Spurs stay in the Premier League, while West Ham could drop to the ChampionshipREAD MORE: Tottenham receive immediate blow in pursuit of James Tavernier after journalist predictionThe post What happens if Tottenham and West Ham finish level on points and goal difference? appeared first on Spurs Web.