West Ham United’s 14-year stay in the Premier League is over. A final-day victory over Leeds United at the London Stadium proved meaningless as the club were relegated to the Championship, ending an era that began in 2012.
The win, secured in front of their own fans, was not enough to keep the Hammers up. Attention turned immediately to what went wrong. On the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast, Jacob Steinberg joined the panel to dissect “the failures behind the club’s decline”, the uncertain future of the London Stadium, and the challenge awaiting in the Championship.
“West Ham relegated after 14-year Premier League stay despite beating Leeds on final day.”
The result marked a devastating end to a season that promised more, leaving supporters to contemplate a return to the second tier after 14 years in the top flight.
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