Southampton's relegation of the Premier League was confirmed after a 3-1 defeat by Tottenham on Sunday.
Brennan Johnson scored twice in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Mathys Tel was also on goal from the penalty spot to send the side of Ivan Juric to an immediate return to the championship.
The saints are the first side in the history of Premier League that is still being relegated with seven games that are still playing.
Johnson did the damage with a first half brace, completed a fast counter in the 13th minute and doubled his count by doubling the house just before half -time.
Mateus Fernandes stopped the shortage with a neat finish in the 90th minute, but after Walington Johnson had fell in the box, Tel's stop-time penalty ended the four-match Winless League Run from Spurs from Spurs.
The side of Ange Postecoglou, who had fallen to 16th place after Saturday's results, climbed to the 13th, with Southampton rooted at the foot of the table.
7 – Southampton has become the first side in the Premier League history that is being relegated with only seven games that are still playing. Eyelash. pic.twitter.com/ppww3hfmtw
– Optajoe (@Optajoe) April 6, 2025
Data debrief: unwanted history for sinking saints
Southampton has now been relegated in two consecutive Premier League campaigns, because they have only suffered fate twice in their first 45 English top seasons.
The Saints lose for the 25th time in their first 31 games and are only the third team that does that in a Premier League season after Sunderland (2005-06) and Sheffield United (2020-21).
With his brace, Johnson took his Premier League goal for the campaign in double digits (11), which achieved the performance in a competition season for the third time in his career.
Tel sealed the victory and, 19 years and 344 days, was the first teenager to score for Spurs in the top flight since Parte Alli in April 2016 (19 years and 365 days against Manchester United).
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