The fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League will go to the final weekend. Nottingham Forest and Leeds United are safe.

Wolves and Burnley are relegated; the team joining them in the Championship next season will be either West Ham United or Tottenham Hotspur.

West Ham have a fan base with the 2023 Conference League title still in their consciousness. Spurs are last year’s Europa League champions, and are now led by Roberto De Zerbi after sacking Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor this season. They are one of the Premier League’s traditional Big Six and have never been relegated. Meanwhile, after flirting with the drop for several months, Forest have been steered to safety under their fourth manager this season, Vitor Pereira.

Since the end of April, ESPN has kept in regular contact with supporters from West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. They’ve documented their emotions as they’ve watched their beloved clubs offer hope and lead them to resigned despair.

This is life inside the relegation battle, through the eyes of the fans.

Quotes have been condensed and edited for clarity.

Grant, 31 — A season-ticket holder at Forest. He was hooked after his first match in 2004, a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace, thanks to Forest’s “Kids for a Quid” promotion in 2004.

Phil, 54 — Has supported Forest since he was 7. Remembers loving Archie Gemmill’s goal in the 1978 World Cup, and thinks his love of Forest was heavily influenced by iconic former manager Brian Clough. His late father-in-law was a West Ham fan; his wife is a Spurs fan.

Flav, 44 — Has always supported Spurs along with his five brothers. Grew up in Arsenal’s side of North London, but went to every Spurs home match. Produces “The Fighting Cock” and “The Lab” podcasts, along with being one half of “The James & Flav… For Now” podcast.

Adam, 38 — A season-ticket holder at Spurs since 1994-95. Has loved watching Spurs’ superstars such as Jurgen Klinsmann, David Ginola and Gareth Bale, but with Son Heung-min leaving last summer for MLS, he has missed that star power this season. He’s on the “Echo of Glory” podcast, and is chef and owner of an events catering company.

Simon, 50 — A Spurs supporter since 1983. His first match was in 1985, a 3-2 defeat at Highbury to Arsenal. He has been going home and away since, missing just one of Spurs’ trips to Stamford Bridge in the last 20 years.

Joe, 27 — Went to his first West Ham match at age 4 and follows them home and away. He remembers his first match vs. Gillingham and how he didn’t know the teams changed ends at halftime, so he accidentally celebrated a Gillingham goal in the second half. He fondly remembers Dimitri Payet’s free kicks and still loves Mark Noble.

Josh, 34 — Got his first season ticket about 13 years ago. Watches matches with his dad and brother, Russell, and always meets a group of mates for a quick pint in the lower tier of the Bobby Moore Stand beforehand.

Bas, 37 — Found West Ham through love. He fell into a Hammers-supporting family when he met his wife Anna in 2015. Her great, great grandfather was West Ham founder Arnold Hills, so they never really had a choice. Both his sons, Kit and Arthur, are also Hammers.

Supporters of Wolves and Burnley are already processing life in the Championship next season, but Forest, West Ham and Spurs are scrambling to avoid joining them.

Forest are also competing in the Europa League semifinals vs. Aston Villa, having beaten Burnley 4-1 on April 19 and defeated Porto in Europe.

West Ham are also showing signs of fight. Since the middle of January, their form would have put them in seventh.

Spurs are without a league win in 2026 and on a run of 15 matches without a victory. Manager Igor Tudor was dismissed on March 29, a reign lasting just 44 days, leaving the task of avoiding relegation to De Zerbi.

Grant — Forest: I’m on the train on the way up to the match with my girlfriend, Eimear. We’ll make a weekend of it. Obviously the Premier League is our priority, but we also have Europe and the two matches with Villa coming up.

I’d love us to get to a final. It’s our biggest match of the season tonight. If we win, I’d say we’re 90% safe, and then hopefully we can prioritize Europe.

Flav — Spurs: The issue is, West Ham and Forest have felt relegation before, so they understand it. They’re comfortable, but our players aren’t.

By halftime, Forest are 4-0 up, thanks to an own goal from Trai Hume, and others from Chris Wood, Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus.

Phil — Forest: I am banished to the front room to watch the match on my own as my wife cannot bear to have it on!

Grant — Forest: Bloody hell, what a night so far! Never seen anything like it. Best away end I’ve been in for a long, long time. Unless something miraculous goes wrong, we’ve gone one huge step closer to safety and can focus on those Europa League games now.