- Premier League season ends on Sunday afternoon
- Results would see several teams relegated from the top-flight league
- Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth will be fighting for survival
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
As the curtains draw on Sunday afternoon, Aston Villa, Watford, and Bournemouth may find themselves saying goodbye to the Premier League Sunday afternoon.
Aston Villa, Watford, and Bournemouth know that anything less than a win on Sunday afternoon will see them leave the top-flight league.
Norwich’s fate was sealed a fortnight ago with a loss to West Ham, three other clubs may find themselves relegated to the Championship.
Villa travel to West Ham, who have already secured their safety, on the final day. Watford will play Arsenal at the Emirates and Bournemouth will take on Everton away. All three are sure to be nervously glancing over their shoulder, but will perhaps still dream about another historic escape.
Dean Smith’s outfit is in full control of their destiny. Should they down the Hammers, they should seal survival. Bournemouth and Watford face difficult encounters in their bid to stave off the drop, meaning Villa may not even need maximum points.
The turmoil at Vicarage Road has certainly helped their mission. The sacking of Nigel Pearson may very well backfire and doesn’t appear to have had the desired result. His appointment came with one simple objective: keep Watford up. But their 3-1 defeat to West Ham, which is understood to have stirred tensions between Pearson and owner Gino Pozzo, proved to be the final nail in his coffin.
The heavy defeat to a rampant Manchester City means Watford must better Villa’s result on the final day. They will also have to hope that Smith’s side lose by a margin of two goals more than them.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, appeared to have fought back from the inevitable after beating Leicester 4-1 at Vitality Stadium, but losses to Man City and Southampton have piled on the pressure.
Eddie Howe’s troops are three points behind both Villa and Watford. They will only be able to stay up provided they beat Everton on Sunday, and Watford and Villa lose their respective clashes.
