Try as they might, Luton Town could not conjure a big win over Fulham and it wouldn’t have mattered had they done it in Week 38 as Nottingham Forest handled its business at Burnley.
That means that all three promoted sides have been relegated to the Championship, as the Hatters join Burnley and Sheffield United in heading back to the Championship.
The Blades were the first and least surprising to go down, as Chris Wilder could not make notable improvements to their play aside from the January addition of Ben Brereton Diaz.
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Burnley joined Sheffield United in the drop in Week 37, the same week Luton all but officially sealed its fate.
In Week 38, it became official.
Who have been relegated from the Premier League?
Luton Town — Week 38 asked a miracle for Luton Town to stay up. There was little intervention.
Luton needed to win by a lot and have Nottingham Forest lose by a lot or win by a LOT and have Forest lose by any number. We’re talking double-digit goal differential reversal.
As usual, the Hatters fought hard through injuries. But it wouldn’t have mattered had Luton beaten Fulham as Nottingham Forest took a two-goal lead at Burnley and got their positive result.
Burnley — Burnley joined Sheffield United in sealing their fate as one-and-done in the Premier League following a 2-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in Week 37.
The loss was a microcosm of the Clarets season, as they fought well and even took a lead but could not keep a superior opponent out of their goal.
Jacob Bruun Larsen scored again for Burnley as he would’ve been one of the heroes of a great escape, but Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven scored on either side of half to give Spurs the win.
Sheffield United — The Blades were relegated following a blown lead and blowout loss to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on April 27.
The Blades had won just three Premier League matches since being promoted last season, and their 16 points with three matches left are 10 back of 17th-place Nottingham Forest.
Two managers have struggled for the Blades in this campaign, as Paul Heckingbottom was scapegoated on December 5 in favor of former United boss Chris Wilder.
Sheffield United had a 1W-2D-11L record under Heckingbottom, conceding 39 goals and scoring just 11.
Wilder’s bunch have a 2W-5D-14L record, allowing 58 goals versus 23.
The Blades were in the Premier League in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons, then spending the 2006-07 campaign in the top flight. Wilder oversaw a pair of PL seasons from 2019-21.
