Tottenham Hotspur secured Premier League survival with a 1-0 win over Everton on the final day, João Palhinha's 43rd-minute goal enough to avert what would have been the club's first relegation from the top flight since 1977 and to send West Ham United into the Championship instead.
On a 30C afternoon in north London, only Spurs' third home league win of a turbulent season carried Roberto De Zerbi's side to safety, the result mattering far more than the performance after a campaign in which three managers had taken charge.
A Stadium Braced for Survival
Thousands of supporters lined the streets to welcome the team bus, a year and a day on from the Europa League trophy parade, and the noise inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was, in De Zerbi's word, manic. The Italian had even framed the day as a question of dignity, and the venue that had become a house of horrors in the Premier League this season was transformed into a cauldron of nervous energy.