West Ham's 14-year stay in the Premier League has come to an end after they were relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season despite beating Leeds at London Stadium.

The Hammers needed to win and hope that Tottenham lost against Everton to have any hope of retaining their top-flight status.

For a long while it looked like they would struggle to get the victory they needed as they put in a lethargic display in sweltering conditions, with their cause not helped by Spurs having taken a first-half lead against Everton.

But the moment the home fans had been waiting for came in the 67th minute when Taty Castellano headed in Jarrod Bowen's corner at the back post.

It got even better for the home side with 11 minutes remaining as they doubled their lead, Bowen driving a neat, angled finish into the far corner.

Substitute Callum Wilson added a third in stoppage time, and the Hammers had done their part but they still needed Everton to turn things around at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

That outcome failed to materialise as Roberto De Zerbi's side held firm to win and retain their Premier League status.

Relegation means West Ham will play Championship football for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Leeds, meanwhile, finish their campaign in 14th as they lost for the first time in nine games.

West Ham were always up against it going into this match as they sat two points behind Tottenham with a vastly inferior goal difference.

That led to an air of acceptance among the fans before kick-off that relegation was inevitable and a disappointing first-half display from their side did little to give them optimism.

That led to some boos and groans of frustration at half time as it appeared the Hammers were going down with a whimper, but to the players' credit they battled in the second half and got the lead they needed to put the pressure back on to Tottenham.

But as it became clear that Everton were not going to turn things around at Spurs, the West Ham fans vented their anger at their plight towards the club's hierarchy with chants against chairman David Sullivan.

Their frustrations are certainly understandable as just three years ago they won their first major silverware in 43 years as David Moyes led them to the Europa Conference League title.

But three years on, they are now preparing for life in the second tier of English football and plenty of uncertainty around the future of their players and manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

The last time West Ham were in the Championship, their stay was only brief as they bounced back at the first time of asking. Whether that can be repeated depends on what happens in the coming months.

While the game finished with an air of despondency among the home fans, for Leeds it had been a 90-minute party in which they enjoyed a stress-free final day.

Daniel Farke's side had made certain of their Premier League status two weeks ago, meaning they were able to enjoy the closing stages of the campaign.

The scoreline would suggest that the players' minds were already on the summer but to their credit they did put in a performance, at least for the first hour of the match in which they had the better chances.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin had a close-range effort saved in the first half but once the Hammers took the lead, it was clear that the visitors had little desire to push themselves in the 30C heat for a result that would make little difference to the final outcome of their season.

The only disappointment for Farke is that this loss denied them the chance to finish the campaign nine games unbeaten, but that eight-game run without a loss will give them hope of being even more competitive next term.