EPL Wrapup - West Ham relegated as Tottenham win at Liverpool

West Ham became the first team relegated from England's Premier League this season after squandering a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Wigan on Sunday.  Needing to fellow strugglers Wigan team to prolong a six year stay in the top division, the Hammers were up 2-0 after 26 minutes on goals by Demba Ba.

But Charles N'Zogbia started Wigan's comeback with a 57th minute free kick, and Conor Sammon tied the score 11 minutes later with his first goal for the club. N'Zogbia then scored deep into injury time with a shot across goalkeeper Robert Green that went in at the far post.

The defeat left West Ham in last place with 33 points, six fewer than Wigan, which now has a chance of avoiding relegation in next week's final round.

Wigan, Blackpool and Birmingham, which lost 2-0 to visiting Fulham in another of Sunday's five games, all have 39 points. That trio, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn on 40 points, are the candidates to fill the remaining two relegation spots.  Wolves host Blackburn next Sunday, when Blackpool is at champion Manchester United, Birmingham is at Tottenham and Wigan is at Stoke.

Fulham Brede Hangeland scored twice to leave Birmingham in danger of relegation.  Arsenal is in danger of finishing in fourth place -- matching its lowest finish since Arsene Wenger took over as manager in 1996 -- after a 2-1 home defeat by Aston Villa. Tottenham won 2-0 at Liverpool to move above its opponent into fifth place, and Chelsea tied 2-2 with Newcastle.

A day after Manchester United won a record 19th English championship, Arsenal had a chance to put pressure on Chelsea for second place. But England striker Darren Bent scored twice in the first 15 minutes for Villa, and Arsenal wasted a host of chances before Robin van Persie scored for the Gunners with a minute left.

Manchester City, which ended its 35 year quest for a trophy with a 1-0 win over Stoke in Saturday's FA Cup final, could now take third place from the Gunners if it beats Stoke again Tuesday.  Only the top three teams automatically reach the Champions League group stage, with the fourth-place team having to go through a playoff for the lucrative tournament.

Alex's 83rd minute goal seemed to have given Chelsea victory over visiting Newcastle, but defender Steven Taylor tied the score for the Magpies in injury time. Branislav Ivanovic had opened the scoring in the second minute, with Jonas Guiterrez answering in the 10th.

Tottenham won a league match at Anfield for the first time since 1993.  Liverpool had taken 20 points from a possible 24 in its previous eight home matches under Kenny Dalglish, who was confirmed as manager this week for the next three years, but Rafael van der Vaart volleyed Tottenham ahead in the ninth minute with his 13th league goal of the season.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was lucky not to get sent off for kicking Michael Dawson, picking up just a yellow card from referee Howard Webb, before Luka Modric doubled Spurs' lead with a 53rd minute penalty awarded for a foul by John Flanagan on Steven Pienaar.