West Ham have been given the kiss of life in the battle for survival with Spurs and there was another boost from arch rivals Millwall too.
The Hammers have been written off as relegation certainties since the harsh defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
But West Ham now have fresh hope of survival after brilliant Leeds held Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw in north London on Monday evening.
Things could have been even better for West Ham because Spurs were extremely fortunate not to lose the game.
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Tottenham survived a very questionable VAR offside call when the graphic used to justify the decision did not match the actual footage that appeared to show Dominic Calvert-Lewin was played onside before being fouled for what would have been a certain penalty to Leeds.
The Elland Road outfit did West Ham and the Premier League proud, though, restoring some much needed integrity to the division with a fantastic display as they responded brilliantly to going 1-0 down.
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Calvert-Lewin may have been denied a penalty in the first half but he got his chance after the break when Spurs goalscorer Mathys Tel scissor-kicked Ethan Ampadu in the head in the box.
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Calvert-Lewin, turned down by then West Ham boss Graham Potter on a free last summer, made no mistake from the spot.
Leeds then took the game to Spurs and twice went agonisingly close to getting a deserved winner.
The match finished 1-1 after 13 added minutes, which increases Tottenham’s gap on West Ham to two points with two games to play.
Ahead of the game, Hammers News outlined the minor Spurs miracle West Ham needed to stay in the Premier League.
Part one of that miracle has come in for Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers.
West Ham’s monumental boost from fiercest rivals Spurs and Millwall
West Ham now know that they can climb out of the relegation zone and above Tottenham with a win at Newcastle on Sunday.
That would pile pressure on shaky Spurs when they head to fierce rivals Chelsea two days later.
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Tottenham have a terrible record at Stamford Bridge.
Another defeat there for Spurs would then leave West Ham in control of their own destiny heading into the final day against Leeds.
Meanwhile Roberto De Zerbi’s side host David Moyes’ European chasing Everton and West Ham will be hoping for a big favour from their former boss.
Tottenham’s draw was not the only huge boost for the Irons on Monday night.
Because the ignominy of being replaced in the Premier League by Millwall is no longer a concern for West Ham if they do end up dropping.
West Ham’s arch rivals Millwall just missed out on automatic promotion from the Championship.
Their reward for finishing third was to face sixth-placed Hull City, who snuck into the play-offs on the final day.
After a 0-0 draw away at Hull on Friday night, Millwall were favourites to get the job done in London on Monday night.
But the Lions lost 2-0 to crash out yet again.
That means if West Ham are relegated there will at least be the prospect of renewing rivalries with Millwall in the second tier to look forward to.
For now, though, there is still life in West Ham’s survival hopes.
West Ham could even stay up with just four points if Spurs do not win at least one of their remaining two games.
Things just got interesting again – it’s game on in the relegation battle, now West Ham must step up to the plate.