Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated from the Premier ​League on Monday after the ‌bottom side found themselves 16 points from the safety zone ​with five games left ​in the season.

The Midlands club have ⁠been well adrift after ​a terrible first half of ​the season in which they failed to win any of their first ​19 games, and 17th-placed ​West Ham United’s 0-0 draw at ‌Crystal ⁠Palace sealed their fate.

Wolves lost 3-0 at Leeds United on Saturday to sit on ​17 points ​after ⁠33 games, and while Tottenham Hotspur’s draw with ​Brighton & Hove Albion delayed ​the ⁠inevitable, Rob Edwards’s side are now officially heading for ⁠the ​Championship.

Relegation ends Wolves’ ​eight-season stay in the Premier League.

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Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha struck just before halftime to earn a 1-0 victory at luckless Chelsea on Saturday, taking them a big step closer to Champions League football next ​season.

Cunha fired home from a pinpoint Bruno Fernandes cross with the visitors’ first and ‌only shot on target in the 43rd minute.

United’s interim coach, Michael Carrick, delighted in Cunha’s composure after the Brazilian had missed a chance minutes before. But he had particular praise for his scratch centre back ​pairing of 19-year-old Ayden Heaven and Noussair Mazraoui.

“With suspension and injuries, we had ​to adapt,” he told reporters. “There’s a lot to be proud of tonight. ⁠The way we defended … I love when you see players thrive in their moments.”

Carrick’s ​side resisted waves of Chelsea attacks, with the home side hitting the woodwork three times through ​Estevao, Liam Delap and Wesley Fofana.

Chelsea’s failure to find the net despite 21 shots to United’s four condemned them to their fourth league defeat in a row without scoring and opened a 10-point ​gap between the sides.

They enjoyed nearly 60% possession and had 40 touches in the ​opposition box to United’s 10, frustrating beleaguered coach Liam Rosenior, who described his team as dominant from ‌the ⁠first minute to the last.

“Tonight was a really difficult result to take. They had one shot on goal and scored,” he said. “We can’t get into a cycle where we feel sorry for ourselves. We have to turn this around.”

United moved to 58 points ahead of ​Aston Villa on 55 ​and Liverpool with 52, ⁠though both have a game in hand.

“I feel three points closer (to the Champions League), we have another game that we have to ​win,” Player of the Match Fernandes told TNT Sports.

“We know we ​need points ⁠to get that place secured, and we will do everything possible to be as quick as possible,” the Portugal midfielder said.

Chelsea remain sixth, but with several teams snapping at their ⁠heels, and ​their chances of reaching the Champions League places are severely ​dented.

“It gives us a mountain to climb. We have to go into Brighton (on Tuesday) knowing we need to ​win the game,” Rosenior added.

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Coventry City ended their 25-year absence from ​the Premier League with ‌a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers to secure promotion from the ​Championship on Friday.

Needing a ​point to make it mathematically ⁠certain, Frank Lampard’s league leaders ​salvaged a draw as Bobby ​Thomas headed a late equaliser at Ewood Park.

Blackburn had taken the lead ​shortly after the interval ​with a deflected shot by Ryoya Morishita.

The ‌final ⁠whistle sparked celebrations on the pitch and delirious scenes among the 7,000 travelling fans.

Coventry ​top the ​table ⁠with 86 points from 43 games, 13 points ​ahead of third-placed Millwall ​, who ⁠can no longer catch them. Ipswich Town, Millwall, Southampton and ⁠Middlesbrough ​are battling for ​the second automatic promotion spot.

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