Aston Vacation home kept their Premier League status by a single point, having won promo by means of the Championship play- offs last season.
Aston Vacation Home boss Dean Smith stated keeping up felt better than promo last season after protecting survival with a 1-1 draw at West Ham.
Jack Grealish took centre phase as Vacation home, promoted by means of the play- offs during the last campaign, got away relegation by the skin of their teeth.
The Vacation Home captain developed the goal which need to have settled their nerves 6 minutes from completion.
With 4 games to play, we were 7 points adrift of safety.
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Nevertheless, minutes later on Grealish deflected in Andriy Yarmolenko’s shot to leave the visitors holding on by a thread once again, understanding another West Ham goal would send them down with competitors Bournemouth beating Everton.
Yet Vacation home, who were 7 points from safety heading into their game against Crystal Palace on July 12, hung on to finish their version of the great escape to keep up by a single point.
A psychological Smith, who lost his Villa-supporting dad Ron to coronavirus during the implemented break, stated: “It feels better than getting promoted. We had a big turnround in the summer and to keep up from where we have actually originated from is a great achievement.
” I understood the scores in other places however I was more in thegame I didn’t think we were playing that well, defences were on top. They got the riot act at half- time due to the fact that I wished to win the game and put it in our hands.
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” When Jack scores you think ‘That’ s it we’re safe’ however a deflection made it a bit worried, however we saw it out well.
” I’m tremendously happy and I have actually stated that in the dressing space. We now look like Premier League players.
“My whole family are in the living room watching together. It’s been emotional because I lost my father to coronavirus. I’m sure he’ll be looking down on us.”
Grealish’s long-term future remains uncertain– however his instant future was quite particular.
Jack Grealish might have played his last game for Aston Vacation Home (Justin Setterfield/PA)
“What happens now? He comes out and gets drunk with me,” added Smith.
“Will he stay? I’m certainly hopeful, he’s contracted for another two or three years. He’s a Villa fan. He’ll be immensely proud to have scored the goal today to keep us in the Premier League.”
The Hammers had secured their safety a week earlier, significance manager David Moyes did not need to face the misery of a winner- takes-all relegation face-off.
Moyes stated: “I’m delighted at how well our players have actually done. It was constantly going to be a tight game and thank goodness the players got us into a situation where it wasn’t what it might have been.
Declan Rice might also be on the move this summer (Adam Davy/NMC Swimming Pool)
“Some of the performances since lockdown have been really good. We’ve set better standards, some of the young players have showed what they are capable of, we’ve got some talented players and some good experienced players.”
Prior to the match Declan Rice was called West Ham’s player of the year, and the England midfielder is expected to be the topic of transfer speculation over the summer.
Nevertheless, Moyes firmly insisted: “He’s under contract, and he’s going on holiday as far as I know. He’ll be back for pre-season with us in three weeks.”
“He’s not going anywhere, or if he is then you’ll need one of those steel vans with the cash in it.”
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