Leeds United were relegated from the Premier League after being beaten 4-1 by Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road on Sunday when Harry Kane scored twice for Spurs.
Leeds United needed to win and hope other results would go their way, but they succumbed to defeat by Spurs and had to return to the Championship after three seasons in the top flight.
“This is professional suicide,” Leeds manager Sam Allardyce told BT Sport as quoted by ESPN.
“We made a critical error at the wrong time period,” he continued.
Pedro Porro and Lucas Moura also scored for Tottenham who narrowly missed out on a UEFA Conference League place.
Jack Harrison scored a consolation goal for Leeds in the 67th minute.
“We played for pride today,” Kane told BT Sport. “We also had the chance to finish seventh but it didn’t happen today. It’s about showing the fans the struggle and determination.”
“It’s not an easy place to come out of the house. Leeds are fighting for their lives and we put in a great performance. They put a lot of balls in the box and we defended well,” he explained.
Kane silenced the home fans in the second minute after receiving a pass from Son Heung-Min in the penalty box which was completed with a powerful shot that the Leeds goalkeeper could not contain.
The second half had just started Kane cleverly fed Porro who stood unmarked in the corner of the box to score from a tight angle.
Harrison pulled one back to fire the crowd in the 67th minute but Kane restored Tottenham’s two-goal lead two minutes later to take his league campaign tally to 30.
Lucas Moura, who was playing his last game for Spurs, was able to score after bringing the ball almost from halfway and past several Leeds United defenders.
“We got good value for it,” said Spurs manager Ryan Mason. “We scored some good goals and I’m very happy.”
The Leeds defeat ended a poor season under four different managers with just two away wins.
Allardyce was brought to the club in early May to work on the boat but picked up just one point in four games.
It was also a tough season for the Spurs.
“We can’t let this win over that,” Kane said. “There’s a lot to work on. We have to show some fighting in moments. A club of this size shouldn’t be eighth and we have to go enjoy the rest and see how we can improve.”
