LONDON: West Ham United inched two points clear of the Premier League's bottom three after a goalless draw at Crystal Palace, as Wolverhampton Wanderers' relegation was confirmed.
West Ham sit 17th, on 33 points, and bottom club Wolves are now mathematically certain to drop to the Championship, while Palace are 13th on 43 points.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side knew a victory would open up a four-point buffer to rivals Tottenham Hotspur, but they had to settle for a draw after a tight contest at Selhurst Park.
Both sides passed up decent chances in the first half, with Brennan Johnson wayward on two occasions for Palace and Dean Henderson making one excellent save to deny Konstantinos Mavropanos at the other end, Premier League reports.
Palace thought they had opened the scoring when Ismaila Sarr finished on the swivel in the 82nd minute, but that goal was disallowed due to a handball by fellow substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta in the build-up.