An evening to remember it was for fans as English Premier League teams played their final round of matches for the 2019/2020 season on Sunday with all games kicking off at the same time.
It was an action packed evening on Super Sunday, as it is commonly called. As much was still left undecided before kick-off.
Fight for Champions League Places in the Premier League
Leicester City welcomed Manchester United to the King Power Stadium as what was considered by most as the biggest game of the evening. Both teams fought out a top 4 finish and the visitors emerged as the winner, as they hit 2 past the Foxes and kept a clean sheet as well.
Ending their season in 3rd position. Leicester City had to settle for a 5th place finish, getting them a spot for next season’s Europa League.
Goals from Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud just before half time against Wolves secured a sixth home win in a row for The Blues, guaranteeing them a place in the Champions League next season as they finished 4th. Wolves, however, needs Chelsea to win their FA cup tie against Arsenal for them to have a chance in next season’s Europa League.
Watford and Bournemouth lost the relegation battle in the Premier League
Watford was unable to stage a comeback against the home side Arsenal as they ended their season with a 3-2 loss, relegating after 5 straight years in the top flight. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored 2 and set up Kieran Tierney, giving Arsenal a 3 goal lead early on.
Aston Villa had hopes of ending their season with a win over West Ham as captain Jack Grealish gave the away side a lead in the 84th minute but Yarmolenko’s goal canceled out the lead a minute after, playing out a draw which was enough for Villa to stay up.
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Bournemouth relegated despite beating home side Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park as they finished just below Aston Villa on 34 points.
Golden Boot Race
Danny Ings added to his goal tally has Southampton staged a come back against Sheffield United, taking him to level with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and 1 goal off Jamie Vardy, the eventual golden boot winner.
The Blades had hoped for featuring in European competitions next season. They finished 9th with 54 points and 0 goal difference.
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Golden Glove Race
Burnley lost at home against Brighton. This denied Nick Pope the chance of winning the Premier League Golden. The English man was a clean sheet behind Manchester City Keeper Ederson.
Manchester City cruised past already relegated Norwich City, hitting 5 goals past them and keeping a clean sheet. Kevin De Bruyne broke Thierry Henry’s record of most assists in a single season. The Belgian got his 20th of the season, setting up Raheem Sterling and scoring twice.
League champions Liverpool finished the season with Sadio Mane sealing a 3-1 victory for The Reds against Newcastle. Crystal Palace played a 1-1 draw with Tottenham. Jeffrey Schlupp canceled out Tottenham’s Harry Kane’s lead, ending their 6 games losing streak.
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