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Premier League: Leeds survive as Burnley relegated while Spurs seal top-four spot – live reaction! | premier league


The news in brief

Champions: Man City.

Into the Champions League: Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs.

Into the Europa League: Arsenal, Manchester United.

Into the Europa Conference League: Westham.

Relegated: Burnley, Watford, Norwich.

The first reaction to Burnley’s demise comes from Rick Harris. “Is anyone other than Burnley fans going to be sad to see them go down and Leeds stay up?” he asks. “OK – so Bielsa has gone, but Leeds have brought a lot of great football moments to the last two seasons and it would be a shame for Liverpool and United fans if one of their favorite opponents were relegated.” That’s one way of looking at it.

FULL TIME: Leicester 4-1 Southampton

Ayoze Perez scored his second, six minutes into added time, to give Leicester a resounding win. they finish eighth, nipping ahead of Wolves, who are tenth, with Brighton in between.

FULL TIME: Brentford 1-2 Leeds

…while Leeds stays up. A draw would have done it, but they went and scored a winner in the fourth minute of added time. What a moment for Jack Harrison, and Jesse Marsch.

FULL TIME: Burnley 1-2 Newcastle

Burnley, who have escaped so often, go down.

Burnley are down. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters

FULL TIME: Liverpool 3-1 Wolves

So Liverpool win and finish on 92 points – but City have 93 and that is what counts. The pair of them are 18 points clear of everyone else. It’s not the big six this season: it’s the massive two.

FULL TIME: Crystal Palace 1-0 Man United

United’s dismal season ends on a suitable note – except that somehow they finish sixth and go into the Europa League.

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FULL TIME: City 3-2 Villa

Just to confirm that scoreline. No quadruple for Liverpool, but they will go down as one of the all-time great runners-up.

MAN CITY ARE CHAMPIONS!!

It’s all over at the Etihad. City went 2-0 down and somehow scored three in six minutes. What a way to win their fourth title in five years.

FULL TIME: Arsenal 5-1 Everton

Martin Odegaard gets a fifth, but fifth is where Arsenal stay, thanks to Spurs and their five.

Martin Odegaard scores for Arsenal.
Martin Odegaard scores for Arsenal. Photograph: David Cliff/AP

FULL TIME: Brighton 3-1 West Ham

Where did those goals come from? Pascal Gross and Danny Welbeck, that’s where. So Welbeck gives his first club a hand and West Ham end up in the Europa Conference League after all.

FULL TIME: Chelsea 2-1 Watford

Ruthless stuff from Ross Barkley, and that’s a rare home win for Chelsea. But Watford at least avoid finishing bottom, thanks to Spurs.

FULL TIME: Norwich 0-5 Spurs

Spurs return to the Champions League in style.

GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 Wolves (Robertson 89)

Another one! A nice one-two with Firmino and a neat finish for Andy Robertson. “Come on Stevie,” says Jamie Carragher.

GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Watford (Barkley 90)

… which is cruelly snatched away by Ross Barkley. He goes head to head with Donny van de Beek for Forgotten Man of the Day.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Watford (Gosling 87)

A crumb of consolation for Roy Hodgson …

Gosling scores for Watford.
Gosling scores for Watford. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

For the third time today, Liverpool’s fans are celebrating something supposedly happening somewhere else – but they may be misinformed. City are still winning and therefore still a point ahead. Liverpool need one more favor from Villa.

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GOAL!! Liverpool 2-1 Wolves (Salah 84)

They’ve done it! Scrappy but effective. And Salah draws level with Son on 23 league goals.

GOAL! Leicester 3-1 Southampton (Perez 81)

This is getting silly now. Everyone is scoring except Liverpool. (And Man United. And Norwich.)

GOAL!!! Man City 3-2 Villa (Gundogan 81)

One brings three! And that may be well that. A Kevin de Bruyne cross, an Ilkay Gundogan tap-in: it’s the stuff of champions.

GOAL! Leicester 2-1 Southampton (Ward-Prowse 79)

Saints get a goal back with a penalty.

GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Leeds (Canos 78)

Squeaky-bum time for Leeds fans, but they’re still a point up on Burnley.

Sergi Canos equalises for Brentford.
Sergi Canos equalises for Brentford. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images

GOAL! City 2-2 Villa (Rodri 78)

And another! Are City going to do an Everton?

GOAL! Leicester 2-0 Southampton (Vardy 74)

He always scores on the final day.

Jamie Vardy scores!
Jamie Vardy scores! Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

GOAL!! City 1-2 Villa (Gundogan 76)

A header for Gundogan, a glimmer for City! They’re still top right now, but won’t be if Liverpool score.

GOAL! Burnley 1-2 Newcastle (Cornet 69)

A glimmer for Burnley as Cornet scores at the second attempt after a save by Dubravka.

GOAL! Norwich 0-5 Spurs (It’s 75)

Son takes the lead!

GOAL! Norwich 0-4 Spurs (It’s 70)

No sooner does Salah miss than Son scores, so they are now level in the race for the Golden Boot – both on 22 goals.

They are scores!
They are scores! Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Jurgen Klopp rolls the dice again. Keita off, Firmino on – which means Virgil van Dijk will stay on the bench.

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Meanwhile, at Anfield, Mo Salah has just gone clean through and failed to score. He took a second too long, allowing Willy Boly to put in a fine closing tackle.

One goal does it now for Liverpool.

GOAL!!! City 0-2 Villa (Coutinho 69)

You couldn’t make it up!


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