Premier League
LEICESTER 0-2 MAN UTD LIVE SCORE AND GOAL UPDATES FROM TOP FOUR DECIDER ON PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY
Premier League relegation:
Watford and Bournemouth down as Aston Villa safe after final day
FULL TIME RESULTS
- Arsenal 3-2 Watford
- Burnley 1-2 Brighton
- Chelsea 2-0 Wolves
- Crystal Palace 1-1 Spurs
- Everton 1-3Bournemouth
- Leicester 0-2 Man Utd
- Man City 5-0 Norwich
- Newcastle 1-3 Liverpool
- Southampton 3-1 Sheffield Utd
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa
GOAL! Leicester 0-2 United
United have sealed it!
Kasper Schmeichel gifts it to Jessie Lingard who slots home the confirmation goal.
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s side are back in Europe’s elite!
14TH PENALTY KICK FOR UNITED THIS SEASON
Manchester United’s penalty at Leicester is their 14th Premier League spot-kick of the season, the most one side has ever won in a single campaign in the competition. Typical.
Red card!
Ex-United defender Jonny Evans receives a straight red.
That was a nasty challenge on Scott McTominay.
It’s over for the Foxes – but we’ll see them in the Europa League.
FULL TIME: Crystal Palace 1-1 Spurs
Manchester United are five minutes away into CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!
We are into the final five minutes at the King Power Stadium, Leicester’s Champions League dream that has flickered so brightly throughout this season looks as though it is about to be extinguished as George Hirst replaces James Justin.
Villa SCORE against West Ham United!
There’s been a huge goal at the London Stadium!
Jack Grealish gets it!
In spite of Bournemouth’s heroics and Watford’s half-comeback, it’s Dean Smith’s side who look to be safe!
HOW LEICESTER CONCEDED PENALTY
Jonny Evans and Wes Morgan both lunge in on Anthony Martial inside the box and Martin Atkinson shows little hesitation to point to the spot. VAR is checking but there is no way this will be overturned and neither should it.
Leicester all in
Leicester have to go for broke here. Since Chelsea stand little chance of losing to Wolves, their only hope of Champions League football is by scoring at least two.
Brendan Rodgers goes for the old triple substitution…
Dennis Praet, Demarai Gray and Harvey Barnes are on for Marc Albrighton, Youri Tielemans and Hamza Choudhury.
GOAL! Leicester 0-1 United
What a pressure point for Bruno Fernandes.
Kasper Schmeichel does his best to distract the man who only moved to Manchester in January.
But the Portuguese midfielder has no problem!
Penalty United!
Jonny Evans brings down Anthony Martial in the area…
Wes Morgan was also flying in from behind…
The sandwich gives way to a penalty…
Verdy hits the woodwork!
Jamie Vardy almost nets *the* goal!
He flicks a header towards the right post and David de Gea is scrambling again – but it clips the outside of the frame.
The spearhead of Leicester’s 2016 title success could still be their hero today.
IHEANACHO REPLACED
Still not much from the Foxes as they make their first change, throwing on Ayoze Perez for Kelechi Iheanacho.
Leicester City 0-0 Manchester United
Leicester are going to have to launch an all-out assault at some point. Now is not the time it seems as while they control the possession they are not forcing through much on goal as the rain pours down at the King Power Stadium.
Man Utd Playing for the win
United only need a point but they’re going all out for three at this stage.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has clearly asked his side to show some urgency and they’re hardly giving Leicester a sight of the ball.
Half an hour to go. What can Brendan Rodgers come up with?
SO FAR, ONLY TWO MATCHES ARE YET TO PRODUCE GOALS
- Leicester City 0-0 Manchester United
- West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
FACT FILE
At the age of 33, Olivier Giroud has become the oldest player to score in five consecutive Premier League starts, taking over from Jamie Vardy (32 years old). Zest.
As it stands
Jamie Vardy of Leicester City, by the way, is still leading the running for the Golden Boot
So it’s evenly poised between Leicester and United for the final Champions League spot.
And the same goes for Aston Villa and Bournemouth who are each playing to stay in the Premier League.
Meanwhile Watford seem doomed…
Half-time: Leicester 0-0 United
With Chelsea all but assured of a top four spot, it’ll be all eyes on the King Power Stadium in the second half.
And the pressure is on the hosts, as a point won’t be enough to leapfrog United.
They started slowly but have managed a few chances.
All the half-time scores
Arsenal 3-1 Watford
Burnley 1-1 Brighton
Chelsea 2-0 Wolves
Crystal Palace 0-1 Spurs
Everton 1-2 Bournemouth
Leicester 0-0 Man Utd
Man City 2-0 Norwich
Newcastle 1-1 Liverpool
Southampton 0-1 Sheffield United
West Ham 0-0 Aston Villa
Goal number 2 for Chelsea!
It’s a second goal in the space of two minutes for the Blues!
Mason Mount slides it into the path of Olivier Giroud, who smashes it home!
Unless they concede three, it’s mission accomplished for Frank Lampard.
Goal for Chelsea!
Chelsea have got what could be their Champions League goal!
Mason Mount has a free-kick in a position where it was asking to be scored.
And he chips it perfectly over the wall into the bottom left corner!
Manchester United 0-0 Leicester City
Half-chance for United. But it is arguably their best of the game as under pressure Marcus Rashford cuts inside onto his right foot inside the box, but he can only bend a shot wide of the post.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
A slight change in focus for Wolves perhaps at the Bridge. They now have to win to secure a top six spot as Spurs lead at Crystal Palace.
They nearly fall behind though, with Olivier Giroud (below) heading just over the bar following a near post cross from Mason Mount.
Leicester almost score through Verdy
Jamie Vardy works to get a shot away…
Ex-Leicester man Harry Maguire is there to clear it!
Remember, the Foxes are outside the top four unless things change.
3-0 Arsenal
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes sure there’s no way back for Watford.
The Gabonese striker capitalises on some poor defending to hook it home!
He’s now just one goal behind Jamie Vardy in the race for the Golden Boot.
Manchester United 0-0 Leicester City
Meanwhile down the other end, Iheanacho lays the ball off for Youri Tielemans on the edge of the box, whose side-footed placed effort sneaks just past the wrong side of the post.
More concern for Vardy by the way. Aubameyang has scored again for Arsenal, putting him just one behind the Leicester striker in the golden boot race.
SCORES SO FAR after 36 MINUTES
SCORE LINES AFTER 34 MINUTES
- Arsenal 2-0 Watford
- Burnley 0-1 Brighton
- Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
- ‘Crystal Palace 0-1 Spurs
- Everton 0-1 Bournemouth
- Leicester 0-0 Man Utd
- Man City 1-0 Norwich
- Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool
- ‘ Southampton 0-1 Sheffield Utd
- West Ham 0-0 Aston Villa
Arsenal double lead
Kieran Tierney puts Arsenal 2-0 up!
The left-back tries his luck first time and Ben Foster is nowhere near it.
Watford have a mountain to climb now…
Leicester City 0-0 Manchester United
Half-chance for the Foxes. Marc Albrighton picks up a cross on the right side of the box, but under pressure from Brandon Williams he slices wide of the near post.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Even enough start at Stamford Bridge. Wolves are looking to attack Chelsea but the Blues are looking keen to do their damage on the counter attack.
- TO FINISH IN THE TOP FOUR
- 3rd: MANCHESTER UNITED (63 points, GD: +28) WIN or DRAW with Leicester, or LOSE to Leicester if Chelsea lose to Wolves.
- 4th: CHELSEA (63 points, GD: +13) WIN or DRAW with Wolves, or LOSE to Wolves if United beat Leicester.
- 5th: LEICESTER (62 points, GD: +28) WIN against Man United, or DRAW with United if Chelsea lose to Wolves.
NDIDI ALMOST SCORE FOR LEICESTER AGAINST MAN U
It has been a fairly quiet start to the Champions League showdown at the King Power Stadium.
United are looking slightly brighter and Mason Greenwood has banged a header wide.
But they’ve been a bit shaky at the back and nearly gave away a goal to Wilfred Ndidi.
CHAMPIONS, MAN CITY LOSING…
Already-relegated Norwich are winning at Man City!
Oh wait! Onel Hernandez’s strike is cancelled for offside.
And now City are winning! Gabriel Jesus fires home from close range.
ARSENAL ONE GOAL UP!
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converts a spot kick after a very long check on a clumsy Craig Dawson challenge on Alexandre Lacazette.
That’s great news for Aston Villa, who are staying up as things stand…
Leicester City host Manchester United on the final day of the Premier League season knowing that this is it.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers made three changes with Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho and Hamza Choudhury all starting.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka returned to replace Timothy Fosu-Mensah for the third-placed visitors, a point and two places above Leicester.
Keep up with all the action from the Champions League decider at the King Power, plus the goals from across the Premier League’s final day, right here.
Leicester starting XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Morgan (c), Evans, Albrighton, Ndidi, Choudhury, Tielemans, Thomas, Iheanacho, Vardy
Subs: Ward, Bennett, Mendy, Praet, James, Barnes, Gray, Perez, Hirst
Man Utd starting XI: Dea Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire (c), Williams, Matic, Pogba, Greenwood, B Fernandes, Rashford, Martial
Subs: S Romero, Bailly, Fosu-Mensah, Fred, James, Lingard, Mata, McTominay, Ighalo
Liverpool losing
The first goal of the afternoon comes almost straight away at St James’ Park.
And the champions are the first team to concede!
Dwight Gayle gives Newcastle the lead against Jurgen Klopp’s weakened side.
Arsenal get penalty
And VAR is causing havoc almost straight away at the Emirates!
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converts a spot kick after a very long check on a Craig Dawson challenge on Alexandre Lacazette.
That’s great news for Aston Villa…
Premier League
Arsenal Paint London Red with Premier League Victory Parade Despite Champions League Heartbreak
Thousands of jubilant Arsenal supporters flooded the streets of north London on Sunday as the club celebrated its first Premier League title in 22 years, putting aside the disappointment of losing the UEFA Champions League final just 24 hours earlier.
The celebrations came less than a day after Arsenal suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest. Yet the setback did little to dampen the spirits of the club’s faithful, who turned out in huge numbers to honour a historic domestic triumph.
Players and coaching staff paraded through north London aboard an open-top bus, proudly displaying the Premier League trophy that Arsenal had finally reclaimed for the first time since Arsène Wenger’s legendary “Invincibles” side lifted it in the 2003-04 season.
Arsenal had wrapped up the title before the final round of fixtures after establishing an unassailable lead over defending champions Manchester City, who eventually finished seven points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s side.
The league crown marked Arsenal’s first major trophy since Arteta guided the club to FA Cup success in 2020 during his debut season as manager. It also ended years of frustration after the Gunners had finished runners-up in the Premier League in each of the previous three seasons.
Red flares, fireworks and the sound of vuvuzelas filled the air as supporters celebrated a long-awaited return to the summit of English football.
“We’re not European champions, but we are champions of England, and that’s what matters right now,” said Arsenal supporter Julien Guillenenat. “We’re happy to celebrate with everyone.”
Another fan, 44-year-old Mathieu Garnier, believes the Premier League triumph has finally removed the psychological burden that had weighed heavily on the team.
“Three years in a row we finished second, and now that pressure is gone,” he said. “These players are going to be flying next season. I really believe that.”
Adding to the festivities was Arsenal’s women’s team, who joined the celebrations after their successful FIFA Champions Cup campaign this season.
Midfielder Declan Rice, signed from West Ham United in 2023 for a club-record £105 million, said the title triumph had silenced many of the club’s critics.
“People were pointing and laughing at us before,” Rice told Sky Sports. “What happened? They’re not laughing anymore. I love this team, I love this manager, and to see the joy we’ve brought to the fans is incredible.
“Next season we’re coming back for more.”
Despite the pain of falling short in Europe, many Arsenal supporters remain optimistic that the club will soon challenge again for continental glory.
Twenty-two-year-old fan Theo Grant believes the Champions League disappointment will only strengthen the squad’s resolve.
“Honestly, this loss will give the players even more motivation,” he said. “We’ll be back. I believe we’ll reach the final again next season.”
For Arsenal supporters, however, Sunday was not about what might have been in Europe. It was about celebrating the end of a 22-year wait to be crowned champions of England once again.
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Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-1 at Chelsea on Tuesday and still face the risk of relegation from the Premier League in their final game of the season this weekend after goals either side of halftime from the home side’s Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos.
Fernandez let rip with a dipping shot from over 25 metres that Antonin Kinsky could not get close to in the 18th minute, electrifying the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge as the home fans revelled in the misery of their North London rivals.
The Argentina midfielder turned provider for Chelsea’s second goal in the 67th, cushioning a high ball into the feet of Santos, who scored from close range.
Richarlison got one back for Spurs in the 74th minute, but the defeat means Tottenham remain two points above West Ham United, who currently occupy the last relegation spot.
However, Spurs have a much better goal difference, meaning a draw at home to Everton on Sunday would all but guarantee their Premier League survival.
Chelsea, fresh from announcing former Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso as their next manager after a limp 2025/26 campaign, climbed to eighth place, which offers a berth in the UEFA Conference League next season
The Blues, who lost to Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, are one point behind Brighton & Hove Albion, who currently occupy the last of the Europa League spots.
Spurs had only themselves to blame for Tuesday’s defeat.
After Mathys Tel hit the post with a header in the 11th minute, they allowed Chelsea to dominate until Richarlison’s goal raised their hopes of rescuing the point they needed.
Substitute James Maddison looked sure to equalise in the 84th, but Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato stretched out a leg to block his angled shot.
The win was Chelsea’s first in the Premier League since March 4, giving their fans something to celebrate after a miserable run that included six consecutive league defeats.
It also means Spurs have only won once at Stamford Bridge since 1990.
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Arsenal F.C. have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City F.C. were held to a 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth, ending the most dramatic title race of recent seasons and completing a remarkable transformation under manager Mikel Arteta.
The title triumph marks Arsenal’s first league championship since the legendary “Invincibles” side led by Arsène Wenger went unbeaten throughout the 2003-04 campaign.
For Arteta, it represents the crowning moment of a rebuilding project that began when he replaced Unai Emery in December 2019. The Spaniard inherited a struggling Arsenal side but gradually rebuilt the club into genuine title contenders, guiding them to second-place finishes in each of the previous three seasons before finally ending Manchester City’s dominance.
Arsenal appeared in danger of suffering another late collapse after surrendering a nine-point lead earlier in the campaign, particularly following City’s crucial victory over them at the Etihad Stadium in April.
However, the momentum shifted again when City stumbled with a draw against Everton, allowing Arsenal to seize control of the race.
The North London club responded impressively, winning four consecutive matches without conceding a goal, including Monday’s tense 1-0 victory over Burnley F.C. that piled pressure on Pep Guardiola’s side heading into their trip to Bournemouth.
City’s failure to secure victory finally confirmed Arsenal as champions, triggering emotional celebrations among supporters gathered around the Emirates Stadium.
Fans watching the decisive match in nearby pubs poured onto the streets at the final whistle, while thousands more marched toward the Emirates within minutes of the title being secured.
Arteta had admitted before the match that he expected it to be difficult watching City’s game because of the enormous stakes involved, but the Spaniard ultimately witnessed the completion of one of the most significant managerial achievements in modern Arsenal history.
The Gunners will officially receive the Premier League trophy after their final game of the season against Crystal Palace F.C. at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Arsenal’s triumph could yet become part of an even greater achievement.
The club now have the opportunity to complete a historic double when they face Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the UEFA Champions League final on May 30.
Only five English clubs have previously managed to win both the league title and the European Cup in the same season, with Manchester City the last side to achieve the feat in 2023.
The title success also signals a changing of the guard in English football.
With Guardiola expected to leave Manchester City after a decade in charge, Arteta — once his assistant at City — is poised to become the longest-serving manager across England’s top four divisions, underlining how dramatically his status has risen since arriving at Arsenal less than seven years ago.
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