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Leicester and Leeds drop into the Championship after Everton seal survival with win over Bournemouth

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Sun 28 May 2023 14.22 EDTFirst published on Sun 28 May 2023 10.42 EDT
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Leicester and Leeds go down on a dramatic day in the. Premier League. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Leicester and Leeds go down on a dramatic day in the. Premier League. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

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Right, that’s your lot for the Premier League season. Thanks for your company! Here are all Sunday’s match reports:

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On a day of farewells, it’s been Jeff Stelling’s final day on the Sky Sports goal show. Sky a are currently showing a moving montage of some of his best bits. It’s great.

The four pundits with him give him a standing ovation as we cut back to the studio, a lovely moment. Even the usually unflappable Jeff looks emotional. He pays tribute to the whole Sky Sports family, top to bottom. A classy sign off from a classy operator.

A bit more from that earlier Allardyce interview with BT Sport:

“It’s professional suicide. You prepare for a game, you get the players down here, put in some tactics, you look at the opposition’s strengths and weaknesses and then try to play the game as best you can.

“But when you do what you do in the game, football in those moments, the errors are huge errors and Harry Kane is going to take full advantage. We messed up again. We tried to find our way back and then we mess up again in a big way.

“Our response to going 1-0 down was very good but unfortunately with a huge amount of attempts, I think we had 20 or 21, only two were on target and that probably says it all for Leeds this season … You want to go out with some pride but unfortunately I didn’t see that sadly.”

Andy Hunter was our man at Goodison. Here’s his report on a huge result for the club:

“Everton extended Abdoulaye Doucouré’s contract earlier this week and the midfielder repaid them by extending their residence in the top flight of English football into a 70th year. The midfielder struck a quite superb goal to seal the victory Sean Dyche’s team desperately needed over Bournemouth to avoid a first relegation since 1951.”

And Everton manager Sean Dyche talking to Sky Sports: “Magic day but we shouldn’t be in this shape. It’s a big club and we’ve got to get it back to being one on the pitch as well as off the pitch.”

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Sam Allardyce is talking to BT Sport at Elland Road after what surely will be his last game as manager. “I wanted to go out with a sense of pride today and I didn’t see that sadly,” he says.

Full-time scores

Arsenal 5-0 Wolves
Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton
Brentford 1-0 Man City
Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
Leeds 1-4 Tottenham
Leicester 2-1 West Ham
Man Utd 2-1 Fulham
Southampton 4-4 Liverpool

So here’s how the bottom of the table ends up:

Pos Team P GD Pts
16 Nottm Forest 38 -30 38
17 Everton 38 -23 36
18 Leicester 38 -17 34
19 Leeds 38 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 -37 25

Fans pour onto the pitch at Goodison, while there are tears at the King Power Stadium and fury at Elland Road.

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Full-time: Everton stay up, Leicester are relegated

The full-time whistle finally blows at Goodison Park which means Everton survive and Leicester join Leeds in the Championship despite their win over West Ham.

Full-time: Leicester 2-1 West Ham

Unlike Leeds, Leicester have done their bit. They have a couple of minutes to wait …

GOAL! Leeds 1-4 Tottenham (Moura 90+5)

Lucas Moura signs off from Spurs by waltzing through the Leeds defence and slotting home. That’s turned the morose mood at Elland Road rather more angry.

Leeds are going down. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
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The full-time whistles are beginning to blow.

Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Brentford 1-0 Manchester City
Manchester United 2-1 Fulham

Six minutes are added on at the King Power, where all Leicester’s hopes are on a Bournemouth goal. Leeds, meanwhile, are going down with a whimper at Elland Road.

GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Manchester City (Pinnock 85)

Ethan Pinnock sends the BC Stadium wild, poking home to give the home side the lead against the champions.

Ethan Pinnock puts Brentford ahead against the champions Man City. Photograph: John Walton/PA
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That second goal for Harry Kane at Elland Road takes him to 30 for the season – he’s only the second player to reach that landmark in a Premier League season more than once. Alan Shearer (who did it three times) is the other.

GOAL! Leicester 2-1 West Ham (Fornals 79)

Fornals slots home at the near post just to add to Leicester’s concerns.

Pablo Fornals pulls a goal back for West Ham. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images
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GOAL! Arsenal 5-0 Wolves (Kiwior 78)

After a bit of head tennis in the Wolves box, Kiwior fires home to make it five.

Jakub Kiwior makes it five for Arsenal! Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP
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A fairly lengthy stoppage at Goodison as Jordan Pickford goes down with a hand injury. Could mean the full-time whistle blowing there a little later than elsewhere.

GOAL! Southampton 4-4 Liverpool (Jota 73)

Gakpo taps home to make it 4-3 – a beautifully constructed goal – and Jota has equalised a minute later!

Diogo Jota equalises for Liverpool. What a game at St Mary’s. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
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GOAL! Leeds 1-3 Tottenham (Kane 69)

Well, any semblance of joy at Elland Road disappeared pretty quickly. Leeds leave themselves horribly open at the back and Kane has all the time in the world to pick his spot.

Harry Kane scores for Spurs. Leeds are surely down. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
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GOAL! Leeds 1-2 Tottenham (Harrison 67)

Jack Harrison works himself a yard of space on the right edge of the Spurs box and fires across goal to get Leeds back in it. Too little, too late, though.

Jack Harrison pulls one back for Leeds. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottm Forest (Hughes 66)

A rare goal for Will Hughes at Selhurst: he flicks home Olise’s cross to put Palace level.

Will Hughes equalises for Palace. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images
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GOAL! Southampton 4-2 Liverpool (Armstrong 64)

The sleeper hit of the day has come at St Mary’s: Henderson’s loose pass allows Adam Armstrong to scoot forward and make it four for Southampton.

Adam Armstrong scores a fourth goal past Liverpool's Caoimhin Kelleher. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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GOAL! Leicester 2-0 West Ham (Faes 62)

Tielemans swings in a free-kick, Faes rises highest to head home. But it’ll all be for naught if Bournemouth cannot find an equaliser at Goodison.

Wout Faes scores for Leicester. But will it be enough? Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images/Reuters
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GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Wolves (Jesus 58)

Arsenal really are finishing the season in style, Jesus nodding home at the far post.

Gabriel Jesus adds a fourth goal for The Gunners. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images
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GOAL! Everton 1-0 Bournemouth (Doucouré 57)

What. A. Strike. Doucouré thrashes in from the edge of the area. Read all about it here:

That means Leicester are heading for the drop AS IT STANDS:

Pos Team P GD Pts
16 AFC Bournemouth 38 -34 39
17 Everton 38 -23 36
18 Leicester 38 -17 34
19 Leeds 38 -29 31
20 Southampton 38 -36 27

Leeds are trying their best to go down with a fight but are struggling to make an impact. There’s little argument they’ve been one of the three worst teams in the league this season, since the World Cup certainly.

GOAL! Manchester Utd 2-1 Fulham (Fernandes 55)

A pass of the season contender from Fred puts Bruno Fernandes through and he slots home to give United the lead.

Bruno Fernandes puts United ahead against Fulham. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Manchester United/Getty Images
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Demarai Gray has just missed a wonderful opportunity to put Everton ahead at Goodison but his close-range header is straight at the Bournemouth keeper. One goal changes everything.

GOAL! Leeds 0-2 Tottenham (Porro 47)

It’s all over for Leeds and Sam Allardyce surely. Kane does wonderfully to beat Cooper in midfield then slips the ball through to Pedro Porro, who crashes the ball home.

Pedro Porro scores for Tottenham. Leeds look doomed. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters
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GOAL! Southampton 3-2 Liverpool (Sulemana 48)

The bottom club have come from 2-0 down to lead at St Mary’s! And it’s a terrific goal, Sulemana bursting from his own half and curling home in style.

Kamaldeen Sulemana scores again for Southampton. They lead Liverpool 3-2. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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Half-time scores

Arsenal 3-0 Wolves
Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton
Brentford 0-0 Man City
Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Everton 0-0 Bournemouth
Leeds 0-1 Tottenham
Leicester 1-0 West Ham
Man Utd 1-1 Fulham
Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

As it stands at the bottom …

Pos Team P GD Pts
16 AFC Bournemouth 38 -33 40
17 Leicester 38 -17 34
18 Everton 38 -24 34
19 Leeds 38 -28 31
20 Southampton 38 -37 25
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Half-time: Leeds 0-1 Tottenham

Leeds have been pushing as the break approached but they need a miracle in the second half.

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