There must be some sort of charm working hard at the Etihad as Manchester City took a big stride towards Champions League qualification with two huge slices of luck!
And on a fantastic weekend of football games, there was an emotional farewell to White Hart Lane and relegation trauma at Selhurst Park.
Manchester City 2-1 Leicester City
The live betting market went crazy when at 2-1, Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez stepped up to equalise from the penalty spot. However, the eagle-eyed officials spotted he’d slipped and touched the ball twice. So City ran out winner thanks to a David Silva goal, luckily allowed, as Raheem Sterling was clearly offside, and a Jesus penalty. Shinji Okazaki scored a stunning volley for the Foxes.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester United
A home win with a goal from talisman Harry Kane was a fitting way for Spurs to say goodbye to their famous old ground. It looked like a nice easy win for Spurs when Kane added to Victor Wanyama’s opener, but with twenty minutes to go, the old stager Wayne Rooney forced the ball home with Jan Vertonghen’s help to make a game of it.
West Ham United 0-4 Liverpool
Liverpool took a giant stride towards the Champions League by dismantling West Ham in their last home game of the season. Daniel Sturridge put the reds ahead before man-of-the-match Philippe Coutinho scored a couple. Divock Origi added a fourth as the London Stadium emptied.
Stoke City 1-4 Arsenal
The Gunners are still in the hunt for a top four place after a convincing win in Stoke. The Potters have nothing to play for and it showed, as Olivier Girioud with two, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil all scored. Our favourite beanpole Peter Crouch gave Stoke fans some cheer.
Crystal Palace 4-0 Hull City
The Eagles sealed their own safety and Hull’s relegation in this huge match in South London. The Tigers’ nerves and poor defending were exploited by Wilfried Zaha and Cristian Benteke who made the game safe before the break. Late goals from Luka Milivojecvic and Patrick Van Aanholt compounded the agony for Hull.
Sunderland 0-2 Swansea City
The Swans are the biggest beneficiaries of Hull’s demise after beating the bottom club 2-0, the same score line as Hull’s shock defeat to the Black Cats last week. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente have been Swansea’s best players all season and they combined as the big man headed home on nine minutes. Kyle Naughton added a second and the relief in Wales is audible.
Everton 1-0 Watford
Ross Barkley isn’t exactly flavour of the month at Everton as he seems to be stalling on signing a new contract and boss Ronald Koeman has been critical of the young midfielder this season. But he was the difference between the Toffees and the Hornets this Week 37, firing home incisively early in the second half.
Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley
Bournemouth and Burnley have stayed out of trouble all season and the Cherries won this entertaining tussle. Former Claret Junior Stanislas put the home side in front and Sam Vokes thought he’d headed a late equaliser before Josh King scored an excellent poacher’s winner.
Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton
Relegated Boro’s season is ending with a whimper and they only had a late goal from Patrick Bamford to show after a lacklustre ninety minutes. Jay Rodriguez and Nathan Redmond put the Saints in charge before Bamford scored his first premier League goal…and probably his last for a while.
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