West Brom 5 V 5 Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson's 1500th and final game in charge of United finished in spectacular style in a 10 goal thriller at the Hawthorns. It seemed as though United would cruise to victory as they raced to a 3-0 lead inside the opening half an hour through goals from Kagawa (6), Olsson (O.G. 9) and Buttner (30). However, Morrison (40) gave the Albion hope just before half time cutting the deficit to 3-1. Lukaku came on at the start of the second half to have an immediate impact as a cool finish on 53 mins made it 3-2. United soon increased their advantage through an impressive Van Persie (53) strike. Hernandez then looked to have sealed the match with his strike on 63 mins. An inspired last 10 minute performance from West Brom amazingly saw them draw level to spoil the United celebrations as Mulumbu (81) and Lukaku (81,86), who completed his hat-trick, both scored.
Tottenham 1 V 0 Sunderland
Bale's wonder goal in the 90th minute left in vein as Spurs are only given Europa League spot. It seemed for the majority of the game that it just wasn't going to be Tottenham's day as Sunderland saw off wave after wave of Spurs pressure. Tottenham felt aggrieved after two very strong penalty claims were waved away with Bale controversially being booked for diving. Late on, Vaughan saw red after being shown two yellow cards whilst Lloris pulled off some important saves to keep the game at 0-0. Spurs were eventually rewarded as Bale scored yet another world class goal, curling home from 25 yards to give them the win they needed to have a chance of qualifying for the Champions League, but it was not to be.
Newcastle 0 v 1 Arsenal
Arsenal win to qualify for the Champions League. Both teams had chances in the first half but Cazorla and Cisse were only able to blaze over the bar as it finished 0-0 at Half Time. Early in the second half a silly foul from Cabaye gave Arsenal a free kick from which they secured that vital goal. The two Arsenal centre backs were able to combine from a Walcott cross as Koscielny (52) struck home. A lacklustre Newcastle were unable to get back in the game as Arsenal held out for a 1-0 win that sent them back into the Champions League.
Man City 2 v 3 Norwich
Norwich play well to secure away win over a lacklustre city team. Pilkington (26) took advantage of some poor city defending to put the visitors ahead before Rodwell (29) quickly equalised to end the half 1-1. Rodwell (53) put city in front early in the second half only to see Holt (54) instantly bring the scores level at 2-2. Norwich then took the lead after a direct run from the halfway line saw Howson (65) coolly finish the move giving the Canaries an impressive away win 3-2.
Chelsea 2 v 1 Everton
Chelsea came through a closely contested match which saw the last games of both managers at their clubs. It was Chelsea who opened the scoring as Mata (7) converted a parried save. Everton fought back as Naismith (14) capitalised on a poor David Luiz touch to neatly chip past Cech levelling the match at 1-1. Both sides created chances throughout the second half as Gibson saw an effort bounce off the post but it was Torres (76) who smashed the ball home to win Chelsea's last game of the season.
Liverpool 1 - 0 QPR
Liverpool send Carragher off with a win. In a game controlled by the home side, Coutinho had seemingly put the ball over the line but no official was convinced it had. Hence, goal line technology will be a welcome enhancement to the game next season. It didn't take too much longer to break the deadlock as Coutinho's (23) low driven shot was enough to beat Green, putting Liverpool 1-0 up. Carragher almost capped his final appearance with a wonder strike from 30 yards only to see it fly off the post. It was a decent performance from Liverpool who will look to build upon their progress next season.
West Ham 4 v 2 Reading
Nolan hat-trick inspires West Ham to thrilling victory. Carroll, who was at the heart of the majority of Hammers goals, played in Nolan (23) to open the scoring. Vaz Te (34) was at hand to slot home before the break to double the hosts lead going into half time 2-0. Reading came out fighting in the second half and levelled the match at 2-2 from two quick goals from McCleary (53) and Le Fondre (55). However, it was not enough to stop West Ham regaining the lead as Nolan (79, 80) completed his hat-trick to give the Hammers the victory.
Wigan 2 v 2 Aston Villa
Spoils shared at the DW stadium. Darren Bent was back in the team and made an instant impact after slotting home within the first 5 minutes. Emerson Boyce (21) then equalised for Wigan with a powering header. Just before half time Baker (OG, 45) was left red faced as the ball was deflected off him into the net as Villa struggled to clear the ball. Boyce nearly increased Wigan's lead after half time but saw his effort rebound off the crossbar. A spectacular volley from Vlaar (61) brought the scores level at 2-2. McCarthur came close to winning the match for Wigan late on but saw his strike come back off the crossbar.
Swansea 0 v 3 Fulham
Fulham pull off a classic smash and grab to claim away win. In a game dominated by Swansea, Fulham managed to hold on and score 3 goals against the run of play. Kacaniklic (22) put Fulham ahead mid way through the first half whilst two second half goals from Berbatov (77) and Emanuelsson (90) gave the visitors victory.
Southampton 1 v 1 Stoke
In a game overshadowed by Michael Owen's final appearance before retirement, the spoils were shared. Crouch (47) opened the scoring with a trademark header at the beginning of the second half. However, a Rickie Lambert (57) equaliser saw the game finish 1-1.
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