As it standspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 May 2017
Liverpool into the Champions League
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Fimino & Sturridge start up front for Liverpool
Gestede preferred to Negredo by Boro
Liverpool must match or better Arsenal result to make Champions League
As it standspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 May 2017
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#bbcfootball
Nick: FINALLY!!! Great finish from Gini! Liverpool needed that because they've looked clueless.
Dominic: As an Arsenal fan I couldn't be less interested if we finish fourth - we only ever get as far as the last 16 anyway!
Gyimah: That goal from Gini feels like a Euro million jackpot for all Liverpool fans.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 21 May 2017
Liverpool 1-0 Middlesbrough
'Klopp's glasses are off'published at 15:48 British Summer Time 21 May 2017
Liverpool 1-0 Middlesbrough
Martin Keown
Former Arsenal defender on Football FocusMassive. Absolutely Massive. Klopp's glasses may have come off. It was a lovely move. Wijnaldum makes a lovely move and smashes it into the near post. So much power in it.
GOAL - Liverpool 1-0 Middlesbroughpublished at 45 mins
Gini Wijnaldum (45 mins)
Relief rips around Anfield.
Gini Wijnaldum bursts into the box, takes a touch to steady himself and then lets rip with an absolute blockbuster.
It flashes past Brad Guzan and inside his near post before the Boro keeper has time to flinch.
Jurgen Klopp is bent double with relief, clenching both fists and every facial muscle he has.
Image source, ReutersINJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
There is one extra minute to play at the end of the first half...
GOAL - Watford 0-4 Man Citypublished at 42 mins
Fernandinho
Image source, ReutersIf Walter Mazzarri hadn't already been sacked then he would have been fired at half-time. This is a shambles.
But...City have been majestic. Fernandinho wriggles through some weak challenges in the home penalty area, keeping his balance - and his head - to fire in low from six yards.
City have decided to leave the final-day drama to Liverpool and Arsenal.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 43 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Can't Liverpool set up some sort of goal loan from Manchester City?
Pep's side are slaughtering their Vicarage Road hosts.
Postpublished at 42 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
The half is meandering towards a close.
Just a quick review of the options on Jurgen Klopp's bench shows only Marko Grujic and Divock Origi as offering extra attacking edge.
Postpublished at 40 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
The worrying thing for Liverpool is that they are also looking flaky at the back...
Their defence is almost picked apart by a quick exchange of passes between Patrick Bamford and Adam Forshaw before Simon Mignolet gets only a wobbly punch on the resulting corner.
GOAL - Watford 0-3 Man Citypublished at 37 mins
Sergio Aguero
Image source, ReutersWell this is getting embarrassing for Watford.
Manchester City don't care. They are assured of Champions League football next season. There, we have said it.
Sergio Aguero drills in his second of the afternoon after another lightning quick City counter. David Silva sets Leroy Sane galloping down the left flank, the young German cutting the ball back to Aguero who converts from around the penalty spot.
Over to Liverpool and Arsenal to scrap it out for fourth then...
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 39 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
No such writer's block from City...
Postpublished at 37 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough are not just battening down the hatches and hiding out behind two banks of five.
They are committing men forward and James Milner has to hustle back quickly to get ahead of Adam Forshaw on the counter.
That willingness to attack is creating space at the other end. Adam Lallana shoots straight at Brad Guzan from 20 yards when there were other, better, options.
Postpublished at 34 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Daniel Sturridge's first sight of goal as he turns, feints and fires from 15 yards out.
The ball streaks a foot wide, Jurgen Klopp spins in frustration before exhorting more noise from the home fans.
Is there something building here?
As it standspublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 21 May 2017
Arsenal fourth
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Postpublished at 32 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Unsurprisingly Philippe Coutinho is Liverpool's man most likely.
The Brazilian whips a shot off his instep and wide from 20 yards.
None of the home fans inside Anfield are going to begrudge him taking up every shooting chance he gets.
Postpublished at 30 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Liverpool are out of the top four as it stands.
You don't need to be a psychologist to read the body language in the stands.
Some supporters are cradling head and nibbling nails.
Still an hour to go.
GOAL - Arsenal 2-0 Evertonpublished at 27 mins
Alexis Sanchez
The 10 men are 2-0 up!
It's a bizarre, bizarre goal, with Everton playing statues in their own box. An Alexis Sanchez shot is defleted, Danny Welbeck collects the ball near the six-yard box and apparently has some sort of invisible force-field around him. All the time in the world to square for Sanchez, who taps in.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 27 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
News incoming from the Emirates....
Postpublished at 27 mins
Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
Joel Matip and Daniel Sturridge misplace passes as they attempt to pick apart the densely packed Boro ranks.