Summary

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  • FT: Man City 1-0 Chelsea - Alvarez scores winner for champions

  • FT: Brighton 3-1 Southampton - hosts guarantee European football for first time

  • Ferguson scores first-half double, Bednarek pulls one back before Gross extends lead

  • FT: West Ham 3-1 Leeds - visitors stay in drop zone

  • Rodrigo volleys in opener but Rice volleys equaliser before Bowen & Lanzini give Hammers win

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  1. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Kepa Arrizabalaga is out quickly to beat Riyad Mahrez to a ball over the top, before the linesman flags for offside against the City winger.

  2. 'A chance to impress'published at 16:08 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Some of these City players are looking to impress Pep Guardiola and the Chelsea players will know that Mauricio Pochettino is keeping a close on what they are doing.

  3. 'The final ball was not good enough'published at 16:08 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    FT: West Ham 3-1 Leeds

    Leeds United

    Leeds manager Sam Allardyce to BBC Match of the Day: “It tells you everything about the squad as a whole. There’s two areas you have to be really good at – defending and the quality in the final third. Unfortunately for us, particularly in the final third, the amount of times we had men in the box, but the final ball was not good enough.

    “We had one chance in the second half to get back to 2-2 which would have been a result I would have been happy satisfied with. But we failed to take it and at this level you pay the consequences.

    “We threw caution to the wind with four up top at the end and it never happened.

    "Based on the first half performance and the first 15-20 minutes I knew one goal would not be enough. We had several opportunities to do better, we were the better team in the first half.

    "The second half was not as good but we needed to keep it tight and when chances came, take it, and that’s were you have to be resilient at this level and we weren’t."

  4. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Cole Palmer has made a bright start on City's left. Quick and clever, he's causing Chelsea headaches already.

    Cole PalmerImage source, Getty Images
  5. 'We only have ourselves to blame'published at 16:07 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    FT: West Ham 3-1 Leeds

    Leeds United

    Leeds boss Sam Allardyce, speaking to Sky Sports: "Obviously very disappointing. There were lots of things that suggested we had opportunities to get three points in the first half but unfortunately failings in the final third let us down.

    "The second half was a bit of a battle, a bit of a struggle and then whatever we tried in terms of changes didn't improve the situation for us.

    "First half opportunities galore but not enough quality. Second half we needed to defend better and wait for our opportunities to take but unfortunately that wasn't the case. The West Ham players showed better ability in the final third than we did.

    "We have to look at ourselves and say if we do win next week and do miraculously stay in the league, we have a long way to go in terms of quality for the squad. The first XI really show up there but when we need that squad these days they haven't quite shown the impact in the short period of time. I may be being unkind to them but it is only what my very experienced eyes are seeing at the moment,.

    "We have to keep going, we have to lift the spirits for next week, they have to accept the criticism, it is constructive criticism. We should show a bit more of what we did against Newcastle and perhaps get a win because Tottenham are not the best at the moment, so we will try and take advantage of that.

    "We only have ourselves to blame. We are responsible and we have to lift everyone up to give that last performance in front of our own crowd."

    On Bamford and if he will recover for the final game next week: "I won't know until he has had a scan. If it is his hamstring, perhaps unlikely."

  6. CLOSE!published at 4 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Sergio Gomez is not far away from an opener there!

    He catches the ball sweetly, but his shot is always spinning away from goal. Another good City chance.

  7. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Great work by Cole Palmer on the left, darting inside before hanging a cross in the air.

    It falls to Riyad Mahrez, but Chelsea have enough bodies back to block his attempt.

  8. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Manchester City begin on the front foot, pressing Chelsea back as the home fans continue in fine voice.

  9. 'Incredible achievement'published at 16:02 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    FT: Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Brighton have been excellent this season.

    De Zerbi has taken them to another level. It looks like they'll be playing in Europe next season and it's an incredible achievement.

  10. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Man City v Chelsea (16:00 BST)

    The Premier League champions for a third successive season.

    A fifth title in six years.

    Manchester City have overhauled Arsenal and now they can enjoy their final three games of the season.

    Away we go!

  11. Postpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Man City v Chelsea (16:00 BST)

    Right then.

    Let's head to the Etihad, shall we?

  12. FULL-TIMEpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    Victory for Brighton - and European football is theirs!

    Jubilant scenes in the crowd, as the players embrace on the pitch.

    A huge achievement for the club. Yes, the Seagulls are going on a European tour!

    Jan Paul van Hecke celebrates with teammate Jason SteeleImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    But down on the south coast, the Brighton supporters are singing about a European tour.

    Roberto De Zerbi's men are about two minutes away from confirming that historic achievement for the club.

  14. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    Kick-off is fast approaching at the Etihad, where the home fans will be looking forward to celebrating with their Premier League champions.

    We'll turn our attention to that one as soon as the full-time whistle goes at the Amex.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

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    The bottom 4 have all made panicky decisions with managers this calendar year. The 4 above them haven't. Similar stories with the bigger teams further up the table. I'd like to think this will teach twitchy boardrooms and fickle fans a lesson. Doubtful.

    Mark, Manchester

    Me and the missus are buzzing. Great win by the boys before Europe. #COYI

    Dave

  16. Postpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    Seven minutes added on for Brighton to see out and confirm European football.

    It's a party atmosphere inside the Amex now. Southampton haven't offered a threat for a long time.

  17. Postpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    A clash of heads between Jan Bednarek and Jan Paul van Hecke following a Brighton corner brings a break in play.

    We're going to have seven minutes of stoppage time.

  18. 'City will take some stopping'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Man City v Chelsea (16:00 BST)

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Everyone was writing Manchester City off. They had two or three blips during the season but don't expect them to offer up that chance again next season.

    There isn't a World Cup to distract players and they will take some stopping.

  19. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Even though Poch presumably has decided which players he’ll keep for next season, these last 3 games are the Chelsea players’ chance to prove their worth!

    Ryan, Chelsea fan

    Lampard says next 3 games will be to impress the new manager. Then why does he start Azpi, Reuben, Trevoh who will all likely leave in the Summer… it makes no sense.

    Piers, Fulham

    Today’s lineup shows one of the big differences between Arsenal and Man City this season. This Man City starting line-up full of their “reserves” still cost well over £200m to assemble. City have unrivalled strength in depth.

    Nick

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 21 May 2023

    Brighton 3-1 Southampton

    Just a few minutes to go and Brighton are going to see this out comfortably.

    Danny Welbeck bursts into the box and skews his shot wide of the mark.

    A double change for the hosts now, as Billy Gilmour and Jan Paul van Hecke replace Kaoru Mitoma and Levi Colwill.