:01:26. > :01:31.As you may have noticed, just the nine games were played on what was
:01:32. > :01:36.meant to be the final day of the Barclays Premier League season. That
:01:37. > :01:40.is because Manchester United against Bournemouth was called off after a
:01:41. > :01:44.suspect package was found inside Old Trafford before kick-off. The
:01:45. > :01:49.stadium was evacuated and a controlled explosion carried out.
:01:50. > :01:53.Police revealed that the item was a training device which had
:01:54. > :01:56.accidentally been left by a private company following a training
:01:57. > :02:02.exercise for such dogs. You could not make it up. The match will be
:02:03. > :02:07.played on Tuesday, United have the FA Cup final on Saturday. The fight
:02:08. > :02:13.to finish fourth was the one big storyline still to be resolved, so
:02:14. > :02:18.all eyes, including those of Alan and Danny, were fixed on Manchester
:02:19. > :02:22.City at Swansea. The postponement did not affect the situation going
:02:23. > :02:25.into the game, a point would be enough to guarantee Pep Guardiola
:02:26. > :02:29.Champions League football next season.
:02:30. > :02:39.The final day and Manchester City head to head with United for the
:02:40. > :02:43.prize. Not quite 2012, though. Finishing fourth is not the stuff of
:02:44. > :02:49.Abu Dhabi dreams, but still a lot better than fifth. Francesco
:02:50. > :02:54.Guidolin has rested his goalkeeper. As well as his captain and his joint
:02:55. > :03:01.top scorer, with your road 2016 in mind. Ki Sung-Yeung is doing his
:03:02. > :03:07.National Service with the South Korean army. That is a good note of
:03:08. > :03:13.absence. Manchester City are unchanged, Yaya Toure on the bench,
:03:14. > :03:16.it could be his final game. It is farewell to Manuel Pellegrini, who
:03:17. > :03:36.hopes his side will not need a pep talk to finish on a high.
:03:37. > :03:49.It has gone in. Kelechi Iheanacho is claiming it. Manchester City in
:03:50. > :04:00.front. Hold on. It has been ruled out. That is a good 20, 30 seconds
:04:01. > :04:04.after the goal appeared to be given. It is a goal, he says. Total
:04:05. > :04:13.confusion, the goal stands. He says it is a goal. Kelechi Iheanacho
:04:14. > :04:19.claiming it. A very good save from Kristoffer Nordfeldt at first. He is
:04:20. > :04:25.clearly not offside. Manchester City are in front, and rightly so. But
:04:26. > :04:28.with a degree of total confusion, which seems to be pretty
:04:29. > :04:31.unnecessary. He is definitely not offside. Manchester City have the
:04:32. > :04:56.lead. It has gone in! This one has been
:04:57. > :05:00.ruled out. Jefferson Montero adjudged to have pushed Bacary
:05:01. > :05:06.Sagna. This is all happening. It is a decent ball from Angel Rangel, it
:05:07. > :05:13.bounces awkwardly. I think Jefferson Montero is unlucky. How much of a
:05:14. > :05:16.push is their? Bacary Sagna went to ground, it hit Jefferson Montero and
:05:17. > :05:25.went in, rather than the other way round. The referee has disallowed
:05:26. > :05:29.that one. The Italian has a two-year deal, signed on Wednesday, he has
:05:30. > :05:33.done well, more than half of their Premier League victories this season
:05:34. > :05:46.have come under him, even though he only took over in January.
:05:47. > :05:54.Kristoffer Nordfeldt kept it out. Manchester City look well capable of
:05:55. > :06:02.doubling their lead sooner rather than later. That is a very poor ball
:06:03. > :06:05.from Nicolas Otamendi. You expect to see the net olds when Sergio Aguero
:06:06. > :06:28.have the ball at his feet there. If that was Kelechi Iheanacho having
:06:29. > :06:32.the temerity to ignore Sergio Aguero, there might have been words,
:06:33. > :06:39.that the teenager bowed to his record and seniority. A matter of
:06:40. > :06:44.pride for Manuel Pellegrini to finish in the Champions League
:06:45. > :06:52.qualification braces. Speculation he may be a Premier League manager
:06:53. > :06:59.still next season. Leon Britton caught by Nicolas Otamendi. That is
:07:00. > :07:10.a trip and a free kick to Swansea. He is getting a yellow card.
:07:11. > :07:21.Deflected and in. Andre Onana you with the equaliser, thanks to a big
:07:22. > :07:26.deflection. Manchester City have missed chance after chance after
:07:27. > :07:31.chance. They have been made to pay right at the end of the half. Andre
:07:32. > :07:34.Ayew has equalised. A huge deflection off the head of Fernando.
:07:35. > :07:53.That is what the Joe Hart. Manchester City have a corner. At
:07:54. > :08:05.times in the first half they look so comfortable, but not now.
:08:06. > :08:10.Headed over the top. Eliaquim Mangala might have done more with
:08:11. > :08:40.that. He climbed well enough. He could have had a hat-trick today,
:08:41. > :08:47.Sergio Aguero. Again, the kind of position you issue he will put the
:08:48. > :08:49.ball into the back of the net. It is nail-biting to the end, as always,
:08:50. > :09:12.Manchester City fans. Bad luck or destiny? We will see.
:09:13. > :09:13.Every time it seems to be opening up for them, some mishap seems to
:09:14. > :09:33.befall them. The referee blows his whistle. With
:09:34. > :09:37.the slight mathematical caveat of a huge Manchester United victory,
:09:38. > :09:42.Manchester City have done their job. They have won a trophy and they have
:09:43. > :09:47.finished in the Champions League qualifying places. Not enough to
:09:48. > :09:51.keep Manuel Pellegrini in work at Manchester City, enough to pip their
:09:52. > :09:59.neighbours to the only remaining prize.
:10:00. > :10:09.It was unbelievable that we finished the first 45 minutes at 1-1. We were
:10:10. > :10:12.unlucky with the free kick, it was an own goal, but we missed five or
:10:13. > :10:18.six clear chances to finish the game. It was a good match, we played
:10:19. > :10:25.well. They are the best team in the Premier League. It was difficult for
:10:26. > :10:33.us, but we played a good game. Important for us, a good result. The
:10:34. > :10:38.table now is better. I did not enjoy it, it was a strange day. It was
:10:39. > :10:42.getting the job done. Hopefully that is what we have done, barring a
:10:43. > :10:48.mathematical freak, we have got Champions League football next year.
:10:49. > :11:02.What I wanted was to finish winning the Premier League. If we could not
:11:03. > :11:06.have it, the club announced in February the new process, it was not
:11:07. > :11:09.the best atmosphere. Just to be clear, you feel the announcement,
:11:10. > :11:19.the way it happened in February, made it more difficult for you? It
:11:20. > :11:24.is the reality, what happened. But I wanted to be near the top of the
:11:25. > :11:26.table. If we could not direct, at least the team is in the Champions
:11:27. > :11:32.League next season. We will come to that. First and
:11:33. > :11:36.foremost, you wanted to concentrate on an emerging young striker,
:11:37. > :11:41.Kelechi Iheanacho. A huge stage today. He has potential, their
:11:42. > :11:47.second top scorer in the league, with eight goals, hind Sergio
:11:48. > :11:49.Aguero. He is still learning big aim and has a lot to learn, but the has
:11:50. > :11:58.massive potential. A good ball in with a left foot, a
:11:59. > :12:06.strong point, but he does not admire it. This is a good sign. By the time
:12:07. > :12:12.the ball comes in, he is in the six yard box trying to sniff the chances
:12:13. > :12:17.out. Understanding of the game will improve, that should go into Sergio
:12:18. > :12:23.Aguero. It is a simple pass. He does not say that. He goes for the harder
:12:24. > :12:30.option. Look at his pace, trying to get into the box. Why can't people
:12:31. > :12:34.be trigger their? Nothing to lose. A free effort on goal. He comes back
:12:35. > :12:38.on his left foot, he gives the defendant a chance. But then it has
:12:39. > :12:44.gone. I don't see why he cannot release the trigger early. A poor
:12:45. > :12:47.touch with his right foot. If he takes it into his stride, he has a
:12:48. > :12:51.better chance of going up the goal. But this will improve as he gets
:12:52. > :12:58.older and plays more games and gets gametime. I don't think this is a
:12:59. > :13:03.difficult touch. I suspect his right foot is a problem, he will have to
:13:04. > :13:11.work on it in training. But the goals are good. Right place, right
:13:12. > :13:15.time, he is in the box. He is expecting things, he is alive and
:13:16. > :13:22.alert. It is not a fluke, he sticks it away very well. Potential for him
:13:23. > :13:29.is huge. How do we assess Manchester City's season? Whistle Manuel
:13:30. > :13:35.Pellegrini say it was affected... Lowest point total for seven
:13:36. > :13:38.seasons. They have underachieved. Winning the League Cup and the
:13:39. > :13:42.semifinal of the Champions League is not enough. It is not rocket
:13:43. > :13:45.science. They have scored more than anybody else
:13:46. > :13:49.science. They have scored more than but defensively they have recruited
:13:50. > :13:53.so badly. Without Vincent Kompany they are a shambles, you always get
:13:54. > :14:00.chances against them. They have not been able to mount a challenge. I
:14:01. > :14:03.expect to or three new defenders. He did not fall anybody when he signed
:14:04. > :14:14.a new contract to stop the talk of a new manager. And it was announced,
:14:15. > :14:15.--. Taking today's team, how many of those players would Pep Guardiola
:14:16. > :14:26.fancy? Pep Guardiola has a massive
:14:27. > :14:30.rebuilding job to do. In that team today, he would definitely keep
:14:31. > :14:38.Aguero, De Bruyne and Joe Hart, and potential with Iheanacho.
:14:39. > :14:41.Fernandinho, other than maybes with Silva and Sterling, but other than
:14:42. > :14:48.that, he has a big rebuilding job to be where Manchester City want to be.
:14:49. > :14:55.A big change of styles as well. Swansea, Guidolin has a new
:14:56. > :14:59.contract. He did say Manchester City were the best team in the league
:15:00. > :15:06.this season! He deserves that new contract. He does. They have played
:15:07. > :15:09.really well towards the end of the season. I think they need to bring a
:15:10. > :15:14.fuel in as well. They don't want to get that situation where they are
:15:15. > :15:18.teetering at the relegation zone. I expect some good additions at
:15:19. > :15:30.Swansea. Time to vote for goal of the season.
:15:31. > :15:42.What a goal! What a fantastic goal by Benteke. That's what he can do,
:15:43. > :15:57.out of the blue. Wow. Just on the edge of the six yard
:15:58. > :16:02.box, Matt Ritchie. Good strike. What a strike! What a start for
:16:03. > :16:14.Bournemouth. That's a belter. Bertrand keeping Southampton on the
:16:15. > :16:20.front foot. Carefully into the box. Nodded away by Mertesacker. Driven
:16:21. > :16:23.back in. What a strike! Martina with a right footed hammer. That is a
:16:24. > :16:36.wonder strike. Harry Kane. Deliberately deep for
:16:37. > :16:43.Eriksen. Back to Dele Alli. What a goal! Sensational control. Eriksen
:16:44. > :16:46.with the header back. Brilliant control and what a volley. That's
:16:47. > :16:59.one of the goals of the season. Mahrez felt he was pushed. All of a
:17:00. > :17:05.sudden, over the top, looking for Jamie Vardy whose isolated with
:17:06. > :17:10.Dejan Lovren. Goes for it. What a screamer! What a goal that is!
:17:11. > :17:17.Unbelievable, sensational stuff. That is a worldie.
:17:18. > :17:31.Kevin Wimmer. Mertesacker. Beaten to it by Dele Alli. Kane. What a goal!
:17:32. > :17:38.That's an incredible strike by Harry Kane. Had one look up, hit it,
:17:39. > :17:44.curled it, David Ospina was nowhere near it.
:17:45. > :17:52.Palace have seven in the wall. West Ham have a couple of players on the
:17:53. > :17:58.end. Payet strikes and it's in. What a goal by Dimitri Payet. Could not
:17:59. > :18:06.have placed that any better. Right in the corner.
:18:07. > :18:14.Here's John Obi Mikel to Hazard. Eden Hazard wriggling away between
:18:15. > :18:19.two. Shrugging off Kyle Walker. Good ball, Diego Costa with a lovely turn
:18:20. > :18:26.away from Alderweireld. Hazard! What a goal from Eden Hazard.
:18:27. > :18:36.Chelsea's invisible man this season has scored a fantastic goal.
:18:37. > :18:42.You can vote on the BBC sport website by clicking on the goal of
:18:43. > :18:48.your choice. A slight tweak to the rules this year, Alan Shearer and
:18:49. > :18:55.Danny Murphy will choose the winner from your top three. Voting closes
:18:56. > :18:59.at 11:45pm. Newcastle's fate was sealed when Sunderland, of all
:19:00. > :19:04.teams, beat Everton midweek to secure their own survival. Spurs
:19:05. > :19:08.arrived at a subdued St James's Park needing a point to guarantee second
:19:09. > :19:13.place. Alistair man was watching. COMMENTATOR: Aleksandar Mitrovic was
:19:14. > :19:18.just one of the big money recruits last summer to join the new Steve
:19:19. > :19:22.McClaren era with the intention of securing Premier League is a vital a
:19:23. > :19:26.formality. As it transpired, one of his best days came at White Hart
:19:27. > :19:31.Lane when he was on target in a rare Magpies away win in December. A
:19:32. > :19:35.point away from securing runners-up spot, an ideal scenario for Spurs
:19:36. > :19:39.would be if Harry Kane was on target in the process as he tries to win
:19:40. > :19:44.the Golden Boot. If he scores twice he will hold the Premier League
:19:45. > :19:50.record for away goals in the season, beating Kevin Phillips' 16 goals in
:19:51. > :19:56.17 years ago. Now the fans can play their part, their positivity towards
:19:57. > :19:58.Rafa Benitez, he admits has made him think seriously about remaining at
:19:59. > :20:12.St James' Park. Nice 1-2 to release Sissoko.
:20:13. > :20:15.Townsend with Janmaat on the outside. On towards Mitrovic and it
:20:16. > :20:23.was a terrific move and it deserved better. Janmaat on the overlap.
:20:24. > :20:31.Mitrovic with a darting run. Good challenge by Alderweireld.
:20:32. > :20:42.Janmaat on towards Mitrovic. Headed away only as far as Sissoko. Fine --
:20:43. > :20:46.Wijnaldum. And there is the goal. They have responded to the
:20:47. > :20:50.positivity around St James' Park. The feeling is that if only Benitez
:20:51. > :20:54.had been given more time, who knows what could have been possible. For
:20:55. > :20:59.those who thought Newcastle would just give up with Premier League
:21:00. > :21:03.status beyond them, they have been proved dramatically wrong. Goal
:21:04. > :21:15.number ten of the season for Newcastle's top scorer.
:21:16. > :21:23.Newcastle again with plenty of ambition. Wijnaldum and Mitrovic
:21:24. > :21:31.call for it. Mitrovic! What a goal that is. Fantastic goal. Will the
:21:32. > :21:38.real Newcastle United please stand up? Because this is not in keeping
:21:39. > :21:43.with what has gone on here for the majority of the campaign. Mitrovic
:21:44. > :21:46.on the end of another excellent Newcastle United move. Townsend,
:21:47. > :21:57.Sissoko, Mitch vitch with his hand up, play it to me, and his header
:21:58. > :22:00.was unstoppable. That -- Mitrovic with his hand up.
:22:01. > :22:11.Lamela tried to threaded through. It breaks for Harry came. Darlow's
:22:12. > :22:14.first save was a smart one, narrowing the near post angle,
:22:15. > :22:16.making it near impossible for Eriksen to tuck it in. -- breaks for
:22:17. > :22:27.Harry Kane. Cheick Tiote in the right place, as
:22:28. > :22:34.he so often is. He has lost the ball there in a dangerous area. Eriksen
:22:35. > :22:40.and now Kane. Eriksen again. Eric Dier is up in this attack. Lamela
:22:41. > :22:44.round the outside. It's gone in! Didn't seem possible. How did that
:22:45. > :22:49.sneak into the net? Darlow looked like he had it covered. But Spurs
:22:50. > :22:53.had to score the next goal in this game and they have done it fairly
:22:54. > :22:58.shortly into the second period. Lamela driving it in and Spurs are
:22:59. > :22:59.back in the game. And they have responded early in this second
:23:00. > :23:09.period. Here's Mitrovic. Now, a collision
:23:10. > :23:14.between Mitrovic and Walker that has left both of them down. Walker is
:23:15. > :23:24.rising. What will the referee and the assistant think of that? --
:23:25. > :23:28.Walker is writhing. Referee go into his pocket. Mitrovic, who was sent
:23:29. > :23:34.off in the first month of the season, now sent off in the last
:23:35. > :23:40.month of the season. It was away from the ball, his studs straight
:23:41. > :23:41.into the shins of Walker. It was a definite red card, I'm afraid to
:23:42. > :23:51.say. Brilliant from Sissoko, and it. In
:23:52. > :23:56.play as well. Wijnaldum doing his best to get involved alongside
:23:57. > :24:05.Sissoko. He takes a tumble, penalty! The skipper led the unlikely charge.
:24:06. > :24:11.Eriksen tries to stop him. So does Vertonghen. Wijnaldum to restore
:24:12. > :24:17.Newcastle's two goal advantage. He has! They are exhibiting all the
:24:18. > :24:23.qualities necessary to get out of the Championship. That is a
:24:24. > :24:24.certainty. Wijnaldum gets his second, Newcastle's third. Its 3-1
:24:25. > :24:44.at St James' Park. Fantastic! Really great save to deny
:24:45. > :24:46.Sissoko. Captain fantastic. And he has almost capped a wonderful
:24:47. > :24:50.virtuoso display with a wonderful fourth goal.
:24:51. > :25:04.Looks like a debut forward Jamie stereo at the moment. Not before
:25:05. > :25:11.this corner is taken. Sissoko screaming for it. Sissoko is through
:25:12. > :25:22.the middle. Here he goes to cap a wonderful display. But not to be
:25:23. > :25:28.again. Townsend releases him. Hugo Lloris makes yet another outstanding
:25:29. > :25:36.save. Sissoko goes off the field having led his team inspirationally
:25:37. > :25:46.today. 50,000 rise and applaud their captain. And next to that, a debut
:25:47. > :25:52.for Jamie Sterry. The corner is short. Townsend goes for it. It hits
:25:53. > :25:59.the post! And now Orlando Ahrens. It's in! Another goal for Newcastle.
:26:00. > :26:04.I have seen some crazy games on the final day of the season, but none
:26:05. > :26:10.have been crazier than this one. Townsend hit the post. Tech three
:26:11. > :26:17.Mac fires in the rebound and Spurs can't wait for the final whistle. --
:26:18. > :26:23.Aarons fires in the rebound. The most remarkable scoreline that
:26:24. > :26:28.scarcely seems believable. Relegated Newcastle 4-1 Spurs.
:26:29. > :26:37.And they have won the ball again. Aarons leading the charge. Janmaat
:26:38. > :26:46.is up with him. Townsend to his left hand side. Janmaat now, scores! It's
:26:47. > :26:50.not sublime this game, it is totally ridiculous. It was supposed to be
:26:51. > :26:58.the game of it a nurse and anger, and it has turned out to be one of
:26:59. > :27:03.triumph and happiness. -- game of bitterness. Janmaat caps an
:27:04. > :27:04.unbelievable performance with a fifth goal. Pochettino can scarcely
:27:05. > :27:14.believe what he's witnessed. First of all I want to apologise to
:27:15. > :27:21.my friends. I think they don't deserve all that happened on the
:27:22. > :27:30.pitch. I apologise to our families, because I think it was a shame.
:27:31. > :27:36.Difficult to understand why. When you have, show your ambition and
:27:37. > :27:45.that you're mentally strong, and we were not on the pitch. The last
:27:46. > :27:50.game, we play well. But we still gutted. We are all disappointed. But
:27:51. > :27:55.now the season over, so we need to see what will happen for next
:27:56. > :28:01.season. Really pleased, because we wanted to give the fans something to
:28:02. > :28:04.enjoy today. Disappointed obviously, because we can't stay up. But at
:28:05. > :28:10.least we gave everything and the fans have seen the team has been
:28:11. > :28:16.working until the last day. STUDIO: They have left it late, Alan. What a
:28:17. > :28:19.performance and what a victory. Very good performance. Superb victory.
:28:20. > :28:25.But the question is, where have those players been for the vast
:28:26. > :28:28.majority of the season? If they showed the same passion and
:28:29. > :28:32.commitment they showed today, you saw players rolling up their sleeves
:28:33. > :28:36.and shouting and screaming. Where have they been all season? Maybe
:28:37. > :28:40.Benitez has gradually got them where he wants them. They have to keep
:28:41. > :28:47.them, they have to try. They have to try. If he had been given more games
:28:48. > :28:53.as manager they would not have been relegated. You said that about
:28:54. > :28:56.yourself! I was the fourth manager in 2009 that season. They should
:28:57. > :29:00.have given him more time, they didn't learn from that mistake.
:29:01. > :29:05.Mitrovic, interesting young character. He has a goal in him,
:29:06. > :29:10.that's for sure. In the last few weeks we have seen the good, the bad
:29:11. > :29:14.and a bit of the hideous today. This was terrible today. One of his first
:29:15. > :29:17.challenges, standing over him and looking at the referee as if he
:29:18. > :29:23.wants to do some things serious to him. He has had five red cards in
:29:24. > :29:28.his career and he's only 21. The penny has dropped, he hasn't
:29:29. > :29:33.learned. This challenge is horrific. A leg breaker. Terrible tackle. He's
:29:34. > :29:37.probably going to miss four games of next season. Not as if he's been
:29:38. > :29:41.brilliant all season and scoring goals. You might look at it and
:29:42. > :29:48.think you can accept it, but he hasn't. He has to start learning.
:29:49. > :29:58.A rotten day. As, they got back into bed, 2-1, ten men. We think the
:29:59. > :30:03.penalty might have been a dive. I think this is as bad, because you
:30:04. > :30:07.are cheating. The only way this stops is retrospective action. It
:30:08. > :30:15.killed the game. It was the turning point. No, Newcastle played well,
:30:16. > :30:23.but it was the end of the game. What about Spurs' capitulation?
:30:24. > :30:30.Inexperience? Disappointment, yes. I also think when you lose Ellie Ali
:30:31. > :30:39.and Mousa Dembele, you lose the legs and power. The victory percentage
:30:40. > :30:42.when they don't play says it all. They have been a big mess,
:30:43. > :30:51.especially today, but in other games as well. Over role, Tottenham
:30:52. > :30:55.supporters must be overjoyed. They have got themselves in the Champions
:30:56. > :30:58.League, they have given Leicester City a go in the title, and they
:30:59. > :31:04.have a fantastic season to look forward to and a brilliant young
:31:05. > :31:07.squad. Their future is bright. As news filtered through to Arsenal
:31:08. > :31:12.that Spurs were struggling, they knew that victory against relegated
:31:13. > :31:18.Aston Villa would be enough to pip their rivals to second spot.
:31:19. > :31:22.Jack Wilshere starts for the first time since last season's final
:31:23. > :31:27.Premier League game. Santi Cazorla makes his first appearance since
:31:28. > :31:32.November to stop they try to prove their fitness for the European
:31:33. > :31:38.Championships and push Arsenal above Spurs into second, their highest
:31:39. > :31:42.finish since 2005. Aly Cissokho returns, Jordan lied and gets his
:31:43. > :31:46.second league start. They look for their first away victory is in the
:31:47. > :31:49.opening day and to end their 28 year stay in the top flight with a tonic
:31:50. > :32:02.for the suffering supporters. Joleon Lescott made the challenge.
:32:03. > :32:19.The first corner of the game goes to Arsenal.
:32:20. > :32:36.Santi Cazorla looks fit and sharp. Gabrielle came up from the back.
:32:37. > :32:47.1-0 Arsenal. It is simple and it has taken under five minutes. He ended
:32:48. > :32:52.his scoring drought last week, he gets another, it is 22 for the
:32:53. > :32:56.season. All Arsenal can do is win their game and hope Tottenham
:32:57. > :33:00.slip-up, and they have got off to the best possible start. A lovely
:33:01. > :33:07.cross, look at the space, totally unmarked. Shocking defending. Aston
:33:08. > :33:17.Villa muttering that in the build-up, a long way through, the
:33:18. > :33:23.ball went out of play. Aston Villa again with a back five. You wonder
:33:24. > :33:30.whether or not they have any potency to get back into this game. 27
:33:31. > :33:37.league goals this season. The worst record in the league. Lauren
:33:38. > :33:40.Koscielny rescues Arsenal, and that is a wake-up call. It is a good
:33:41. > :33:44.chance for Aston Villa. Never looked right. Laurent Koscielny was well
:33:45. > :34:02.placed. He was not far-away mattered would
:34:03. > :34:05.have been a lovely goal. A really superb build-up for Arsenal. He
:34:06. > :34:16.checked back inside, he bamboozled the defender. Not far wide at all.
:34:17. > :34:25.Side netting. He scored a year ago on the last day in his last start,
:34:26. > :34:31.Roy Hodgson would have loved to see that hit the back of the net. He saw
:34:32. > :34:32.the run early, he could not finish. Arsenal unbeaten in eight games in
:34:33. > :34:50.all competitions. Luckily for Arsenal, Nacho Monreal
:34:51. > :34:57.was there. This is a reminder that Arsenal need a second. Arsenal
:34:58. > :35:02.switched off. All but Nacho Monreal. Aston Villa losing away from home
:35:03. > :35:17.again, but it is still conquered time for the faithful.
:35:18. > :35:23.Crashed over by Mohamed Elneny. He has not scored in the league since
:35:24. > :35:30.arriving in January. He should have got his first there. News is coming
:35:31. > :35:35.in from St James's Park, Newcastle lead Tottenham 3-1. They think they
:35:36. > :35:54.are going to finish second. A good save. He kept the shot down
:35:55. > :35:56.low. A decent effort. We'll Aston Villa yet spoil the celebrations?
:35:57. > :36:13.They are not out of this game yet. 2-0, that is it. Two for Olivier
:36:14. > :36:24.Giroud. Arsenal will finish above Spurs again. Reasons to be cheerful.
:36:25. > :36:29.The hugs for Tomas Rosicky, who after ten years leaves this summer
:36:30. > :36:33.on a free transfer. Surely the pressure will be off Arsene Wenger
:36:34. > :36:41.now. Mesut Ozil so often the brains and the creator. It is swept home by
:36:42. > :36:47.a Olivier Giroud, sheer delight. He could not buy a goal, Olivier
:36:48. > :36:55.Giroud, he scored at Manchester City, a double today. He gets the
:36:56. > :37:02.hat-trick! Would you believe it? Savage criticism just weeks ago. Now
:37:03. > :37:08.he has put smiles on the faces of everybody at Arsenal. Aston Villa
:37:09. > :37:17.switched off. A lovely ball. He had to stretch. 24 for the season for
:37:18. > :37:23.Olivier Giroud. Arsene Wenger smiling. That has been a rarity in
:37:24. > :37:28.the last third of the season. For Aston Villa, the worst top-flight
:37:29. > :37:32.season in their history. The Last Panthers went down, it was just for
:37:33. > :37:46.one season. It could be worse this time around.
:37:47. > :37:55.Leandro Bacuna heads it away. It was close to four. A brilliant ball.
:37:56. > :38:02.Carlos Sanchez and Alexis Sanchez with the dink. It is Mikel Arteta's
:38:03. > :38:10.farewell appearance before a free transfer, the club captain.
:38:11. > :38:21.It is in! It has gone off the goalkeeper, but Mikel Arteta will
:38:22. > :38:25.claim it in his last game. The mean people in an office might give it as
:38:26. > :38:30.an own goal, but Mikel Arteta will claim it. What will the future hold
:38:31. > :38:34.for him? What will the future hold for Arsenal as they finish the
:38:35. > :38:42.season with a flourish? Their highest finish since 2005.
:38:43. > :38:50.You will be delighted you have finished above Spurs. It is hard not
:38:51. > :38:57.to smile. It was harder than ever this season, but in the end, we did
:38:58. > :39:01.not give up. When you are under pressure, we kept our togetherness.
:39:02. > :39:09.That is part of the DNA of this club. We have done that well until
:39:10. > :39:14.the last minute of the season. We help them at 1- 0480 minutes, we had
:39:15. > :39:18.three or four chances to score, which you don't often get. Under the
:39:19. > :39:24.circumstances, we worked extremely hard. We are very pleased with the
:39:25. > :39:30.second hat-trick of the season. Especially at home, an important
:39:31. > :39:36.game. I am really pleased we finished second. Hopefully next year
:39:37. > :39:42.we will grab one More Place in the table.
:39:43. > :39:45.A good starting point, sending a message to Arsene Wenger, we don't
:39:46. > :39:54.need a striker? I am not sure about that. Arsenal fans will not agree.
:39:55. > :39:59.He is a good player. He has lots of good attributes.
:40:00. > :40:04.But ultimately, it was not get enough goals to be in a side that
:40:05. > :40:10.wins the Premier League. We have seen him score these goals, just not
:40:11. > :40:14.often enough. He put himself about, he is good in the air, he was
:40:15. > :40:20.playing ahead of Danny Welbeck for a reason. If he is not first choice,
:40:21. > :40:24.that says it all. It was a fantastic hat-trick, although it was against
:40:25. > :40:30.Aston Villa, without sounding too disrespectful! Every time a team
:40:31. > :40:34.wins the league, 99% the striker will get 20 goals plus, and Arsenal
:40:35. > :40:44.do not have one of those. You look at Jamie Vardy, Sergio Aguero, Diego
:40:45. > :40:47.Costa, Harry Kane, he has won the Golden Boot. Arsenal fans have said
:40:48. > :40:51.for a long time they need a top class striker, where do you get him
:40:52. > :40:56.from and how much to you spend? That is the hard bit. Their highest
:40:57. > :41:02.finish for 11 seasons, is not enough to placate the critics? No, I repeat
:41:03. > :41:06.what I have said for the last couple of years, they have got ability but
:41:07. > :41:10.they lacked heart and a tough mentality. They are experts at
:41:11. > :41:18.winning when the pressure is off. Do you agree? Yes. We both got stick
:41:19. > :41:22.last season and this for saying they would not win the title, but we have
:41:23. > :41:27.been proved right. Southampton were still in contention
:41:28. > :41:30.for a place in next season's Europa League, they faced a Crystal Palace
:41:31. > :41:36.side with one eye on the FA Cup final.
:41:37. > :41:40.With plenty to play for and his side in such good form, Ronald Koeman has
:41:41. > :41:47.resisted the temptation to tinker. Oriol Romeu you start with's in
:41:48. > :41:52.midfield. It is the only change. Alan Pardew has made several
:41:53. > :41:57.changes, a week had of the cup final. A second appearance of the
:41:58. > :42:03.season for Julian Speroni, who makes his 388 appearance for the club
:42:04. > :42:11.today. Joint fourth all-time. It equals John Jackson's record total
:42:12. > :42:20.as a goalkeeper. A disjointed opening few minutes. A good shot
:42:21. > :42:25.from Dwight Gayle. Beaten away by Fraser Forster. Dwight Gayle keeping
:42:26. > :42:52.Southampton's goalkeeper on his toes.
:42:53. > :43:04.Sadio Mane guided home. Just over two minutes from half-time.
:43:05. > :43:12.Southampton break the deadlock. With this goal, Damien Delaney trying to
:43:13. > :43:19.protect his goalkeeper, just watch this in the middle. Dusan Tadic and
:43:20. > :43:24.Damien Delaney going for the ball, Damien Delaney going to ground, the
:43:25. > :43:39.bulk guided home I Sadio Mane, nobody there on the line.
:43:40. > :43:47.A great chance, a good save. Solid as a rock, Fraser Forster. He was
:43:48. > :44:05.tested here, Dwight Gayle with the chance.
:44:06. > :44:13.Sullay Kaikai with a shot saved by Fraser Forster. He drilled it into
:44:14. > :44:16.the ground. The flying start from the Southampton goalkeeper. The
:44:17. > :44:42.match opening up a bit here. Pelle with the header. 2-0
:44:43. > :44:51.Southampton. Great play from Martina. The cross hung in the air
:44:52. > :45:00.and Pelle invariably doesn't miss opportunities like that. Speroni got
:45:01. > :45:06.his hand to it, a little nudge in the back of the Palace to
:45:07. > :45:08.Southampton celebrate. Souare is down. Crystal Palace with a free
:45:09. > :45:13.kick. Free kick taken quickly and Dwight
:45:14. > :45:27.Gayle was almost in. Kaikai with the corner. Fraser
:45:28. > :45:32.Forster getting his fist to it. Jason Puncheon with the chance of
:45:33. > :45:37.the shot, what a goal! Jason Puncheon scores against his old
:45:38. > :45:47.club. At 2-1, suddenly Crystal Palace are back in this game.
:45:48. > :45:52.Puncheon really caught that well. Kaikai's corner was punched away by
:45:53. > :46:01.Fraser Forster. Shane Long lost out to Jason Puncheon who was quick to
:46:02. > :46:04.shoot. He found the far corner of the net. Two minutes between two
:46:05. > :46:14.goals at either end of the field. Mane holding off Jason Puncheon. He
:46:15. > :46:19.will go for the return from Pelle. Bundled off the ball. The referee
:46:20. > :46:23.waits for some guidance from the near side. Penalty. Mane goes down
:46:24. > :46:27.right on the edge of the penalty area. Under pressure here from
:46:28. > :46:40.Souare and Mariappa. Ryan Bertrand will take the penalty
:46:41. > :46:46.kick. Can he score against them here? Each hand. Speroni got his
:46:47. > :46:51.gloves to the ball but he couldn't stop it entering the back of the
:46:52. > :46:55.net. Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace thanks to this penalty kick.
:46:56. > :47:07.Couldn't quite turn it past the post.
:47:08. > :47:12.Ward-Prowse finds Steven Davis who has Martina to his right and Pelle
:47:13. > :47:22.to his left. It wasn't a good ball but Martina still collect. Too high
:47:23. > :47:29.for Davis. Ward-Prowse. Mane. Just wide! Good play from Southampton and
:47:30. > :47:47.very nearly a second goal of the match for Sadio Mane.
:47:48. > :48:06.Just out of reach, but into the path of Davis. It's four! Southampton are
:48:07. > :48:11.finishing the season in style. Four in the last home game against
:48:12. > :48:12.Manchester City. And four past Julian Speroni and Crystal Palace
:48:13. > :48:22.here this afternoon. Today the difference was we were
:48:23. > :48:25.very clinical. Not our best game at home, but the belief and the fight
:48:26. > :48:35.until the last second brought three points. Our job, we have done. That
:48:36. > :48:41.was the message to the players. A disappointing result at the end of
:48:42. > :48:46.the match, but what was your view on the performance? I thought our
:48:47. > :48:50.performance was good. Two shocking decisions have gifted them two
:48:51. > :48:55.goals. I think the contact was outside, not a penalty. And a
:48:56. > :49:01.blatant push from the Pelle header. He looks to the referee as if to
:49:02. > :49:05.say, did you see it? He should have seen it. Two poor decisions.
:49:06. > :49:11.Nonetheless we had a lot of chances for an away team. We did OK. We
:49:12. > :49:16.protected a few. They were strong and in good form and they deserved
:49:17. > :49:19.to win. The performance was great. The supporters were behind us like
:49:20. > :49:27.always and we got the result we needed. Another positive season.
:49:28. > :49:35.Goodbye! He has his dad's hair, that one. Ronald Koeman with a fabulous
:49:36. > :49:38.two seasons at Southampton. He's done a magnificent job. When you
:49:39. > :49:47.look at the players sold at Southampton under him. ...
:49:48. > :49:55.That's about ?130 million. They have spent money as well. But as we all
:49:56. > :49:59.know, recruitment in the game when you are selling players is one of
:50:00. > :50:02.the most difficult things to do in management. Not only have they done
:50:03. > :50:06.that but they are getting better and better and have had a magnificent
:50:07. > :50:13.finish to the season. Their position in the league is superb. Other clubs
:50:14. > :50:18.will be looking at him. The question for Ronald is, and I'm sure he will
:50:19. > :50:22.ask the board, what's the future of this football club and where do you
:50:23. > :50:26.want to go? Do you want to keep your better players and keep improving?
:50:27. > :50:29.Will Southampton be able to keep hold of Ronald Koeman because he
:50:30. > :50:35.will attract interest from other clubs. Of course he will. He might
:50:36. > :50:41.feel that if the likes of Mane and Wanyama this appear for big money,
:50:42. > :50:47.they both might want Champions League football. That's the worry
:50:48. > :50:51.for Southampton. Will they match his ambition? That's the question he
:50:52. > :50:54.will ask. Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew did his own analysis and he
:50:55. > :50:59.wasn't happy with a couple of decisions. We will talk about them
:51:00. > :51:04.next week in the FA Cup final. After waving goodbye to Upton Park with
:51:05. > :51:07.victory over Manchester United in midweek, West Ham United three
:51:08. > :51:10.points at Stoke would guarantee a top six finish and a place in the
:51:11. > :51:16.Europa League. Martin Fisher was at the Britannia Stadium.
:51:17. > :51:23.Stoke's Glenn Whelan has only missed one Premier League match all season.
:51:24. > :51:28.For all the flair of Shaqiri, Arnautovic and Bojan, he's probably
:51:29. > :51:33.the first aim on Mark Hughes' team sheet. The absence of Player of the
:51:34. > :51:37.Year Dimitri Payet through injury is a huge blow for Slaven Bilic. He is
:51:38. > :51:39.determined that after such a fantastic campaign, West Ham did not
:51:40. > :51:50.fail at the final hurdle. Most points, fewest defeats, most
:51:51. > :51:59.goals, and a 17th victory would also be a new Premier League record for
:52:00. > :52:06.West Ham. Great run by Kouyate. Cross didn't match what went before,
:52:07. > :52:12.but West Ham get the corner. This is Kouyate at his best, surging run.
:52:13. > :52:21.Not a lot to a mat in the box. Only Carroll and Sakho in support. -- to
:52:22. > :52:24.aim at. Stoke haven't defended this too well. Antonio! West Ham take the
:52:25. > :52:31.lead. Terrible defending by Stoke City. Made no attempt to win the
:52:32. > :52:38.second ball from Winston Reid's header across, and Antonio, in his
:52:39. > :52:42.favourite position further up the field today, putting West Ham in
:52:43. > :52:47.front with the first real shot on goal from either team in the opening
:52:48. > :52:51.quarter of the contest. Winston Reid's header across and Antonio
:52:52. > :52:57.took control of the situation, given the time and space to swivel and
:52:58. > :52:59.bump it home. West Ham United have the lead and are on course for sixth
:53:00. > :53:05.spot in the table. Here come West Ham again, and here
:53:06. > :53:18.comes Antonio again. He has found Sakho, who shoots into
:53:19. > :53:24.the side netting. West Ham could be out of sight already. A tame start
:53:25. > :53:30.to the game from both sides, but since going in front, it has been
:53:31. > :53:32.all West Ham. What a fabulous job Slaven Bilic has done it West Ham
:53:33. > :53:44.this season. Well won AC by Antonio. Noble.
:53:45. > :53:47.Kouyate! The second goal will not come for West Ham, but it seems a
:53:48. > :53:52.matter of time before it does. Lightscameraction well
:53:53. > :54:07.. Sakho at the back post. If Antonio tries to pick him out. He has found
:54:08. > :54:11.him. Great save, Shay Given. Glorious chance goes begging. Sakho
:54:12. > :54:19.denied by the 40-year-old Shay Given. They want to finish the
:54:20. > :54:21.season in some style, despite very little being at stake for Stoke
:54:22. > :54:37.today. In Imbula line sit up and finds the
:54:38. > :54:45.bottom corner. His first goal, the record signing. Imbula punishes West
:54:46. > :54:50.Ham for some wayward finishing and some poor defending for once here.
:54:51. > :54:59.Randolph beaten from a long way out. Maybe could have done better. But he
:55:00. > :55:05.unhappy nobody pressed the Frenchman as he let fly. He made it obvious he
:55:06. > :55:10.was going to. Mark Hughes celebrates a Stoke City equaliser.
:55:11. > :55:23.It's off the line, saved by Shay Given twice. Brilliant from Shay
:55:24. > :55:26.Given again. He will be impressing the Republic of Ireland
:55:27. > :55:38.international manager Martin O'Neill with his performance today.
:55:39. > :55:51.It's another West Ham United corner. The next ten minutes could be
:55:52. > :55:57.pivotal in West Ham's hopes of European football next season. It's
:55:58. > :56:02.off the line again the! The Stoke City goal here, leading a charmed
:56:03. > :56:07.life. Glenn Whelan with the heroics. He took his position on the near
:56:08. > :56:09.post. Is that over the line? Not the whole ball, which is why we have
:56:10. > :56:19.that system in place. Adam takes on Randolph from
:56:20. > :56:24.distance. We have seen him do that before. He very nearly pulled it off
:56:25. > :56:29.again. Brilliant from Charlie Adam. It's his speciality and Randolph
:56:30. > :56:36.needed two bites to get it over the bar. Can Stoke find the winning
:56:37. > :56:44.goal? It would see them finish ninth. They have! Diouf with the
:56:45. > :56:50.somersault of celebration. And Stoke have probably won it with just a
:56:51. > :56:53.couple of minutes to go. Slaven Bilic and West Ham hopes of European
:56:54. > :57:00.football next season have just suffered an enormous tent. A game
:57:01. > :57:14.they have largely dominated. -- enormous dent. Chances wasted, and
:57:15. > :57:19.Diouf, off the bench for Stoke City. Poor marking from West Ham. They
:57:20. > :57:21.fell asleep and it could be curtains for West Ham United and the European
:57:22. > :57:29.dream for next season. At times this crowd will always
:57:30. > :57:33.demand you bang the ball long and chase after it. When it's
:57:34. > :57:37.appropriate we will, but for the most part we set up as a team who
:57:38. > :57:42.plays through the lines, looking to get people in positions through good
:57:43. > :57:46.play. Could have been easy to change mentality and go longer and I think
:57:47. > :57:50.we would have been beaten again. Credit to the lads, they were brave,
:57:51. > :57:57.played their stuff, and they got their reward. Despite the thing that
:57:58. > :58:02.we lost, one part of the is analysing the game and happy because
:58:03. > :58:13.we played really good football. We had a good game. Totally dominant in
:58:14. > :58:17.a very difficult away game. But we are big disappointed that we lost
:58:18. > :58:22.our sixth place on the last game of the season in this way. STUDIO: They
:58:23. > :58:29.have lost sixth place, but fine margins. They had plenty of chances,
:58:30. > :58:33.West Ham. They played some good football. But this particular one
:58:34. > :58:37.would have put them in the lead. You would fancy them to go on and win
:58:38. > :58:42.it. We have called the technology for a long time and this is why, I
:58:43. > :58:49.thought it was in watching it live. We can see from the replay that it
:58:50. > :58:54.wasn't. It's a really thin line. The lines are always pretty much the
:58:55. > :59:00.same size! You know what I'm in. Between winning and losing games.
:59:01. > :59:04.Stoke went on to win. Very good season for West Ham regardless.
:59:05. > :59:09.Slaven Bilic has done a terrific job. I think they have all exceeded
:59:10. > :59:12.expectation. The emergence of Payet and Lanzini has been brilliant. So
:59:13. > :59:17.many good performances and the move to the new stadium, thousands of
:59:18. > :59:23.season tickets and everything is rosy. Stoke, before today they were
:59:24. > :59:27.on a bad run, but they have finished ninth three years running. Good
:59:28. > :59:31.season for Stoke and Mark Hughes. They have become a more exciting
:59:32. > :59:35.team without taking anything away from their performance in the
:59:36. > :59:39.league. They have players who are exciting. Shaqiri, Arnautovic,
:59:40. > :59:44.Bojan. They can be very pleased with their performances this season.
:59:45. > :59:45.Plenty of football to come in the next few weeks beginning next
:59:46. > :00:39.Saturday at Wembley. The inside story of how the title
:00:40. > :00:45.was won, you really don't want to miss that! They were ten points
:00:46. > :00:48.clear going into their game against Chelsea, who formed a guard of
:00:49. > :00:53.honour. It was an emotional moment for the man who once sat in the
:00:54. > :00:57.Stamford Bridge dugout, Claudio Ranieri.
:00:58. > :01:04.Outwith the old, in with the the deposed champions did their
:01:05. > :01:10.successors a guard of honour, deserving of a team who have won 23
:01:11. > :01:13.of their 37 Premier League games and lost only three. John Terry among
:01:14. > :01:19.those applauding, along with the owner. An emotional return to
:01:20. > :01:24.Stamford Bridge for Claudio Ranieri, in his four years here he was never
:01:25. > :01:28.out of the top six. The Player of the Season when he reached the
:01:29. > :01:30.European semifinal, Conor Coady Cheney, he makes a special
:01:31. > :01:55.ostentation on behalf of Chelsea. An appeal for handball. The referee
:01:56. > :02:01.says no. The hand was somewhere in there. There was a case, it was
:02:02. > :02:20.Christian Fuchs, the left-back, who made contact with the ball.
:02:21. > :02:30.That did not miss by much. Pedro has managed eight goals since he came
:02:31. > :02:36.from Barcelona at the start of the season. ?21 million. Chelsea need to
:02:37. > :02:52.see some repayment. That could have been number nine.
:02:53. > :02:59.Jamie Vardy is really chasing Harry Kane. At the start of play, Harry
:03:00. > :03:06.Kane had 25 Premier League goals, Jamie Vardy and Sergio Aguero had
:03:07. > :03:11.24. That can change this afternoon. There is a applause going round the
:03:12. > :03:12.ground for John Terry. Still considering the offer of a one-year
:03:13. > :03:32.contract. A good save by the left-hand of
:03:33. > :03:35.Kasper Schmeichel. Those moments of inspiration have got Willian the
:03:36. > :03:43.Player of the Year vote on Friday night. Chelsea to be under new
:03:44. > :03:47.management next season, when Antonio Conte arrives in July after the
:03:48. > :04:03.European Championships, when he will be managing Italy.
:04:04. > :04:32.Offside. Disappointment hidden behind the mask, but the flag was up
:04:33. > :04:37.on the far side. Half level, I would have called him, but the way the law
:04:38. > :04:38.is interpreted, the only has to have a fingernail head of the defender
:04:39. > :05:03.and he is offside. It is a penalty. Chelsea at last
:05:04. > :05:07.looked like breaking through. It was a brilliant run by Eden Hazard that
:05:08. > :05:13.produced this moment. He looked like going through everybody. Then Tammy
:05:14. > :05:19.Abraham, and finally, Nemanja Matic. Cesc Fabregas, they have had mixed
:05:20. > :05:24.fortune from the penalty spot, we will see what he can do. He scored
:05:25. > :05:32.against West Ham from the spot. He scores again. Chelsea take the lead,
:05:33. > :05:38.20 minutes into the second half. John Terry among those applauding.
:05:39. > :05:44.Cesc Fabregas gets his sixth goal of the season. He tried to fall Kasper
:05:45. > :05:51.Schmeichel by stopping in his run up and he put it in the other corner.
:05:52. > :05:52.Our Leicester City going to forfeit this proud record of only three
:05:53. > :06:17.defeats? He has tried one from their! Has
:06:18. > :06:21.that added to his claims for an England squad place on Monday? Danny
:06:22. > :06:31.Drinkwater. A beautiful shot, nine minutes from the end. With pace and
:06:32. > :06:37.swerve, catching the goalkeeper out. Leicester City, the champions, have
:06:38. > :06:41.come back from a goal behind. And so the old champions held at home by
:06:42. > :06:50.the new champions. Honours even. Yes, we talked before
:06:51. > :06:56.the game, let's make a diplomatic draw! No, it was a typical end of
:06:57. > :07:04.season game, nothing at stake. We created chances. Kasper Schmeichel
:07:05. > :07:11.played well. We had the penalty, then we invited them with sloppy
:07:12. > :07:18.defending. It was a warm welcome for me. It was fantastic at the
:07:19. > :07:22.beginning and at the end. Also, I enjoyed the match, because both
:07:23. > :07:28.teams wanted to win, without something special, but we try to do
:07:29. > :07:31.our best. A draw is OK, because we have lost only three times this
:07:32. > :07:37.season. It was an amazing achievement. What a screamer to
:07:38. > :07:43.equalise! It took 38 games, but I will take it! More importantly, we
:07:44. > :07:48.got the point and kept our unbeaten record going.
:07:49. > :07:52.I have said for a very long time I want to be here for the rest of my
:07:53. > :07:56.career, I want to finish my career here. We will be speaking to the
:07:57. > :07:59.club, I want to stay, the club know that.
:08:00. > :08:06.John Terry has made a speech, implying he would like to stay. Have
:08:07. > :08:14.you got a view? They are in contact, the directors and John and his
:08:15. > :08:17.agent. It is good, in Holland we say don't disturb the hen who is sitting
:08:18. > :08:22.on the egg. Don't disturb the hen that is
:08:23. > :08:24.sitting on the egg! Danny Drinkwater, a terrific season. An
:08:25. > :08:37.incredible season. He has got everything. He is a
:08:38. > :08:41.workaholic. He is creative. He has got everything you need in the
:08:42. > :08:46.modern day to play at the top level. He has proved it every game this
:08:47. > :08:50.season. Today he showed the same application and desire that he did
:08:51. > :08:54.in the first day of the season in a game where he did not have to. He is
:08:55. > :09:00.trying to get in the England squad, but he should be one of the first
:09:01. > :09:04.names in the midfield. He capped a wonderful display with a great goal.
:09:05. > :09:09.It is not just about that, it is about what he brings in all the
:09:10. > :09:13.other areas, his energy, his discipline, to play that role. A lot
:09:14. > :09:20.of people don't understand how difficult it can be. Playing in a
:09:21. > :09:28.free is much easier. He could do more here, because he is capable,
:09:29. > :09:36.but what a strike it is. Should he be in the England squad? Yes, 100%.
:09:37. > :09:40.Yes, he should be. We have made the same mistakes over the years with
:09:41. > :09:46.gambling on players who we think may well be fit. In that position, there
:09:47. > :09:51.are two obvious people, Jack Wilshere and Jordan Henderson. Danny
:09:52. > :09:55.Drinkwater deserves to go ahead of Jack Wilshere, because he has been
:09:56. > :10:00.magnificent all season, where Jack Wilshere has had one start, that is
:10:01. > :10:05.not enough. There is not another English midfielder who has had as
:10:06. > :10:09.good a season. Ellie Ali, maybe. They have been the best two by a
:10:10. > :10:15.mile. The golden boot is done, you gave it away a bit earlier, but it
:10:16. > :10:23.has gone to Harry Kane, well done, a terrific achievement. Another
:10:24. > :10:27.magnificent season. He must start in the European Championships? Yes, he
:10:28. > :10:32.is the number one striker, he will start. I could not agree more.
:10:33. > :10:38.Especially after his start, he did not score. I have milked it, but
:10:39. > :10:43.final word on Leicester City? They came from behind again, they don't
:10:44. > :10:48.like losing. Staggering, absolutely staggering, brilliant. Their
:10:49. > :10:56.performance today, it epitomises their mentality. It was like they
:10:57. > :11:00.needed to win. That is good! Watford said farewell to their departing
:11:01. > :11:03.manager against a Sunderland team still celebrating another great
:11:04. > :11:10.escape after beating Everton in midweek.
:11:11. > :11:15.It is sure to be an emotional goodbye for KK Sanchez Flores, the
:11:16. > :11:18.outgoing boss, he steered his side to safety with time to spare, but
:11:19. > :11:22.the time has run out after a slump in form since Christmas. His final
:11:23. > :11:29.team shows three changes from that region at Norwich, Nathan Ake and
:11:30. > :11:33.Sebastian Prodl return, Adlene Guedioura starts in midfield. Sam
:11:34. > :11:37.Allardyce has made nine changes, with the pressure off. Rees
:11:38. > :11:41.Greenwood and Tommy Robredo make their debuts, Duncan Watmore leads
:11:42. > :11:54.the line, Jermain Defoe on the bench.
:11:55. > :12:05.Just wide. He thought he had hit the target, so did many in the crowd.
:12:06. > :12:17.Almen Abdi, a nice turn, but the Finnish shave the woodwork.
:12:18. > :12:27.They saved by Heurelho Gomes. The slip from Sebastian Prodl,
:12:28. > :12:31.Sunderland get another chance. Jack Rodwell is there, Sunderland score.
:12:32. > :12:36.On his 50th appearance. He gives the visitors the lead. They have a
:12:37. > :12:43.couple of opportunities. The crucial slip in the Watford backline enables
:12:44. > :12:47.Jeremain Lens to set it up. His first goal of this season,
:12:48. > :12:55.Sunderland are in front at Vicarage Road. Even with a hugely changed
:12:56. > :13:01.side you can see the maturity and calmness in the Sunderland team.
:13:02. > :13:06.They have only lost once since the end of February, and that against
:13:07. > :13:10.the champions. The flag is up on the near side, it is offside. Duncan
:13:11. > :13:15.Watmore is denied a quickfire second. How close was this? Very
:13:16. > :13:41.close. The header is in. Sebastian Prodl.
:13:42. > :13:46.The Austrian defender gives the manager something to smile about on
:13:47. > :13:51.his final day. Sunderland feel it is a foul on John O'Shea. Watch him
:13:52. > :13:56.make the run across. There is a little touch before the header. It
:13:57. > :14:05.is well directed and into the net, and Watford are level.
:14:06. > :14:13.It is turned behind for another corner. Better from Watford at the
:14:14. > :14:15.start of the second half. Watford scored from their last corner, what
:14:16. > :14:29.can they do from this one? Joy Deeney tangling in a box.
:14:30. > :14:36.Finally away. Lens is on marketing the middle. Duncan Watmore finds
:14:37. > :14:45.Lens. And he can finish it. Sunderland back into the lead.
:14:46. > :14:52.Jeremy -- Lens puts Sam Allardyce's men back in front. It squirms
:14:53. > :15:01.underneath Heurelho Gomes. Duncan Watmore's rake and well finished by
:15:02. > :15:05.Lens. -- break. Two goals inside the first ten minutes of the second
:15:06. > :15:13.half. Ighalo turns in the penalty area. Nathan Ake. Good save.
:15:14. > :15:19.Pickford was stretching and denying Watford the equaliser. A touch over
:15:20. > :15:34.from Pickford. Chance for the youngster to have an
:15:35. > :15:46.opportunity. Winning a free kick here.
:15:47. > :15:58.Kone and O'Shea were up there. And it has beaten them all and it's
:15:59. > :16:09.headed in. But it's offside. End or Azurite N'Doye was there. Sunderland
:16:10. > :16:17.are denied a third goal. Troy Deeney with a lay-off. Clash of bodies, and
:16:18. > :16:20.he has given a spot kick. Kevin Friend thought long and hard about
:16:21. > :16:26.that and then he pointed to the spot. There is a high boot in there
:16:27. > :16:33.from the Sunderland defender. But how much contact was there? Perhaps
:16:34. > :16:36.an arm raised from O'Shea. The third challenge from the skipper. Troy
:16:37. > :16:41.Deeney has been back in the goals of late and he has the chance to level
:16:42. > :16:48.the scores on the hour mark at Vicarage Road. Watford are level. He
:16:49. > :16:54.is the talismans of this club. 15th goal of the season. Five in 54 Troy
:16:55. > :16:58.Deeney, and these fans hope it's not goodbye after today. Three goals
:16:59. > :17:01.inside the first 15 minutes of the second half. That one was never in
:17:02. > :17:05.doubt when the spot kick was awarded.
:17:06. > :17:11.The Watford fans wanted to give their fans a good sendoff after
:17:12. > :17:14.their first good season in the Premier League was doubly matched
:17:15. > :17:18.them every step of the way. The sad thing was some of the officials'
:17:19. > :17:23.decisions today. We had victories that away from us by of those
:17:24. > :17:30.decisions. Are you sad? Of course I'm sensitive. I have memories for
:17:31. > :17:36.these fans and players and stadium. But it's life. If you hours and
:17:37. > :17:40.days, I will think about the future. Sunderland have been in the bottom
:17:41. > :17:43.three for the whole year. But they have come up and Sam Allardyce
:17:44. > :17:48.hailed as a great manager, which he is. But we have seemingly coasted
:17:49. > :17:53.through the season, never really flirting with relegation, and our
:17:54. > :17:57.gaffer has been sacked. One of those crazy ones. STUDIO: We will come to
:17:58. > :18:01.that shortly. Sunderland have recruited brilliantly in the winter,
:18:02. > :18:06.which Big Sam must get a lot of credit for. Miraculous once again.
:18:07. > :18:13.Sam has done a great job. They got him in at the right time. They
:18:14. > :18:26.brought in players like Wahbi Khazri, N'Doye, Kerch off. And Kone
:18:27. > :18:29.has scored as well. Recruitment was difficult, but it's getting the
:18:30. > :18:32.players up to speed as well. The Premier League is more physical than
:18:33. > :18:38.other leagues and quicker. It's getting these players up to speed as
:18:39. > :18:42.well, and he did that in no time whatsoever. He's done a magnificent
:18:43. > :18:46.job in keeping Sunderland in the league. What about the dismissal of
:18:47. > :18:50.Flores this week? It's hard to comprehend and work out the
:18:51. > :18:56.thinking. He said he is sad. I'm sad because I like him. He got his team
:18:57. > :19:01.organised, playing decent football. They want on a bad run at the end of
:19:02. > :19:04.the season, but that happens. They have never been near relegation.
:19:05. > :19:08.They got to the semifinal of the FA Cup and I don't think one Watford
:19:09. > :19:14.supporter would want change. It's crazy, I don't understand why you
:19:15. > :19:19.would get rid of him. Agreed, barmy. Enough said. To make games to
:19:20. > :19:24.finish. West Brom against Europa League finalists Liverpool coming
:19:25. > :19:27.up. Firstly go to Goodison Park. Everton sacked Roberto Martinez on
:19:28. > :19:34.Thursday and they face a Norwich side who relegated midweek.
:19:35. > :19:40.COMMENTATOR: A 414th and last appearance for American Tim Howard
:19:41. > :19:43.who leaves Goodison Park after ten years of calling it home. He will
:19:44. > :19:52.play for the Colorado Rapids in the MLS. Teenagers Tom Davies and Kieran
:19:53. > :19:58.Powell make their full debuts as under 19 coach David Unsworth takes
:19:59. > :20:03.full charge. Steven Naismith returns to Goodison for the first time since
:20:04. > :20:04.leaving in January. Matt Jarvis and Cameron Jerome come in for the
:20:05. > :20:20.Canaries. Dispossessed by Gareth Barry. Lukaku
:20:21. > :20:26.once it in his power. He gets away from Martin. John Ruddy with the
:20:27. > :20:30.save. Mirallas. Lukaku again and John Ruddy denies Everton. Two good
:20:31. > :20:35.saves from the former Everton man. Barry Ferguson Romelu Lukaku, and
:20:36. > :20:38.when the rebound came to the striker, he was again foiled by
:20:39. > :20:52.Roddy. -- Barry found Romelu Lukaku. Graham Dorrans into Cameron Jerome.
:20:53. > :20:57.It was comfortable for Howard in the end. There is a nice flow to this
:20:58. > :21:04.match now. Kieran Powell comes forward with possession. McCarthy!
:21:05. > :21:12.What a strike that is from James McCarthy. His second goal of the
:21:13. > :21:16.season. And what a goal that is. Surely a late contender for
:21:17. > :21:19.Everton's goal of the season. It breaks for McCarthy and he lashes it
:21:20. > :21:36.past John Ruddy. Exceptional strike. No way through for Brady. Lukaku.
:21:37. > :21:43.Waiting for the run of Devin Morales who might be through here. Into the
:21:44. > :21:51.side netting. Terrific play here from the two Belgians. Lukaku waits
:21:52. > :21:54.for Mirallas to time his run. Everton looking good to get another
:21:55. > :22:00.goal to add to the one they already have.
:22:01. > :22:16.Pinto gets ahead of Mirallas. Norwich corner.
:22:17. > :22:25.Cleared as far as Dorrans. Plenty forward for Norwich. Deflection,
:22:26. > :22:31.appeals for handball but Lee Mason isn't interested. The ball is driven
:22:32. > :22:36.in, flies up and hits the arm of Tom Davies. Clearly not a penalty.
:22:37. > :22:44.Really nice play from Romelu Lukaku. Davies. Barry in towards Lukaku. Was
:22:45. > :22:51.he caught in the area? He was. Penalty kick. Foul by Robbie Brady,
:22:52. > :23:01.bringing down Lukaku. Everton has the chance to double their lead.
:23:02. > :23:06.Pulled from Brady and Lukaku goes down. Leighton Baines, reliable from
:23:07. > :23:12.the penalty spot. 2-0. Leighton Baines has scored in successive home
:23:13. > :23:18.matches now. As we approach our time, Norwich already look like a
:23:19. > :23:20.beaten team. 16 successful penalties out of 17 in the Premier League for
:23:21. > :23:42.Leighton Baines. Kieran Dowell has options either
:23:43. > :23:50.side. McCarthy. In by Kenny. Mirallas! 3-0. So, so easy for
:23:51. > :23:54.Everton. Kevin Mirallas gets his sixth goal of the season. He scored
:23:55. > :23:58.at Leicester last weekend. Now he has surely earned all three points
:23:59. > :24:03.for Everton. Mirallas on the right of your picture must have been
:24:04. > :24:08.miffed when the ball was played through to him. You can see him
:24:09. > :24:13.express some frustration. But as it was delivered across the penalty
:24:14. > :24:19.area, the simplest of chances. The Belgian international makes it 3-0,
:24:20. > :24:24.and surely all three points. This may well be the only occasion David
:24:25. > :24:26.Unsworth manages Everton. I'm sure he has enjoyed every single second
:24:27. > :24:39.of it. Picked up by Brady and well saved by
:24:40. > :24:44.Howard, getting down smartly at his near post to block with his leg.
:24:45. > :24:48.Suddenly there is a bit of fight about Norwich. The first real save
:24:49. > :24:49.of note Tim Howard has had to make on his farewell appearance for
:24:50. > :24:57.Everton. This is a place I love. So hard to
:24:58. > :25:01.leave. I'm excited about the new chapter but you have to understand,
:25:02. > :25:06.I do miss every day for a decade and it's so hard to leave. The proudest
:25:07. > :25:11.day of my life. It's an honour to be asked by the chairman. One game, 100
:25:12. > :25:14.games, nobody can take that away from me and I will remember it for
:25:15. > :25:17.the rest of my life. I know that whoever gets this job will be a very
:25:18. > :25:23.lucky man because it's a wonderful football club. Since the day we went
:25:24. > :25:27.down we have been doing a lot in the background. There will be a lot of
:25:28. > :25:31.discussions to be had and we need to make sure we have a clear direction
:25:32. > :25:36.of where we are going. We will see who will come with us.
:25:37. > :25:47.West Brom unchanged for the third game running with 17-year-old
:25:48. > :25:52.Jonathan Leto starting again. As expected, all chains for Liverpool.
:25:53. > :25:56.The big one in Basel in mind, a different starting XI to the midweek
:25:57. > :26:00.draw against Chelsea including a first Premier League appearance
:26:01. > :26:02.since December for Adam Bogdan. Henderson and Danny Ings back from
:26:03. > :26:19.injury and they are on the bench. Stewart has to be careful with Craig
:26:20. > :26:24.Gardner hunting around. Brannigan turned Joe Allen. Sloppy pass,
:26:25. > :26:29.straight to Leko. Good stuff from Leko on the rampage. Angle is
:26:30. > :26:36.against Rondon, but he's still scores. West Brom's top scorer this
:26:37. > :26:44.season gets the opener, but how about the work from the youngster?
:26:45. > :26:50.Leko only turned 17 last month, and he's already turning heads.
:26:51. > :26:58.Wonderful work from him to find Rondon, and the Venezuelan blasts
:26:59. > :27:09.beyond box damned for his 10th of the season. -- beyond Adam Bogdan.
:27:10. > :27:14.Tony Pulis is going to have, say Sinn with Jeremy Peace next week
:27:15. > :27:36.about his contract. His current deal runs out next summer.
:27:37. > :27:43.Bit of a dart from Brannigan. Would have been a fabulous goal from the
:27:44. > :27:48.youngster. A first Premier League start for the 20-year-old today.
:27:49. > :27:52.Liverpool have lost just one of their last eight games in the
:27:53. > :27:59.Premier League. Jordan Ibe in a bit of space here. Jordan Ibe invited to
:28:00. > :28:08.come forward. Still... And wonderful goal from Jordan Ibe to draw
:28:09. > :28:12.Liverpool level. It's his first ever strike in the Premier League. It
:28:13. > :28:20.puts a smile back on Jurgen Klopp's fakes. Although I don't think Tony
:28:21. > :28:26.Pulis will be too happy with the way West Brom backed off and invited
:28:27. > :28:33.Jordan Ibe forward. Nobody went to the ball, and he said, thank you
:28:34. > :28:39.very much. It took a slight deflection on its way in, which made
:28:40. > :28:45.it tough for Ben Foster. West Brom 1-1 Liverpool. Despite the
:28:46. > :28:51.eight-game winless run, a victory for West Brom today would see them
:28:52. > :28:59.eat their points total from last season. -- beat their points total.
:29:00. > :29:06.Craig Gardner with the free kick. Not a bad delivery. Rondon, off the
:29:07. > :29:10.post and over the top by Rondon. What an opportunity for his second
:29:11. > :29:13.of the game. Liverpool have had problems dealing with set pieces all
:29:14. > :29:21.season. They were very nearly undone there. Following the recent verdicts
:29:22. > :29:24.which found the victims of the Hillsborough disaster were
:29:25. > :29:28.unlawfully killed, West Brom have replaced 96 blue seats in the away
:29:29. > :29:30.end with red ones that will remain unoccupied and carry a name of each
:29:31. > :29:46.of the victims. Salomon Rondon could not quite get
:29:47. > :29:51.the touch. He ended a barren run at Bournemouth last weekend. He already
:29:52. > :30:06.has one today, he could easily have had a hat-trick.
:30:07. > :30:14.A clattering challenge, it will be a West Brom corner. The first touch
:30:15. > :30:26.was not the best, he allowed Lucas to nip in.
:30:27. > :30:35.It is a corner, but it should be another goal for the Venezuelan.
:30:36. > :30:44.We created not enough real chances at the end. We could have done a bit
:30:45. > :30:49.better, but I am fine with the game, I think it is OK. We were safe after
:30:50. > :30:54.we beat Manchester United, with eight games to go. We were hoping
:30:55. > :31:02.them to push on, but it has been that way. Quite a few games where we
:31:03. > :31:05.needed the second goal, and we have created the chances, as we have done
:31:06. > :31:12.today, but we have not been able to put them away. We are disappointed
:31:13. > :31:17.with the chances we had that we have not scored the second goal. You have
:31:18. > :31:21.tried to keep your focus on today's game, everybody has tried to talk
:31:22. > :31:29.about the Europa League final, but now you can focus on that game. Of
:31:30. > :31:38.course, this game is over, now we can look at it. We can prepare the
:31:39. > :31:45.team for Wednesday. It starts when we are on the bus.
:31:46. > :31:52.11 changes for Liverpool, a European final in midweek, understandable.
:31:53. > :31:55.Yes, that is their priority. There has not been as much improvement in
:31:56. > :32:02.the league as he would have liked, but there is an excuse, Wednesday
:32:03. > :32:06.night. He will be instantaneously judged on that result, if they win
:32:07. > :32:13.he will be the hero, but it is not his side yet. No, he has used more
:32:14. > :32:17.players than anybody else this season, 34, so he is looking at what
:32:18. > :32:23.he has got. They got to the League Cup final. A big night on Wednesday,
:32:24. > :32:26.Champions League would be very helpful in persuading players to
:32:27. > :32:33.come as well. As we saw in the Everton game, a welcome victory at
:32:34. > :32:38.the end of the season, what did you think of Roberto Martinez's
:32:39. > :32:42.dismissal? With that squad, the expected to win a trophy this year.
:32:43. > :32:48.We saw the performance against Leicester City and Sunderland, that
:32:49. > :32:55.told the story. Who do we think is most likely to get the job? A bit of
:32:56. > :33:01.betting? Yes, the favourite leaving this job on Monday, it seemed
:33:02. > :33:07.coincidental. No problem there with him being the favourite. Ronald
:33:08. > :33:11.Koeman would be a surprise. Will he be looking for even bigger and
:33:12. > :33:16.better things than Everton? Not being disrespectful, but he is a
:33:17. > :33:20.very good manager, he might be looking at a top Champions League
:33:21. > :33:27.club. It has come to that time, we will decide the goal of the season.
:33:28. > :33:33.You have voted, over 100,000 of you. They were the top three. It boils
:33:34. > :33:41.down to you to decide our winner from those three. We have agreed!
:33:42. > :33:50.That is a shame, I was going to get the... Dele Alli. A brilliant goal.
:33:51. > :33:56.Three bits of glass. Two great touches and the finish. The other
:33:57. > :33:58.contenders, it is just one technical bit of skill. But three is
:33:59. > :34:15.fantastic. What a goal! Sensational control
:34:16. > :34:21.from Dele Alli. Christian Eriksen the header back, brie and control,
:34:22. > :34:25.and what a volley. It is one of the goals of the season.
:34:26. > :34:33.Well done. It was a breeze for Leicester City in the end, they
:34:34. > :34:39.complete the season with a ten point winning margin. Arsenal's highest
:34:40. > :34:43.finish for 11 years. Southampton into the Europa League, West Ham
:34:44. > :34:49.joined them if Manchester United win the FA Cup will stop the relegation
:34:50. > :34:52.places were already decided, Aston Villa's record as ever present in
:34:53. > :34:59.the Premier League has come to an end. Let's take a look at Monday's
:35:00. > :35:04.headlines. The daily Mirror among several papers to lead with the
:35:05. > :35:08.dummy explosive device mistakenly left at Old Trafford. Manchester
:35:09. > :35:16.United will now have to play four days before the FA Cup final. Wine,
:35:17. > :35:22.not champagne, with rival managers lamenting their teens' shortcomings.
:35:23. > :35:26.That is it, what an extraordinary season it has been. I suppose I had
:35:27. > :35:30.better get ready for next season! Good night.
:35:31. > :36:09.A new season, a new Iraq. What a start to the new season for
:36:10. > :36:26.Leicester City! Desire, resilience, skill and drive.
:36:27. > :36:32.Jamie Vardy has permit a game for Leicester City.
:36:33. > :36:37.Jamie Vardy has done it again. Nobody can stop Jamie Vardy. An
:36:38. > :36:44.extraordinary run of form. Jamie Vardy has done it! Jamie
:36:45. > :36:50.Vardy's place in Premier League history is assured.
:36:51. > :36:58.This really is a team. It just goes on and on with these fabulous,
:36:59. > :37:08.unfathomable Foxes. What a screamer!
:37:09. > :37:10.They are going to the top of the pile above every other team in the
:37:11. > :37:33.land. Magnificently done by Leonardo
:37:34. > :37:41.Ulloa. Leicester City level.
:37:42. > :37:51.It is over to Tottenham Hotspur. Eden Hazard, what a goal!
:37:52. > :37:57.The champions have seen out their ultimate season in bags and bags of
:37:58. > :38:02.style. This could be
:38:03. > :38:04.the game of the season. There's going to be fireworks.
:38:05. > :38:07.A repeat of the 1990 final. What do you mean, Wigan
:38:08. > :38:10.aren't playing, cocker?!