Premier League Final Round: Aston Villa Drops Out of Top 5 After Man United Scores a Goal

Results of the matches that decide the Champions League tickets:

Fulham - Man City: 0-2 (Gundogan, minute 21; Haaland, minute 72).

Man United - Aston Villa: 1-0 (Diallo, minute 76).

Newcastle - Everton: 0-1 (Alcaraz, 61st minute)

Nottingham - Chelsea: 0-1 (Cowill, minute 50).

Minute 72, FULHAM vs MAN CITY. Haaland scored from the penalty spot to increase the score to 2-0 for Man City. Now the ticket to the Champions League will be difficult to escape from Man City's hands.

Haaland celebrates his goal against Fulham - Photo: REUTERS

Minute 61 of the match NEWCASTLE - EVERTON. Newcastle conceded a goal and the scorer for Everton was Carlos Alcaraz. With this result, Newcastle was pushed down to 6th place with 67 points. Aston Villa is drawing with Man United, climbing to 5th place with 1 point more.

Alcaraz scored to push Newcastle down to sixth place - Photo: REUTERS

Minute 56, SOUTHAMPTON vs ARSENAL. Arsenal just conceded a goal to bottom team Southampton. This loss doesn't mean much because the "gunners" will almost certainly finish second this season.

50th minute of NOTTINGHAM vs CHELSEA. Center back Levi Colwill scored from close range to put Chelsea ahead of Nottingham. Chelsea now has 69 points, moving up to fourth place.

The situation where Cowill scored for Chelsea - Photo: REUTERS

23:05, the second half of the matches in the final round of the Premier League begins.

22:50, the matches in the final round of the Premier League enter halftime.

Premier League standings before half-time break in round 38 - Screenshot.

Minute 43 of the match SOUTHAMPTON - ARSENAL. Arsenal just opened the score thanks to Kieran Tierney. This goal helps Arsenal firmly consolidate their 2nd position.

The joy of Arsenal players after scoring against Southampton - Photo: REUTERS

37th minute, NOTTINGHAM vs CHELSEA. Chelsea are struggling against Nottingham. But Nottingham need to win this match more. Nottingham are trying to switch to an attacking mode and have Chelsea in stitches at times.

Chelsea played quite poorly against Nottingham - Photo: REUTERS

Minute 21 of FULHAM vs MAN CITY. Midfielder   İlkay Gundogan opened the scoring for Man City. With this result, Man City now has 71 points, firmly holding a ticket to the Champions League.

The joy of Man City players after scoring against Fulham - Photo: REUTERS

Minute 9 of the match between LIVERPOOL and CRYSTAL PALACE. Liverpool let Ismaila Sarr score. The assist was provided by Tyrick Mitchell. In the match between Tottenham and Brighton, Dominik Solanke successfully took the penalty kick, scoring for the "roosters". Meanwhile, Brentford is leading Wolves 1-0.

Sarr scores for Crystal Palace against Liverpool - Photo: REUTERS

Minute 5, 10 matches took place at the same time and no goals were scored. All positions on the rankings up to this point have not changed.

Man City and Fulham are holding each other to a 0-0 draw - Photo: REUTERS

At 10pm, all 10 matches in the final round of the Premier League have officially begun. The focus of the final round will be on the top 5 race between Man City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham.

The match between Nottingham and Chelsea will be the focus of round 38 - Photo: REUTERS

After 37 rounds of matches, in the English Premier League, only champion Liverpool and runner-up Arsenal are certain to qualify for the Champions League next season. The remaining three tickets will be competed for by 5 teams: Man City (68 points), Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa (all 66 points), and Nottingham (65 points).

Premier League final round update: 5 teams compete for 3 tickets to Champions League - Graphics: AN BINH

In the final round, Man City will face Fulham, Newcastle will face Everton, Chelsea will face Nottingham, and Aston Villa will face Man United.

With their current points, Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea have the power to decide for themselves as they only need a win to qualify for the Champions League. For Man City, a draw would be enough to help them finish in the top 5.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa and Nottingham not only have to win but also need the condition that the teams above them stumble. Nottingham will face Chelsea - the team ranked 5th. Nottingham must beat Chelsea and wait for one of Aston Villa and Newcastle to not win to have a ticket to the Champions League.

Live schedule of round 38 of the Premier League - Graphics: AN BINH

Conditions for teams to participate in the Champions League (finish in the top 5):

+Man City: win or draw with host Fulham.

+Newcastle: beat Everton; drew with Everton and Aston Villa did not beat Man United.

+Chelsea: win Nottingham; draw Nottingham while Aston Villa fails to beat Man United or Newcastle loses to Everton.

+Aston Villa: win Man United while Chelsea or Newcastle do not win or Man City lose; draw Man United while Newcastle and Chelsea both lose.

+Nottingham: win against Chelsea and either Aston Villa or Newcastle fail to win.

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