THE final day of the Premier League season is here – and there is still so much to play for.
Arsenal and Manchester City are going head-to-head for the title with Pep Guardiola’s side in Pole position for their fourth straight triumph.
But all hope is not lost for the Gunners’ first Premier League trophy since 2003/04.
Mikel Arteta’s side must beat Everton and hope that West Ham avoid defeat at the Etihad for Arsenal to end their 20-year wait for the title.
Meanwhile, the race for Europe is heating up with Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United all in the race.
- Kick off times: 4pm BST (all games)
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First half by numbers
Here are the stats from that first half as the Arsenal players come back onto the pitch early for this second half.
Again, Everton are making them wait.
Arsenal completed 300 passes in that first half with 12 shots on goal.
HT: Arsenal 1-1 Everton
Nervy, cagey play early doors. Perhaps a result of Phil Foden’s goal after 79 seconds in Manchester.
Everton then took the lead late on in the half when Gueye’s free kick was deflected into his own net by Declan Rice in the wall.
Tomiyasu leveled things up here, just as Kudus was scoring for West Ham to half their deficit against City.
For a three or four minute spell, it was sheer pandemonium inside the ground.
The reality of it is Arsenal aren’t winning at the moment and Manchester City are. So that needs to change if the Gunners are going to win the league this afternoon.
HT: Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth
Mauricio Pochettino’s side lead thanks to Moises Caicedo’s first Premier League goal for Chelsea.
Bournemouth will feel hard done by to go in at the interval trailing, they have created more chances than the hosts.
If they are to find a way back into this game, they need to be more clinical.
Half-time – Man City 2-1 West Ham
Manchester City are in the box seat and overwhelming favourites to claim the Premier League title…
…but they go in at half-time not as comfortable as they should be.
After an incredibly one-sided first half, there is just one goal between City and their opponents, while Arsenal are back in the match at the Emirates.
Two wonderful – and early – Phil Foden strikes were arguably topped by an audacious Mohammed Kudus effort, and there is still a game and league to be won.
HT: Brentford 0-3 Newcastle
It has been a disappointing first half from Thomas Frank’s side but will feel Ivan Toney’s disallowed goal changed the game.
Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak with the goals for Eddie Howe’s side.
Hard to see a way back into this game for Brentford now.
HT: Arsenal 1-1 Everton
Thomas Partey has a shot from just outside the box which goes over the bar.
That’s the last chance of the half as Michael Oliver blows his whistle shortly after.
A chaotic, frantic end to that half, which ends all square.
Arsenal 1-1 Everton
45+4. A naughty rumour is swirling around the stadium that West Ham have scored again.
So once again the place goes nuts and there’s huge cheers from the stands.
Poor Gunners fans in the stands. One of those that is extremely funny if you’re not a fan of the club it happens to.
HT: Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
Roberto De Zerbi will have some choice words for his misfiring attackers.
The Seagulls have been dominant in this game but have not been able to convert the plethora of chances they are creating.
Man Utd have been spectators in this game so far.
Arsenal 1-1 Everton
45. Seven minutes added on and it’ll be a frantic end to the half.
The atmosphere from that Arsenal goal and news of the West Ham goal has sent this place absolutely bonkers!
What a noise inside the ground now. They have hope once more…
Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth
45. The visitors are certainly not giving up on this game.
Since the goal, they are giving as good as they get and have created more chances than The Blues.
Kluivert missed a chance when he could not find the target and moments later Tavernier’s left-footed shot is saved by Petrovic.
Arsenal 1-1 Everton
44. Maybe not quite a canter anymore!
Odegaard is slid in down the right and is inside the area. His first time cutback misses everyone that makes a run towards goal.
That leaves left back Tomiyasu to come steaming in just inside the area to come onto it and strike low and hard beyond Pickford and into the net.
A similar chance to one he had earlier too!
Man City 2-1 West Ham
43, Out of nowhere, Mohammed Kudus has scored one of the most outrageous goals of the Premier League campaign!
At the same time Arsenal were equalising against Everton, West Ham were preparing to take their first corner of the game here.
The inswinger to the back post wasn’t particularly dangerous with Tomas Soucek unable to make anything of it but then enter Kudus.
Flicking the ball up into the air for himself, the Ghanaian then unleashed the most spectacular overhead kick to power past Stefan Ortega and stun the Etihad.
We may still have a title race…
What a goal!
The Gunners fight back instantly!
Brentford 0-3 Newcastle
38. Guimaraes is on his game today as he picks a perfect pass to Isak.
This time the striker makes no mistake as he finds the bottom of the goal with a right-footed shot.
Unless Thomas Frank get his side going here, this could become a messy end to the season.
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Arsenal 0-1 Everton
40. It looks like City are cantering towards the title now!
McNeil drives 40 yards with the ball before being bundled over by Partey 25 yards from goal on the left of centre.
The Gunners midfielder is booked and Idrissa Gueye is the man to take the free kick.
He looks to go over the wall but catches the head of Declan Rice of all people and it flies into the opposite corner of the net, leaving Raya with no chance with his weight shifted the other way.
This wasn’t in the script!
Goal – Alexander Isak (Newcastle)
Man City 2-0 West Ham
34. The word from those loveable nerds at Opta is that West Ham have now faced nine shots on target in the first half today.
It is the most they have faced in the first half of a Premier League game since records began at the start of 2003-04.
Brentford 0-2 Newcastle
36. Isak does well as he runs with the ball towards goal before playing a defence-splitting pass to Murphy.
He makes no mistake as he slots the ball past Flekken to double the visitors’ lead.
Brentford contributed to the goal thanks to an error from Ethan Pinnock.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
36. Sore one for Martinelli there who needs treatment for a couple of minutes or so there.
His eyes light up as he turns inside the box and looks to get a shot away but Tarkowski slides in superbly well to win the ball and Martinelli ends up kicking the defender.
He does eventually come back on after a short spell on the sides.
Goal – Jacob Murphy (Newcastle)
Man City 2-0 West Ham
31. Erling Haaland nearly nets a third!
Breaking the West Ham offside trap, the City striker tries to squeeze a shot through Alphonse Areola but the keeper gets enough on it to turn it behind.
Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva has has just arrowed the most absurd first time, no-look 50-yard pass to Jeremy Doku. Just ridiculous.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
32. It comes from another Everton counter attack.
This time they are 4v3 running towards the Arsenal penalty area and Calvert-Lewin receives a pass inside the box.
He strikes low and hard towards Raya’s near post which beats the keeper but comes back out off the woodwork.
It lands at the feet of the big striker who strikes first time, off balance and sends it into the side netting.
Some of the travelling supporters thought that was in…
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
