EPL Table: 2019 Premier League Standings After Sunday's Week 37 Matches
Chelsea moved into third place in the table and secured UEFA Champions League football for next season after a dramatic day of action in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Blues beat Watford 3-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain, while Manchester United and Arsenal were both held to costly draws.
Manchester United saw their hopes of a top-four finish ended after being held at already-relegated Huddersfield Town. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will not play in Europe's top competition next season and are set for the UEFA Europa League instead.
Arsenal also look set to miss out after being held at the Emirates Stadium by Brighton and Hove Albion. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's early penalty put the Gunners 1-0 up, but Glenn Murray's spot-kick in the second half denied the hosts victory.
Sunday's Results
Chelsea 3-0 Watford
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Manchester United
Arsenal 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Standings (Played, Goal Difference and Points)
1. Liverpool: 37, +65, 94
2. Manchester City: 36, +68, 92
3. Chelsea: 37, +24, 71
4. Tottenham Hotspur: 37, +28, 70
5. Arsenal: 37, +20, 67
6. Manchester United: 37, +13, 66
7. Wolves: 37, +3, 57
8. Everton: 37, +8, 53
9. Leicester City: 36, +4, 51
10. Watford: 37, -4, 50
11. West Ham United: 37, -6, 49
12. Crystal Palace: 37, -4, 46
13. Bournemouth: 37, -12, 45
14. Newcastle United: 37, -10, 42
15. Burnley: 37, -21, 40
16. Southampton: 37, -20, 38
17. Brighton and Hove Albion: 37, -22, 36
18. Cardiff City: 37, -37, 31
19. Fulham: 37, -43, 26
20. Huddersfield Town: 37, -54, 15
Sunday Recap
Chelsea leapfrogged Tottenham in the table but had to wait until the second half to open the scoring, as they bagged two goals in as many minutes to take control of the match.
Loftus-Cheek headed his ninth goal of the season from an Eden Hazard cross on 48 minutes, and the Belgian then set up Luiz for another headed finish two minutes later:
in the Premier League this seasonHiguain then sealed the victory with 15 minutes of normal time remaining, as he ran on to Pedro's pass and chipped the ball over goalkeeper Ben Foster:
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Yet Chelsea's win was marred by injury to key midfielder N'Golo Kante. The France international was forced off in the first half, and manager Maurizio Sarri offered an update after the match:Maurizio Sarri says we were in trouble in the first half due to our tiredness, more mental than physical, but in the second half Watford lowered their intensity, and scoring our first goal improved us mentally. #CHEWAT
The Blues brought on veteran defender Gary Cahill late for what may be his final match in a Chelsea shirt, as they tasted victory in their final home league game of the season.
Manchester United's poor form continued with the Red Devils unable to beat bottom side Huddersfield at the John Smith's Stadium.
Scott McTominay appeared to have sent the visitors on their way to victory when his shot slipped through goalkeeper Jonas Lossl's grasp after just eight minutes:
Yet Solskjaer's side were poor again and could not add to their tally, while Huddersfield took advantage by grabbing an equaliser on the hour.
Luke Shaw failed to deal with Lossl's punt down the pitch, allowing Isaac Mbenza to run on and slot the ball past David De Gea:
Isaac Mbenza scores his 1st goal for Huddersfield, the club’s 10th home PL goal this season
Man Utd are now without a clean sheet in 10 PL games - worst league run since 11 from May-Oct 1986
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Manchester United pushed for a winner late on. Substitute Tahith Chong went close and Paul Pogba was denied by the woodwork, but the visitors also needed De Gea to make a late save from Karlan Grant.
The result makes for a disappointing end to the season for the Red Devils, while Huddersfield end a run of eight straight Premier League defeats.
Sunday's final fixture saw Arsenal also drop important points against Brighton at the Emirates, and the result means Tottenham need just a point on the final day against Everton to finish fourth.
Aubameyang scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season from the penalty spot after Alireza Jahanbakhsh had brought down Nacho Monreal in the area:
Only two players have scored 20+ in a single season in both the Bundesliga and Premier League:Dimitar Berbatov
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He's head-over-heels about it.
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Yet Arsenal went on to put in a sloppy performance and were made to pay when Granit Xhaka conceded a penalty for a foul on Solly March:
What on earth was Xhaka doing with his arm reaching to March? Absolutely no need to do that even if March went down far too easily.
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Murray converted the spot-kick to level the match and secure a point despite a late flurry from Unai Emery's side.
Arsenal's best hope of Champions League qualification now appears to be winning the Europa League. The Gunners are 3-1 up on Valencia after the first leg of their semi-final and play the return fixture on Thursday at the Mestalla Stadium.
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