The Premier League round-up; Chelsea clinch the title, Palace send Hull down

Chelsea won the title on Friday after beating West Brom 1-0. The London side were frustrated by the resilient and organised Baggies, who have nothing much to play for this season. It was looking like Chelsea would have to wait for Monday’s clash against Watford to get their hands on the trophy, but luckily for them Batshuayi rescued them. Azpilicueta fired a cross which the Belgian got on the end of to slide it past Foster and win Chelsea the league, a thing that they thoroughly deserve after being excellent all season.

Moving on, Manchester City beat Leicester 2-1 amid controversial circumstances. Silva opened the scoring with a shot into the bottom corner after receiving Leroy Sane’s cutback. Gabriel Jesus added another with a tentative penalty, a goal which makes his City record five goals in nine games. A big moment of controversy late in the second half followed. Mahrez was awarded a penalty after he was brought down by Clichy and after Okazaki’s goal Leicester would have drawn if he had scored. Unfortunately for the Foxes, he slipped when taking and the ball flew in. However when he fell he hit the ball twice and the goal was correctly ruled out.

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Mahrez protests after his goal is ruled out, but Bobby Madley correctly indicates here that he touched the ball twice.

Also, Crystal Palace sent Hull down to the Championship with a 4-0 win and guaranteed their status in the Premier League for another year. Zaha scored early on after some poor Hull defending and Benteke scored again in the 34th minute, his fifteenth goal of the Premier League 2016/2017 season. Milivojevic sealed victory with a strike late on and van Aanholt just made the score even more embarrassing for Hull

Lastly, Tottenham ended their 118-year stay at White Hart Lane in style as they beat Manchester United 2-1. Wanyama got the crowd and Spurs’ confidence levels going with a goal early in the much hyped fixture. Kane doubled the scoreline with a goal which showed his quality and keeps the pressure on Lukaku in the battle for the golden boot. Rooney gave United hope in the 71th minute, but the last game at the Lane ended in joy and happiness all around.

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