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Premier League roundup: Liverpool move into Champions League spots

:Headline: Premier League roundup: Liverpool move into Champions League spots:
The Reds went fourth on goal difference.
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Liverpool head into their final Premier League match with their Champions League destiny in their own hands after a 3-0 victory at Burnley lifted them back into the top four.

Victory put Jurgen Klopp's side ahead of Leicester on goal difference and if they match the Foxes' result against Tottenham in their last home game of the season against Crystal Palace they will clinch a Champions League spot.

Liverpool were indebted to Roberto Firmino's strike late in the first half, back-up central defender Nat Phillips' first senior goal early in the second and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's maiden goal of the campaign.

Winning a fourth successive league match for the first time this season meant they go into the final day as the Premier League's most in-form team with 23 points from the last 27 available.

Tottenham were booed off after a 2-1 home defeat to Aston Villa dented their Europa League chances.

Steven Bergwijn's first strike this term gave Spurs an early lead in front of 10,000 fans, but Sergio Reguilon's own goal and Ollie Watkins' first-half finish secured Villa a fully deserved win.

Tottenham will head to Leicester on the final day of the season and have to win and hope that West Ham lose at home to Southampton after they fluffed their lines.

It was a night to forget for Harry Kane, reported to have asked for a transfer this summer, and Gareth Bale, who possibly made his final home appearance for the club before returning to Real Madrid.

West Ham's late show put them on the brink of European qualification as they came from behind to beat West Brom 3-1.

The Hammers go into their final game against Saints knowing a point will confirm a Europa League spot, while the Baggies announced after the match that head coach Sam Allardyce would step down at the end of the season.

Tottenham's defeat to Aston Villa handed West Ham the advantage, yet they needed to come from behind at The Hawthorns after Declan Rice missed a third-minute penalty and Tomas Soucek scored an own goal.

Midfielder Soucek levelled before the break, with Angelo Ogbonna and Michail Antonio striking late to win it to leave the Hammers sixth, three points ahead of Spurs and Everton.

Everton kept their hopes alive as Richarlison's header secured them a 1-0 win against Wolves in front of 6,500 fans at Goodison Park.

Richarlison struck three minutes into the second period and that was enough to seal Everton their first home win for two-and-a-half months.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are still in with a chance of a top-seven finish, but have an inferior goal difference to their rivals and head to Manchester City on the final day.

Wolves' best chance fell to Adama Traore, but his first-half effort was superbly saved by Jordan Pickford and Nuno Espirito Santo's side can finish no higher than 12th after back-to-back defeats.

Arsenal will go into their final game with hopes of a top-six finish after scoring two stoppage-time goals to win 3-1 at Crystal Palace.

Christian Benteke cancelled out Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe's first-half volley, but Gabriel Martinelli struck in time added on and Pepe added his second four minutes later.

It meant Roy Hodgson's final match in charge of Palace ended in a cruel defeat after the 73-year-old former England boss announced he will be leaving the club at the end of the season.

Hodgson received warm applause an hour before kick-off when he came out to do his pre-match media duties and a thunderous reception from 6,500 fans at Selhurst Park greeted him before kick-off.

Joe Willock scored in a sixth successive Premier League game to secure Newcastle a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United.

Willock, on loan from Arsenal, headed home Jacob Murphy's cross at the end of the first half and before limping off late on was serenaded by a 10,000-crowd at St James' Park to make his stay at Newcastle permanent.

David McGoldrick spurned a golden early chance to put the Blades in front, while victory for the Magpies lifted them up to 15th in the table.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City38275683325186
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd382111673442974
3Liverpool38209968422669
4Chelsea381910958362267
5Leicester CityLeicester382061268501866
6West Ham UnitedWest Ham381981162471565
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs381881268452362
8Arsenal381871355391661
9Leeds UnitedLeeds38185156254859
10Everton38178134748-159
11Aston Villa38167155546955
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle38129174662-1645
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38129173652-1645
14Crystal Palace38128184166-2544
15Southampton38127194768-2143
16Burnley38109193355-2239
RFulham38513202753-2628
RWest Bromwich AlbionWest Brom38511223576-4126
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd3872292063-4323
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Championship Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CNorwich CityNorwich462910775363997
3Brentford462415779423787
4Swansea CitySwansea4623111256391780
5Barnsley46239145850878
6Bournemouth4622111373462777
7Reading461913146254870
8Cardiff CityCardiff4618141466491768
9Queens Park RangersQPR461911165755268
10Middlesbrough461810185553264
11Millwall461517144752-562
12Luton TownLuton461711184152-1162
13Preston North EndPreston46187214956-761
14Stoke CityStoke461515165052-260
15Blackburn RoversBlackburn4615121965541157
16Coventry CityCoventry461413194961-1255
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest461216183745-852
18Birmingham CityBirmingham461313203761-2452
19Bristol City46156254668-2251
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield461213215071-2149
21Derby CountyDerby461111243658-2244
22Wycombe WanderersWycombe461110253969-3043
23Rotherham UnitedRotherham46119264460-1642
24Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461211234061-2141
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