Liverpool set up a dramatic final-day battle to qualify for the Champions League with a vital 3-0 win at Burnley, while Tottenham\u2019s bid to reach the Europa League suffered a blow in a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
\nJurgen Klopp\u2019s side moved into fourth place in the Premier League thanks to goals from Roberto Firmino, Nathaniel Phillips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
\nLiverpool are above fifth-placed Leicester on goal difference, with the Reds on +24 and the Foxes on +20.
\nIf Liverpool win their final game at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday, they should finish in the top four and salvage a difficult campaign that saw them tamely surrender the title to Manchester City.
\nLeicester host Tottenham on Sunday, while third-placed Chelsea, one point above Liverpool, travel to Aston Villa.
\nFirmino put Liverpool on course for their fourth consecutive victory with a clinical finish from Andy Robertson\u2019s 43rd minute cross.
\nOxlade-Chamberlain lashed in Liverpool\u2019s third in the 88th minute.
\n\u201cWe had to win the \u2018semi-final\u2019 and we did. Nothing is decided yet but we improved our position and we have the final,\u201d Klopp said.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s what we needed. It\u2019s what we deserve because this was a top performance.\u201d
\nFifth and sixth place finishes secure a spot in next season\u2019s Europa League, while seventh place brings entry into a play-off for the new Europa Conference League.
\nTottenham will have to wait until their last game of the season to discover their European destiny.
\nA second defeat in their last three games left them in seventh place, level on points with eighth-placed Everton and three points behind sixth-placed West Ham.
\nThey will have to beat Leicester and hope West Ham lose to Southampton to pip their London rivals on goal difference.
\nHarry Kane was named in Tottenham\u2019s starting line-up just days after reportedly telling the club he wants to leave.
\nThe England captain is keen to move on as he chases the first trophies of his career, with Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain among the clubs linked with the striker.
\nTottenham fans in the 10,000 crowd urged Kane to stay as they chanted \u201cHarry Kane, he\u2019s one of our own\u201d before kick-off.
\nTottenham\u2019s Steven Bergwijn was making his first league start since February and the Dutch winger celebrated his return with a superb strike in the eighth minute.
\nBut Tottenham\u2019s lead lasted only 12 minutes as Sergio Reguilon sliced Marvelous Nakamba\u2019s cross into his own net.
\nVilla punished more sloppy Reguilon defending in the 39th minute when Bertrand Traore pressured the defender into surrendering possession, allowing Ollie Watkins to fire home from close-range.
\nTottenham were booed off at full-time, but Kane applauded fans on all sides of the stadium in a gesture which may have served as his farewell.
\n\u201cHe means a lot. He\u2019s a Tottenham player,\u201d caretaker boss Ryan Mason said. \u201cI\u2019m very disappointed with the result. It wasn\u2019t how we wanted to finish the season in front of our fans.\u201d
\nWest Ham are on course to qualify for the Europa League after a 3-1 win at relegated West Bromwich Albion. The Hammers started badly as Declan Rice hit the post with a third minute penalty before Matheus Pereira\u2019s corner was flicked into his own net by Tomas Soucek in the 27th minute.
\nBut Soucek equalised in first-half stoppage time, setting the stage for Angelo Ogbonna and Michail Antonio to score in the final eight minutes.
\nDavid Moyes\u2019 side know a draw in their last game against Southampton will secure European football.
\nAfter the match, West Brom boss Sam Allardyce confirmed he will leave at the end of the season.
\nEverton remain in the hunt for the Europa Conference League after Richarlison\u2019s 48th minute header sealed a 1-0 win against Wolves. Arsenal won 3-1 at Crystal Palace and could still qualify for the Europa Conference League as they battle to avoid missing out on European football for the first time since 1995-96.
\nNicolas Pepe\u2019s 35th minute volley put Arsenal ahead before Christian Benteke equalised in the 62nd minute.
\nArsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli netted in stoppage-time before Pepe struck again with virtually the last kick.
\nWith their season finale against Brighton to come, ninth placed Arsenal sit one point behind Tottenham and Everton.
\nNewcastle beat relegated Sheffield United 1-0 thanks to Joe Willock\u2019s header just before half-time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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