Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle join Arsenal and Liverpool in Champions League

The curtains closed on the thrilling 2023-2024 English Premier League season with a dramatic final day that saw Manchester City, Chelsea, and Newcastle United emerge victorious in the Champions League qualification battle.

The day was filled with high-stakes matches, heartbreak, and elation as the top teams clashed in a winner-takes-all scenario.

Chelsea’s Levi Colwill struck in the second half to send his team back to the Champions League for the first time in three seasons with a breathless 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest on Sunday on a make-or-break final day of the Premier League.

Enzo Maresca’s men finished fourth in the table on 69 points in the crowded chase for European qualification, while Forest, who had Champions League dreams of their own in their best season in decades, had to settle for seventh on 65 points.

Manchester City’s disappointing season ended with the consolation of a place in the Champions League after a 2-0 victory at Fulham on Sunday, earned by Ilkay Gundogan’s overhead kick and an Erling Haaland penalty.

The victory ensured City finish third in the table with 71 points from 38 games, the first time they have ended outside the top two since the 2016-17 season. Fulham finished 11th with 54 points.

City opened the scoring on 21 minutes when Matheus Nunes’s chipped shot on the angle was clawed away by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno and into the path of Gundogan, whose acrobatic effort steered the ball into the net off the crossbar.

The visitors doubled their advantage when Sasa Lukic fouled Gundogan in the box and Haaland converted the spot kick to score his 22nd league goal of the campaign,

Newcastle United’s return to the Champions League was a testament to their resurgence. Despite losing to Everton, they benefited from Aston Villa’s collapse, edging into the final Champions League spot. The Magpies’ fans were jubilant, knowing that their team would be rubbing shoulders with the continent’s top clubs once again.

As the final whistles blew across the Premier League, one thing was clear: this season’s drama would be etched in the memories of fans for a long time. The highs and lows, the triumphs and heartbreaks – it was a fitting conclusion to an unforgettable campaign.

Final day results

Bournemouth 2-0 Leicester
Fulham 0-2 Man City
Ipswich 1-3 West Ham
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
Man Utd 2-0 Aston Villa
Newcastle 0-1 Everton
Nottm Forest 0-1 Chelsea
Southampton 1-2 Arsenal
Tottenham 1-4 Brighton
Wolves 1-1 Brentford

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