EPL: Toon stay up, Liverpool hit for six

Sport360 staff 23:50 24/05/2015
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  • Fairytale comeback: Cancer survivor Jonás Gutiérrez scored a goal to keep Newcastle up.

    A round-up of a dramatic final day of Premier League action that saw Newcastle beat West Ham to stay up, Steven Gerrard have his final Liverpool match ruined by a thrashing at Stoke and Didier Drogba chaired off the pitch.

    Didier Drogba drew a line under his second spell at Chelsea as Jose Mourinho’s side wrapped up their Premier League title-winning campaign with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

    Diego Costa confirmed his status as the club’s number one striker with his 20th league goal of the season, a 36th minute penalty to cancel out Steven Fletcher’s opening goal before Loic Remy completed the win with two second half goals.

    Drogba, meanwhile, was carried from the field by his team-mates when he was replaced after a brief, 28-minute appearance that had all the signs of a final farewell.

    Cancer survivor Jonas Gutierrez scored one goal and made the other as Newcastle United secured their Premier League status with a 2-0 win over West Ham United

    Gutierrez crossed for Moussa Sissoko to open the scoring early in the second half and then scored himself as a traumatic campaign ended with a huge sigh of relief at St James’ Park. 

    A stunning first-half hat-trick from Theo Walcott gave Arsenal the perfect Premier League send-off from the Emirates with a 4-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion.

    Walcott may have reached an impasse with the club over the signing of a new contract but the 26-year-old demonstrated his talent and quality ahead of any summer negotiations with three superbly-taken goals inside the opening 37 minutes.

    With Champions League football already secured for a 18th successive year, this rout – Arsenal’s joint second biggest victory this calendar year – was arguably the ideal preparation before attempting to defend the FA Cup.

    Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored on his final Premier League appearance but it proved a bittersweet moment as the Reds were thrashed 6-1 by Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

    The Potters blew the visitors away as they carved open the Liverpool defence at will to score five goals in 23 minutes as the Reds suffered their joint biggest defeat in the Premier League.

    Elsewhere, Danny Ings scored the only goal for relegated Burnley in a 1-0 win over FA Cup finalists Aston Villa. Hull City were relegated from the Premier League after a 0-0 draw against 10-man Manchester United. Frank Lampard marked his final game in English football in triumphant fashion as his goal helped Manchester City to a 2-0 victory over Southampton. Leicester City celebrated their stunning escape from Premier League relegation with a breezy 5-1 demolition of relegated Queens Park Rangers.

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