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Arsenal 4-1 Stoke: Despite the scrutiny that Arsene Wenger is under many fans arrive at the Emirates in support of the Frenchman and captain Cesc Fabregas repays the faith early on as his cross crashes in off James Beattie

Robin van Persie, Arsenal; Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City

Perhaps the prettiest footballing team in the division go 2-0 up against, perhaps, the most agricultural when Ryan Shawcross pulls down Robin van Persie in the box, and the Dutchman converts the penalty himself

The Gunners are soon 3-0 up as Van Persie's cross finds Abou Diaby and the leaping Frenchman nods home, but their side will finish no better than fourth this season

Stoke get a goal back when Ricardo Fuller is brought down by Denilson and slots home the resulting penalty but van Persie gets his second, his team's fourth, before half time

Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle: Alan Shearer may be the Tyne's homecoming hero but his only victory in charge at St James' Park is against fellow-strugglers Boro, and even a win today may not be enough to stay up

It's a cruel goal to lose to but Gareth Barry's shot, taking a massive deflection off Damien Duff, confirms both Villa's constant superiority and the Magpies' utter lack of conviction, guile or football throughout the game

Blackburn 0-0 West Brom: It may be midfield legend Tugay's last professional game, and Ewood Park pays its respects, but the game can not raise a more note-worthy instance than Jason Roberts sending off

Fulham 0-2 Everton: Leon Osman scores twice but both the Cottagers and the Toffees will both be in next season's Europa League, David Moyes' side pipping Villa to fifth place by a point

Hull 0-1 Man Utd: Phil Brown's Humberside team may have done enough with an away draw at Bolton last week, or at least puts relegation survival in their own hands, with the division champions visiting today

Manchester United celebrate Darron Gibson's goal

There's shock at the KC Stadium when United, fielding a team of mostly reserves, take the lead through a wonder strike from Darron Gibson but, with other results going their way, Hull stay up

Liverpool 3-1 Liverpool: Spurs have a chance of the Europa League next term but seem keen to give the spot to Fulham when nobody closes Dirk Kuyt and his cross finds a spare Fernando Torres to head the Reds ahead

Sami Hyypia is lifted up by Liverpool team-mates at full-time

Kuyt adds a deflected second, Robbie Keane pulls one back for Spurs and Yossi Benayoun settles the game with a third but it is the scene of goodbye to Liverpool servant Sami Hyypia that will be remembered

Man City 1-0 Bolton: Felipe Caicedo gets the only goal of the game after a swift move involving Robinho, Stephen Ireland, and Micah Richards, Jussi Jaskalainen preventing another moments later with a fingertip save

Dean Whitehead, Sunderland; Didier Drogba, Chelsea

Sunderland 2-3 Chelsea: The Blues could still, mathematically, grab second place in the Premier League, while the Black Cats are fighting for their Premier League lives following their loss at Pompey

Kieran Richardson, Kenwyne Jones, Sunderland; Petr Cech, Chelsea

Chelsea take the lead through Nicolas Anelka's long-range rocket of a goal but Kieran Richardson levels for Sunderland, despite the desperation of Petr Cech, when the Blues fail to clear their lines

Sunderland fans celebrate Premier League survival

Salomon Kalou's long-range ripper and Ashley Cole's toe-punt put Chelsea in control before Kenwyne Jones gets a goal back but, like Hull, the Black Cats are safe as Newcastle and Boro lose

West Ham 2-1 Middlesbrough: Bookmakers this week have been offering 80-1 that Gareth Southgate's Boro do not go down, though their rivals have tough fixtures while the Hammers have nothing to play for but pride

Carlton Cole, recently back after an unlucky season of injury having broken in to the England squad, puts the Hammers in front with the freedom of Boro's far post to poke home Luis Boa Morte's left-wing cross

Junior Stanislas celebrates his goal for West Ham United

Gary O'Neil pulls the Teesiders level but Junior Stanislas, one of many youngsters to show promise under Gianfranco Zola, bags the winner and rubber-stamps the relegation of Middlesbrough

Hugo Rodallega, Wigan Athletic; David James, Hermann Hreidarsson, Portsmouth

Wigan 1-0 Porstmouth: Athletic, quietly grinding out good results at home all season, have much the better of the first half and get their reward when Hugo Rodallega taps in following Sol Campbell's missed clearance

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