Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal: The Old Trafford side win their third consecutive league championship as they take a point from the Gunners, who, given their rivalry, are trying to spoil the party
As the weather around Old Trafford swings from downpour to sunshine so the game becomes a difficult balancing act with both teams keeping five men across midfield
The game itself is a damp squib but it does not matter to the home side as the final whistle heralds their title win with a game to spare
Bolton 1-1 Hull: The relegation dogfight continues for another weekend as City, starting third from bottom, have a tricky visit to Wanderers, themselves not mathematically safe
The Tigers are soon sinking, with Boro winning and Newcastle drawing, as Gretar Steinsson rifles the ball home for the Trotters as the ball ricochets to him at the edge of the box
City are back in the fight through Craig Fagan's goal after Danny Shittu misreads a long ball, with Newcastle losing, now the Tigers must face Manchester United to decide their Premier League survival
Everton 3-1 West Ham: With their minds perhaps on the impending FA Cup Final, the Toffees hardly have a sniff of a chance for the first twenty minutes, but are awoken by Radoslav Kovac's 25-yard opening goal
Everton come at the Hammers and Tim Cahill dances through the opposition box only to trip over James Tomkins' dangling leg; it's a red card for Tomkins and a penalty for the home side, which Luis Saha tucks away
David Moyes' men make the most of the extra man and their second-half pressure tells as a corner reaches the far post and Joseph Yobo gladly slams the ball in to the back of the net
The home side get a third to wrap up the win after a series of good passes finds Steven Pienaar, who shimmies past Jonathan Spector and sets up Saha, his second of the game
Middlesbrough 1-1 Villa: Boro make the early running, everything going through Stewart Downing, and when his shot loops up in the penalty box Sanli Tuncay is at hand to stick the ball home with an acrobatic overhead kick
Despite Newcastle losing to Fulham there is despair at the Riverside as John Carew makes the most of Boro's defensive indecision to equalise, while Hull's leveller at Bolton takes them out of the bottom three
Newcastle 0-1 Fulham: Alan Shearer's side may be buttressed by a derby win against fellow strugglers Boro but face a Fulham side that has beaten Man Utd and Arsenal this season and have hopes of Europe
Heartbreak for the Magpies, with Boro now winning and Hull losing, as their defensive line is too high and Erik Nevland races clear to set up Diomansy Kamara
Mark Viduka thinks his powerful glancing header at the near post has drawn United level, as do most in St James' Park, only for the referee to deny the home side, citing a foul by Kevin Nolan on Mark Schwarzer
The loss, including Sebastian Bassong's red card, Obafemi Martins hitting the post, the disallowed goal, and two blinding saves from Schwarzer, now leaves United dependent on other scores to stay up
Stoke 2-0 Wigan: Despite very little to play for and an abject first half dictated by high winds, the second 45 minutes is a credit to the division, capped by James Beattie's header after Ricardo Fuller's opener
Tottenham 2-1 Man City: With both teams vying for a European place Spurs start with Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back and Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Jermain Defoe as a three-man strike force
Jermain Defoe puts Spurs ahead but City grab a second-half equaliser through Valeri Bojinov. As it stands, the draw helps Fulham secure a spot in next season's Europa League
Five minutes from time Micah Richards brings down Frazier Campbell and Robbie Keane's calm side-foot penalty gives the Lilywhites three points to keep Europe a possibility next season, City and West Ham missing out
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