Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham: Spurs' trip to Eastlands is billed as a play-off for the final Champions League spot and there is a vibrant atmosphere inside the City of Manchester Stadium as play gets under way
City, who start the evening a point behind Tottenham, make a confident start in front of their home fans and Carlos Tevez (centre) is at the heart of their best moves with two surging runs into the Tottenham penalty area
Spurs soon settle into a tidy rhythm and begin to look dangerous going forward. Peter Crouch almost puts them ahead with a diving header that comes back off the post
The play begins flowing from end to end and both sides carve out chances but the first half ends goalless, a scoreline suiting Spurs boss Harry Redknapp but not his City counterpart Roberto Mancini (pictured)
City's night takes a turn for the worse when Gareth Barry is forced off through injury, also a worrying sight for on-looking England coach Fabio Capello ahead of this summer's World Cup finals
And with eight minutes remaining, Marton Fulop can only palm a deflected cross into Peter Crouch's path and the Spurs striker heads in a priceless winner
Crouch, who missed a couple of chances for Spurs earlier in the game, shows exactly what it means to score a goal which could earn Spurs �30m next season
Manchester City's expensively-assembled squad, including �10m left-back Wayne Bridge, will have to settle for Europa League football next season
Harry Redknapp celebrates coolly with a thumbs-up to the Spurs directors, while Man City counterpart Roberto Mancini leaves to field the inevitable questions about his future
The visiting fans stay long after the final whistle to celebrate the efforts of their team, who still have a chance of pipping Arsenal to third and thus avoiding a Champions League qualifier
Fulham 0-1 Stoke: Meanwhile at Craven Cottage, there is an unmistakable feel-good factor ahead of next Wednesday's Europa League final, but first up for Fulham it's their final home game of the season against Stoke
With little a stake for either side, an underwhelming first half ensues in west London and chances are few and far between
Roy Hodgson has masterminded Fulham's rise this season but the Englishman looks far from impressed with what he is seeing from his side exactly a week before their Europa League final against Atletico Madrid in Hamburg
And he is probably even less impressed when he sees Matthew Etherington smash home a late winner for Stoke which moves the Potters up to 10th
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