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London, May 10
Huddersfield Town were left celebrating wildly after securing their Premier League safety on Wednesday with a dramatic and resilient 1-1 draw at Chelsea, a result that looks almost certain to condemn Swansea City to relegation.
With a Harry Kane goal giving Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win over Newcastle United at Wembley to secure their Champions League place for next season, Chelsea’s draw may also have caused fatal damage to the Blues’ hopes of a top-four finish.
Meanwhile, champions Manchester City said a fond Etihad farewell to Yaya Toure, routing Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 and moving on to 97 points — the most ever in a Premier League season — and to the verge of a landmark 100-point campaign. Pep Guardiola’s men, 20 points clear at the top, also set a new mark for most goals in a season in the Premier League era, with strikes from Danilo, Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho taking the tally to 105.
Huddersfield soared into 16th place on 37 points, four clear of 18th-placed Swansea.
It also ensured that for only the third time in the Premier League era, the three promoted sides — in this case, Huddersfield, Newcastle and Brighton — all survived.
In Arsene Wenger’s penultimate match as Arsenal manager, the Gunners suffered yet another wretched away day, losing 3-1 at Leicester City. It left Arsenal as the only side in English league football to fail to win a single away point in 2018, having lost all seven road games.
Fergie out of intensive care
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, the club said. Ferguson had surgery on Saturday.
