Premier League final day as it happened: Match updates as Manchester City pipped Liverpool to the title
A recap of our final day coverage in the Premier League, which saw Manchester City overcome an early scare to retain the trophy ahead of Liverpool.
1751: 👋 THAT'S ALL FOLKS
That is it from us after an exciting finale in the Premier League.
There was brief drama in the first half as, with Liverpool leading Wolves, Brighton took the lead against Man City.
It did not last long though, as Sergio Aguero hit back and the visitors soon got on top before comfortably running out 4-1 winners.
They finished top of the pile on 98 points, making that 198 points in the last two seasons as they will go down in history as one of the best ever Premier League sides. Much to the disappointment of Liverpool, who finish runners up on 97 points after a fantastic campaign.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mane scored braces to share the Golden Boot with Mo Salah, while Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson wins the Golden Glove.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Stay on Sporting Life for full play-off coverage, plus tips and live blogs for the FA Cup final (next Saturday), the Champions League final (June 1) and the UEFA Nations League (England play Netherlands on June 6.
Have a great Sunday evening!
1740: 🏆 CHAMPIONS
1736: 🏆 TROPHY PRESENTED
Cue the usual title-winning songs - We Are The Champions, etc etc...
1728: 🏅 NOW FOR THE MEDALS
1723 ⏱️ WE MIGHT BE HERE A WHILE
Every member of City's first team staff are being called onto the field - chefs, sports scientists etc. And there's A LOT of them!
1719: 🔴 LIVERPOOL REACTION
1716: 🎉 CELEBRATIONS
1713: 📘 ESSENTIAL READING
1711: ⏱️ STAND BY
We await Man City's trophy presentation as Brighton bid farewell to legendary defender Bruno.
1709: 😳 YAYA CELEBRATIONS
Can they take the trophy off them for this?! The former City man was there as a pundit with Sky Sports...
1706: 👟 GOLDEN BOOT - 22 GOAL WINNER IS...
⚽️ Aubameyang
⚽️ Mane
AND
⚽️ Salah
A three-way tie for the Premier League Golden Boot!
1701: ⚽️ ICYMI - RESULTS ELSEWHERE
1700: 📽️ TALE OF THE TAPE
198 points in two seasons - the best Premier League side ever?
1659: 🏆 MORE SILVERWARE FOR CITY
1655: 🏆 BEST TITLE RACE EVER?
1652: 👏 COMMISERATIONS LIVERPOOL
As City celebrate, Liverpool must also be proud of their campaign. The Reds lost just once - to City - and collected an incredible 97 points in total. They would have won in any other season, but for this great Citizens side.
They have plenty to be proud of ahead of the Champions League final in three weeks' time.
1650: ⌛️FULL TIME
Congratulations to Manchester City, who are 2018/19 Premier League champions.
1649 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Fulham 0-4 Newcastle (Rondon, 90+1')
1648: 📊 STAT TIME
1646: 📽️ GOAL REPLAY
1643: 👋 GOODBYE VINCENT?
Vincent Kompany, who scored that vital winner against Leicester on Monday, is replaced in the latter stages of City's game and waves to the fans...before he inevitably lifts the trophy.
1641: 🤑 WOW - VALUE!
1639: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Crystal Palace 5-3 Bournemouth (Townsend, 81')
- Watford 1-4 West Ham (Noble, 80')
- Liverpool 2-0 Wolves (Mane, 82')
Mane's header means the Reds will likely finish on 97 points - and it puts him level with Aubameyang and Salah in the Golden Boot race. Aguero is one behind.
1636: 📽️ GOAL REPLAY
1633: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Tottenham 2-2 Everton (Eriksen, 75')
1632: ✅ GAME OVER
Gundogan's great free-kick all-but confirms City's title now. 15 minutes remaining for the fans to relax before the trophy presentation.
1630: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Brighton 1-4 Man City (Gundogan, 73')
- Crystal Palace 4-3 Bournemouth (King, 73')
- Tottenham 1-2 Everton (Tosun, 72')
1628: 😂 EVERTON JOY
1626: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Burnley 0-2 Arsenal (Aubameyang, 63') - That puts him joint top goalscorer
- Burnley 1-2 Arsenal (Barnes , 66')
- Crystal Palace 4-2 Bournemouth (Van Aanholt, 65')
- Tottenham 1-1 Everton (Walcott, 69')
1623: 🏆 TITLE EDGES CLOSER TO CITY
Mahrez makes it three and City look like they will retain the title!
The winger picks the ball up at the edge of the area, he fakes a shot on his left, drags it onto his right and fires the ball into top corner. Game over?
1620: 🔎 TITLE UPDATE
Origi just missed a great chance to make it two for Liverpool. Great work in the box by Mane, his low pass made its way to the Belgian who snatched at the shot and hit it wide. His last act as he is replaced by James Milner.
Meanwhile at the Amex...
- Brighton 1-3 Man City (Mahrez, 64')
1619: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Fulham 0-3 Newcastle (Schar, 61')
1617: 📸 ACTION SHOT
1616 👟 GOLDEN BOOT UPDATE
The scorers today mean that the race for the Golden Boot is not over yet - this is how it stands...
- Mo Salah - 22 goals
- Sergio Aguero - 21 goals
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 21 goals
- Sadio Mane - 21 goals
1612: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Watford 1-2 West Ham (Deulofeu, 47') - Holebas has also been sent off
- Burnley 0-1 Arsenal (Aubameyang, 52')
- Crystal Palace 3-2 Bournemouth (Ibe, 57')
- Southampton 1-1 Huddersfield (Pritchard, 55')
- Man United 0-2 Cardiff (Mendez-Laing, 54')
Neil Warnock's side bowing out in style!
1609: 🤔 MEANWHILE AT MAN UNITED
1606: 🔁 ASSISTS COMP
The assists competition between Liverpool full-backs Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold has been well documented this season. The latter set up Mane's opener this afternoon, putting him ahead overall...
- Alexander-Arnold: 12 Premier League assists
- Robertson: 11 Premier League assists
1602: ⏱️ SECOND HALF
Both games are just getting back underway. What a big 45 minutes we have ahead of us. Let's hope it is as eventful as the first half!
1601: 📊 STAT TIME
1556: 📽️ GOAL REPLAYS
1555: 🚨 SKY BET PRICE BOOST
Can Mane make it two? Back the Liverpool striker to score a brace boosted to 10/3!
1554: ⚖️ AS IT STANDS
Man City will be champions, a point ahead of Liverpool. A big 45 minutes to go.
1553: 🚨 SKY BET PRICE BOOST
He has had two shots on target in that half, will a goal come in the second?
Back Riyad Mahrez to score anytime at 11/2!
1550: 📊 STAT TIME
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's penalty at Man United means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have not kept a clean sheet in their last 15 games in all competitions.
Only relegated Fulham and Huddersfield (both five) have kept fewer clean sheets in the PL this term than United (seven).
1548 ⏳ HALF TIME
- Brighton 1-2 Man City
- Burnley 0-0 Arsenal
- Crystal Palace 3-1 Bournemouth
- Fulham 0-2 Newcastle
- Leicester 0-0 Chelsea
- Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
- Man United 0-1 Cardiff
- Southampton 1-0 Huddersfield
- Tottenham 1-0 Everton
- Watford 0-2 West Ham
1539: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Crystal Palace 3-1 Bournemouth (Lerma, 45')
1545: 📸 ACTION SHOT
1544: 😲 WOLVES CHANCE!
After Tom Carnduff mentioned Matt Doherty before the game, the Republic of Ireland man has just hit the top of the crossbar with a great effort from the right-hand side.
1543: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Watford 0-2 West Ham (Lanzini, 40')
1541: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Southampton 1-0 Huddersfield (Redmond, 41')
1539: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Crystal Palace 3-0 Bournemouth (Simpson OG, 37)
1539: ⚽️ MORE ON THE GOAL
And just like that, CITY ARE AHEAD! The corner comes in from Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte makes no mistake with a free header, poor making from Glenn Murray. They’ve turned it around!
1538: 🌩 GOAL FLASH FROM THE AMEX
- Brighton 1-2 Man City (Laporte, 38')
1536: 📸 ACTION SHOTS
1536: 🕵️♂️ SEAGULLS SLOWED
Tom Carnduff says: "The City equaliser has knocked Brighton off their stride a bit after what was a very positive start. As expected, it’s the away side who are now enjoying more of the chances as they push for a vital go ahead goal."
1535: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
In the midst of the title-chasers' goals...
- Crystal Palace 1-0 Bournemouth (Batshuayi, 24')
- Crystal Palace 2-0 Bournemouth (Batshuayi, 33')
- Manchester United 0-1 Cardiff (Mendez-Laing penalty, 23')
1529: ⚽️ MORE ON THE GOALS
Two goals in as many frantic minutes in Brighton v Man City.
As Glenn Murray's strike from Pascal Gross's corner was just reaching Anfield, City responded well as David Silva's flick gave Sergio Aguero the chance to equalise. The Argentine duly obliged. Game on!
Liverpool are top as it stands.
1528: 🌩 GOAL FLASH FROM THE AMEX
- Brighton 1-1 Man City (Aguero, 28)
1527: 🌩 GOAL FLASH FROM THE AMEX
- Brighton 1-0 Man City (Murray, 27)
1527: 😲 CHANCE FOR LIVERPOOL!
Andy Robertson's strike from outside the box was well saved by Rui Patricio, meanwhile...
1523: 📽️ GOAL REPLAYS
A look at some of the strikes in the Premier League so far...
1520: ⚽️ MORE ON MANE'S GOAL
Advantage Liverpool, with City still drawing at Brighton. Mane converts on the edge of the six-yard box after Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross. ANOTHER assist from the young full-back.
Meanwhile at the Amex, Brighton fans sing 'one-nil to the Liverpool' as City noticeably step up since that goal on Merseyside...
Tom Carnduff says: "Brighton are up for this and it isn’t going to be as comfortable of an afternoon as City maybe expected. Anthony Knockaert and Glenn Murray are linking up well but there’s still a long way to go for the visitors to grab a goal. They’ve already shown how they can create a chance out of nothing…"
1518: 🌩 GOAL FLASH FROM ANFIELD
- Liverpool 1-0 Wolves (Mane, 17)
1516: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Watford 0-1 West Ham (Noble, 16')
1514: 📻 RADIO UPDATES NO MORE
Gone are the days where the TV camera shows a fan in the stands frantically getting the latest from their rivals' match. It's not quite the same when you see them checking on their phones - on the Sporting Life Score Centre, of course.
1512: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Fulham 0-2 Newcastle (Perez, 13')
1511: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Fulham 0-1 Newcastle (Shelvey, 9')
🕵️♂️ HOW THEY HAVE STARTED
Brighton 0-0 Man City:
The Seagulls look well up for this and they have had a couple of dangerous moments. City need to settle.
Liverpool 0-0 Wolves
Wolves soaking up the pressure well, the hosts understandably enjoying the majority of possession and on the front foot. Origi has had an early effort saved, but Rui Patricio was fairly comfortable in truth.
1504: 🌩 GOAL FLASH
- Tottenham 1-0 Everton (Dier, 3')
1500: 🕒 KICK OFF
All of the Premier League games are now getting underway. Hold on, here's hoping for a cracking afternoon!
We will keep you across the action with goal updates from all 10 fixtures, with focus on Liverpool v Wolves and Brighton v Man City, and the occasional in-play tip along the way.
Sit back and enjoy!
1456: 😲 CRUNCH TIME
Here come the teams at Anfield and the Amex - how's your nerves, Jurgen and Pep?
1451: ⬆️ LAST CHANCE TO BACK THE SPORTING LIFE PRICE BOOST
Sky Bet have enhanced the odds of all four teams scoring in the title-deciding matches at Brighton and Anfield this afternoon.
1450: ⏱️ TEN TO GO
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp will be giving out their final instructions now. Not that these players will need firing up this afternoon. What do we think?
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1444: ⚖️ WOLVES TO CAUSE AN UPSET?
The pressure is on Brighton to do the job v City, but Liverpool have no easy fixture at Anfield. The debate in the office is whether a twist is on the cards - our Tom Carnduff likes the look of Matt Doherty anytime at 8/1!
1433: 😜 FANCY A PLAY-OFF?
Let's face it, Liverpool and Manchester City have been brilliant, and we'd love to see them go head-to-head one more time wouldn't we?
Well, it really could happen - and all it needs is for City to lose 4-0 at Brighton and Liverpool to draw 4-4 with Wolves at Anfield.
That's just the 63,000/1 shot to come off - worth a pound...right?!
1430: ⏱️ HALF AN HOUR TO GO
- Bernardo Silva to score anytime in Brighton v Man City at 13/5
- Wolves to score 1+ goals v Liverpool at 17/20
- Leicester to be winning at half-time v Chelsea at 21/10
- Time of first goal in Southampton v Huddersfield - 0-15 minutes at 9/5
Why not take a look at our tips in full?
Click here to have a read for our reasons behind our recommendations
1426: ✍️ PLAY-OFFS REPORT
In case you missed it...
1425: 📸 HEROES' WELCOME AT ANFIELD
1420: 📸 ACTION SHOT
Cricket score at Burnley v Arsenal today, anyone?
1413: ⚽️ FIXTURES IN FULL
- Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City
- Burnley v Arsenal
- Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth
- Fulham v Newcastle United
- Leicester City v Chelsea
- Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Manchester United v Cardiff City
- Southampton v Huddersfield Town
- Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
- Watford v West Ham United
1408: 📰 OTHER TEAM NEWS
For all team news elsewhere, click here and check out the line-ups on the Sporting Life Score Centre.
1406: 📰 TEAM NEWS - Liverpool v Wolves
Mo Salah starts after sitting out the midweek Champions League win over Barcelona. Georginio Wijnaldum was the hero off the bench in that game and the Dutchman lines up from the start here.
Wolves unchanged from their win over Fulham last weekend – they won here earlier this season in the FA Cup, can they upset the odds again?
1403: 📰 TEAM NEWS - Brighton v Man City
Bruno leads the Seagulls for the last time before his retirement. Anthony Knockaert and Beram Kayal come in to the side.
Our goalscorer tip Bernardo Silva starts as Riyad Mahrez also makes the starting XI in the visitors' only change, replacing Phil Foden.
Spider Cam at the Amex today...
1350: 👋 GOOD AFTERNOON!
Welcome to another edition of our in-play football blog. It’s the final day of the Premier League season…
- Where has the season gone?!
- Why does it have to end?!
Relegation and top four may be sorted but the title still has to be decided and what an afternoon we have ahead of us.
- Can Brighton do Liverpool a favour and shock Man City at the Amex?
- Can Liverpool get to 97 points with a win over Wolves?
Regardless of who wins, the title race has been magnificent. To have two high-quality teams with so many points fighting it out on the last day – wow!
The Citizens were at one point seven points behind Liverpool and since their January loss at Newcastle, 13 incredible wins on the bounce has put them in the driver’s seat on the last day.
There will hopefully be plenty more twists and turns to come.
We’ll keep you up to date with the odd in-play tip along the way, as well as facts, imagery and much more, starting with team news shortly.
In the meantime, have a read of our tips for the action, with a best bet for each match. Click here to read them
🔥 TEAM OF THE SEASON
Paul Higham has selected his Premier League Team of the Season, with no real surprise to see it laden with Man City and Liverpool players. There are still some tough selections to make though with some notable names missing out.
Odds correct at time of publication on 12/05/19