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Premier League round-up: Huddersfield secure safety (May 09 2018)

Review from Wednesday night's action in the Premier League.

Premier League results

Chelsea 1-1 Huddersfield
Leicester 3-1 Arsenal
Manchester City 3-1 Brighton
Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle


Huddersfield secured their Premier League status with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge which significantly dented Chelsea's slim top-four hopes.

The Terriers drew at Manchester City on Sunday and claimed another point against City's predecessors as champions after Laurent Depoitre stunned the hosts with an opportunist strike.

Although Mathias Jorgensen's attempted clearance ricocheted in off Marcos Alonso's face for a Chelsea equaliser, Huddersfield held on to survive ahead of Sunday's game with Arsenal.

Chelsea's bid for Champions League qualification goes to the final day at Newcastle. They must win and hope Brighton beat Champions League finalists Liverpool at Anfield.

Tottenham overcame a nervy night at Wembley to book their Champions League place for next season with a 1-0 win over Newcastle.

Harry Kane's 50th-minute goal, his 28th of the Premier League season, was enough for Spurs after Chelsea were held by Huddersfield.

That means, with one game to play, Mauricio Pochettino's men are third and four points clear of their London rivals, sealing a third successive year in Europe's elite club competition.

Yaya Toure waved goodbye to the Etihad Stadium as champions Manchester City set a hat-trick of Premier League records in a routine 3-1 win over Brighton.

Veteran midfielder Toure was made captain for his final home appearance and goals from Danilo, Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho, cancelling out a Leonardo Ulloa effort, ensured he finished on the winning side.

Records tumbled as City took their goals tally for the campaign to 105, their points total to 97 and their number of wins to 31, eclipsing previous best marks set by Chelsea - read all about City's records.

Leroy Sane also impressed, setting up all three goals, but the occasion belonged to Toure as the club celebrated the Ivorian's outstanding service over the past eight years.

City are the odds-on favourites at 4/6 to retain the Premier League title next season.

Jamie Vardy returned to haunt Arsene Wenger on his farewell tour as Leicester cruised past 10-man Arsenal 3-1.

The Gunners could still end the season pointless away from home in 2018 after Vardy netted his sixth goal in his last six games against Wenger to help condemn them to defeat.

Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring in the first half just 92 seconds before Konstantinos Mavropanos was dismissed for the visitors.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did level but Vardy's penalty and Riyad Mahrez's late goal settled the game, leaving the Gunners with the same away record as relegated West Brom ahead of Sunday's finale at Huddersfield.

Arsenal are odds-on at 8/13 to win Wenger's final game in charge against the Terriers.

Victory at least eased some of the growing pressure on Leicester boss Claude Puel, but it was just the Foxes' fifth win in 20 Premier League games.