Liverpool secured the Premier League title several weeks before the end of the season with Arsenal in not so hot pursuit followed by a bunch of teams vying for places in Europe.
Week 31 – Ten-man Brighton lost 2-1 at nine-man Crystal Palace while tittle chasers Arsenal dropped further points in a 1-1 draw at Everton and 2 early goals gave Aston Villa a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest. Evanilson scored both goals in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw at West Ham while Ipswich lost 2-1 at home to Wolves, and on Sunday league leaders Liverpool were beaten 3-2 at Fulham. Southampton were relegated after losing 3-1 at Tottenham for whom Brennan Johnson netted a double and there were goalless draws for Chelsea at Brentford and in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. On Monday evening Leicester lost 3-0 to Newcastle with Jacob Murphy scoring 2 early goals for the visitors.
Week 32 – Crystal Palace got off to a good start with 2 goals at Manchester City who stormed back to win 5-2 and Aston Villa scored 3 times at relegated Southampton while Arsenal could only draw 1-1 at home to Brentford. Everton upset host Nottingham Forest with a goal in stoppage time and Leicester City finally scored to earn a point as they cancelled out João Pedro’s 2 penalty goals at Brighton while on Sunday Liverpool took a step closer to the league title with a last-minute 2-1 winner at home to West Ham. Tottenham were ripped apart 4-2 at Wolves while Ipswich drew 2-2 at Chelsea, having taken a 2-goal lead, and Manchester United collapsed 4-1 at Newcastle for who Harvey Barnes scored twice. On Monday Fulham fell to a first-minute goal at Bournemouth and on Wednesday Crystal Palace were demolished 5-0 at Newcastle.
Week 33 – Ten-man Brighton were beaten 4-2 at Brentford for whom Bryan Mbeumo netted a brace while Aston Villa celebrated a 4-1 victory over their visitors from Newcastle and Manchester City scored 2 late goals to win at Everton. Relegated Southampton earned a 1-1 draw with a stoppage-time goal at West Ham and Bournemouth drew 0-0 at 10-man Crystal Palace while on Sunday Leandro Trossard scored twice as Arsenal eased to a 4-0 win at Ipswich. Chelsea came from behind with 2 late goals to win at Fulham while Wolves upset Manchester United with a single goal at Old Trafford and Liverpool picked up another 3 points with a goal at Leicester. On Monday evening, Tottenham lost 2-1 at home to Nottingham Forest.
Week 34 – Due to FA Cup semi-final matches scheduled for the weekend, the fixtures began in midweek. On Tuesday, Aston Villa fell 2-1 to a stoppage-time goal at Manchester City while on Wednesday Crystal Palace twice levelled to draw 2-2 at Arsenal. On Saturday Brighton got the better of visitors West Ham with 2 last-gasp goals while Everton lost 1-0 at Chelsea and Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal at Southampton. There were 3-0 home wins for Wolves against Leicester and for Newcastle over 10-man Ipswich Town while on Sunday Manchester United made it 1-1 deep into added-on time at 10-man Bournemouth and Liverpool came from behind to thrash Tottenham 5-1 and claim the Premier League title at Anfield. On Thursday Nottingham Forest suffered a 2-0 loss at home to Brentford.
Week 35 – One goal on Friday evening gave Manchester City a home win over Wolves and on Saturday Aston Villa achieved the same against Fulham while Ipswich came from 2 down to draw at Everton and Bournemouth came from behind to embarrass Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates. Leicester City scored a rare double in front of their home crowd to defeat Southampton while on Sunday a brace from Kevin Schade condemned Manchester United to a 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth and new champions Liverpool lost 3-1 at Chelsea. Newcastle scored late to draw 1-1 at Brighton while Tottenham drew 1-1 at West Ham and there was a 1-1 draw for Nottingham Forest at Crystal Palace on Monday evening.
Week 36 – Brighton scored twice to win at Wolves and a single goal for Brentford at Ipswich gave the Bees a buzz while Manchester City drew blanks at Southampton and Everton came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham. Aston Villa held on with 10 players to win 1-0 at Bournemouth while on Sunday Arsenal came from 2 down to draw 2-2 at champions Liverpool and 10-man Chelsea lost 2-0 at Newcastle. Manchester United suffered a 2-0 loss at home to West Ham and Eberechi Eze scored both goals as Crystal Palace bewildered Tottenham on their home patch and Nottingham Forest dropped points in their 2-2 home draw against Leicester.
Week 37 – With Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup against Manchester City on Saturday, there were two matches on Friday evening in which Aston Villa put 2 past Tottenham and Manchester United lost 1-0 at Chelsea. On Sunday Iliman Ndiaye scored both goals against Southampton in the last ever match at Goodison Park while Leicester City were 2-0 winners at home to Ipswich and Nottingham Forest won 2-1 at West Ham. Arsenal all but secured second spot with a 1-0 win over their rivals from Newcastle while Fulham enjoyed a 3-2 victory at Brentford and on Monday Brighton beat champions Liverpool 3-2 at home while on Tuesday an Eddie Nketiah double helped Crystal Palace to a 4-2 win over Wolves and with both teams reduced to 10 players, Manchester City moved into third place with a 3-1 home victory over Bournemouth.
Week 38 – On the last day of the season, FA Cup winners Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at champions Liverpool while Arsenal needed a late goal to win 2-1 at Southampton and Manchester City put 2 past their host Fulham to finish third. Chelsea triumphed 1-0 at Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United also qualified for the Champions League despite losing 1-0 at home to Everton while in a controversial match 10-man Aston Villa failed to qualify after a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United. Jack Hinshelwood bagged a brace as Brighton cruised to a 4-1 victory at Tottenham who had qualified for the Champions League by winning the Europa League and Antoine Semenyo scored both goals for Bournemouth against their visitors from Leicester while Ipswich lost 3-1 at home to West Ham and Brentford drew 1-1 at Wolves. Sunderland will join Leeds United and Burnley in the Premier League next season after their play-off win against Sheffield United at Wembley.
The final Premier League table for 2024-2025
|
Pos |
Club |
Pts |
GD |
|
1 |
Liverpool |
84 |
45 |
|
2 |
Arsenal |
74 |
35 |
|
3 |
Man City |
71 |
28 |
|
4 |
Chelsea |
69 |
21 |
|
5 |
Newcastle |
66 |
21 |
|
6 |
Aston Villa |
66 |
7 |
|
7 |
Nott'm Forest |
65 |
12 |
|
8 |
Brighton |
61 |
7 |
|
9 |
Bournemouth |
56 |
12 |
|
10 |
Brentford |
56 |
9 |
|
11 |
Fulham |
54 |
0 |
|
12 |
Crystal Palace |
53 |
0 |
|
13 |
Everton |
48 |
-2 |
|
14 |
West Ham |
43 |
-16 |
|
15 |
Man Utd |
42 |
-10 |
|
16 |
Wolves |
42 |
-15 |
|
17 |
Spurs |
38 |
-1 |
|
18 |
Leicester |
25 |
-47 |
|
19 |
Ipswich |
22 |
-46 |
|
20 |
Southampton |
12 |
-60 |
