Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal will make a better first of next season’s title race after securing a 16th consecutive crack at the Champions League.
Premier League: Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1
Premier League: Tottenham 1 Sunderland 0
Uwe Rosler said that defeat to Yeovil in the League One Play-Off Final was the second worst moment of his career because he has faith that Brentford will come back stronger next season - if he can keep the current squad together.
First Investec Test, day 4: England (232 & 213) beat New Zealand (207 & 68) by 170 runs
QPR manager Harry Redknapp was critical of some of his players after the R’s capped a disastrous Premier League campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
Fulham manager Martin Jol remains hopeful of keeping Mark Schwarzer at the club after watching the goalkeeper play a starring role in their 3-0 win at Swansea.
Theo Walcott was delighted to prove Arsenal’s doubters wrong and secure Champions League qualification at the expense of bitter rivals Tottenham with a 1-0 win over Newcastle.
Manager Andre Villas-Boas does not believe missing out on Champions League football will mean Spurs will struggle to keep hold of Gareth Bale and their other leading players for next season.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his current squad as one of the best he has ever assembled after they sealed Champions League football with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle on the final day of the Premier League season.
Tottenham captain Michael Dawson admitted he thought Gareth Bale’s last-gasp winner against Sunderland had put them into next season’s Champions League.
Premier League: Swansea 0 Fulham 3
Premier League: Liverpool 1 QPR 0
Premier League: Chelsea 2 Everton 1
The Hammers secured 10th spot in the Premier League with a 4-2 win over Reading on the final day of the season.
Brentford midfielder Adam Forshaw felt his side were unfortunate not to take their League One play off final with Yeovil to extra time.
Brentford midfielder Toumani Diagouraga was naturally devastated after his side were beaten in the League One play-off final by Yeovil.
England captain Alastair Cook hailed an on-form Stuart Broad as “an absolute nightmare” for batsmen after his career-best figures blew New Zealand away to claim the first Test Lord’s.
Roy Hodgson is urging English football not to lose sight of the importance of international combat.
League One Play-Off Final: Brentford 1 Yeovil 2
Line-ups: West Ham v Reading
Line-ups: Chelsea v Everton
Line-ups: Tottenham v Sunderland
Line-ups: Newcastle v Arsenal
Liverpool are guaranteed to finish seventh, one place below city rivals Everton, regardless of today’s result against QPR.