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After the matches of the last round of the 38th round of the English Premier League played on Sunday, it became clear that we will not see the "Blackpool" and "Birmingham" clubs in the country's top division next season.
Meanwhile, "Blackburn", "Wigan", and "Wolves" teams, which fluctuated near the relegation line until the last second, managed to secure a place in the top twenty of the strongest teams.
Having secured the champions' title earlier, "Man Utd" players defeated the aforementioned "Blackpool" team 4-2 in front of their own fans.
In next year's UEFA Champions League tournament, we will also see the teams of London's "Arsenal", London's "Chelsea", and "Man City". Only the latter managed to score three points in the final round to their tournament standings.
In the 2011-2012 UEFA Europa League qualification, the London "Tottenham" club secured a spot by beating the resistance of the "Birmingham" team with a result of 2-1, leaving behind the "Liverpool" team, who lost 0-1 away to the Birmingham "Aston Villa" team.
In the second most prestigious tournament on the continent, the Old Continent, "Stoke" and "Birmingham" football players will fight in the finals of the tournaments organized by the English FA.
Next year, we will not see the London "West Ham", "Blackpool", and "Birmingham" clubs in the Premier League, as they dropped to the "Championship" division.
The most productive player of the championship prize was shared by "Man Utd" forward Dimitar Berbatov and "Man City" attacking leader Carlos Tevez. Both players managed to score 20 goals against opponents during the season.
Results:
Birmingham's "Aston Villa" 1 - 0 "Liverpool" 33' [1 - 0] S. Downing
"Bolton" 0 - 2 "Man City" 43' [0 - 1] J. Lescott 62' [0 - 2] E. Dzeko
D. Sturridge ("Bolton") was sent off the field in the 86th minute.
Liverpool's "Everton" 1 - 0 London's "Chelsea" 75' [1 - 0] J. Beckford
S. Coleman ("Everton") was sent off the field in the 53rd minute.
London's "Fulham" 2 - 2 London's "Arsenal" 26' [1 - 0] S. Sidwell 29' [1 - 1] R.v. Persie 57' [2 - 1] B. Zamora 89' [2 - 2] T. Walcott
Z. Gera ("Fulham") was sent off the field in the 75th minute.
"Man Utd" 4 - 2 "Blackpool" 21' [1 - 0] J. Park 40' [1 - 1] C. Adam 57' [1 - 2] G. Taylor-Fletcher 63' [2 - 2] Anderson 74' [3 - 2] I. Evatt (own goal) 81' [4 - 2] M. Owen
"Newcastle" 3 - 3 "W.B.A." 16' [1 - 0] S. Taylor 39' [2 - 0] P. Lovenkrands 47' [3 - 0] J. Olsson (own goal) 62' [3 - 1] S. Tchoyi 72' [3 - 2] S. Tchoyi 90' [3 - 3] S. Tchoyi
"Stoke" 0 - 1 "Wigan" 78' [0 - 1] H. Rodallega
London's "Tottenham" 2 - 1 "Birmingham" 49' [1 - 0] R. Pavlyuchenko 79' [1 - 1] C. Gardner 90' [2 - 1] R. Pavlyuchenko
London's "West Ham" 0 - 3 "Sunderland" 17' [0 - 1] B. Zenden 51' [0 - 2] S. Sessegnon 90' [0 - 3] C. Riveros
"Wolves" 2 - 3 "Blackburn" 22' [0 - 1] J. Roberts 38' [0 - 2] B. Emerton 45' [0 - 3] D. Hoilett 73' [1 - 3] J. O'Hara 87' [2 - 3] S. Hunt
Top scorers in the Premier League:
1. Dimitar Berbatov ("Man Utd") 20 2. Carlos Tevez ("Man City") 20 3. Robin van Persie ("Arsenal") 17 4. Darren Bent ("Aston Villa") 17 5. Peter Odemwingie ("W.B.A.") 15
Qualification and relegation:
1-3 places - UEFA Champions League group stage. 4th place - UEFA Champions League playoff. 5th place - UEFA Europa League playoff. 18-20 places - relegation to the Championship.
Note: "Stoke" and "Birmingham" will compete in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League next season due to their achievements in the domestic cup competitions.
