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2011-2012 season's last round of the England "Premier" league will go down in the country's football history. In an unforgettable thriller, the prestigious trophies were won by the "Man City" club, defeating London's "Queens Park Rangers" 3-2 thanks to two goals in added time by the referee, surpassing the "Man Utd" who finished in second place. The defending champions Sir Alex Ferguson's proteges lost 1-0 to "Sunderland" on the road, collecting as many points as "Man City", but falling behind their rivals due to a worse goal difference. It seemed that "Man City" would let the trophies slip from their hands as "Man Utd" successfully completed their task and were leading almost the entire match against Sunderland, while Roberto Mancini's team started added time behind sensationally at 1-2. Nevertheless, the champions showed character: initially, Edin Dzeko equalized with a header after a corner, and in the final moments of the attack, Sergio Aguero sent the ball into the net in the exploding stadium. London's "Arsenal," who secured third place, also made it to the UEFA Champions League after a tough battle, defeating "West Bromwich" 3-2. The fourth position went to London's "Tottenham," but this capital team will have to wait for the Champions League final result: London's "Chelsea" victory against Munich's "Bayern" would take the "Tottenham" ticket to the prestigious tournament and leave them with just a place in the Europa League. "Chelsea" only remained in sixth place, surpassed by "Newcastle". The "Magpies" fought for a position in the top four for a long time, but in the last round, they lost 1-3 to Liverpool's "Everton" and ended up outside the Champions League qualifiers. Liverpool's "Everton" stepped onto the seventh step, leaving behind the very modest eighth place occupied by the city's other club "Liverpool". Failure did not stop the "Queens Park Rangers" from keeping their place in the top league, as they dropped to a lower division were "Stoke," unable to beat "Bolton," also dropped, as well as "Blackburn" and "Wolverhampton" who had lost their hopes earlier. Results: "Man City" 3 - 2 London's "Queens Park Rangers" 39' [1 - 0] P.Zabaleta 48' [1 - 1] D.Cisse 66' [1 - 2] J.Mackie 90' [2 - 2] E.Dzeko 90' [3 - 2] S.Aguero 55' J.Barton (QPR) sent off Match images: "Man City" award: Detailed analysis: "Sunderland" 0 - 1 "Man Utd" 20' [0 - 1] W.Rooney Detailed analysis: "West Bromwich" 2 - 3 London's "Arsenal" 4' [0 - 1] Y.Benayoun 12' [1 - 1] S.Long 15' [2 - 1] G.Dorrans 30' [2 - 2] A.Santos 55' [2 - 3] L.Koscielny London's "Chelsea" 2 - 1 "Blackburn" 31' [1 - 0] J.Terry 34' [2 - 0] R.Meireles 60' [2 - 1] Yakubu Liverpool's "Everton" 3 - 1 "Newcastle" 16' [1 - 0] S.Pienaar 27' [2 - 0] N.Jelavic 65' [3 - 0] J.Heitinga 73' [3 - 1] T.Hibbert (own goal) 90' T.Cahill ("Everton") sent off "Norwich" 2 - 0 Birmingham's "Aston Villa" 8' [1 - 0] G.Holt 21' [2 - 0] S.Jackson "Stoke" 2 - 2 "Bolton" 13' [1 - 0] J.Walters 40' [1 - 1] M.Davies 45' [1 - 2] K.Davies 79' [2 - 2] J.Walters (from penalty) "Swansea" 1 - 0 "Liverpool" 86' [1 - 0] D.Graham London's "Tottenham" 2 - 0 London's "Fulham" 2' [1 - 0] E.Adebayor 63' [2 - 0] J.Defoe "Wigan" 3 - 2 "Wolverhampton" 9' [0 - 1] M.Jarvis 12' [1 - 1] F.DI Santo 14' [2 - 1] E.Boyce 79' [3 - 1] E.Boyce 86' [3 - 2] S.Fletcher League table: Qualifying for the Champions League: "Man City", "Man Utd", "Arsenal"; Qualifying playoffs for the Champions League: "Tottenham" (if "Chelsea" does not win the Champions League) Qualified for the UEFA Europa League: "Newcastle" Relegated to a lower league: "Bolton," "Blackburn," "Wolverhampton" Promoted to the "Premier" league for the next season: "Reading, "Southampton", "West Ham" or "Blackpool" Top scorers of the championship: 1. Robin van Persie ("Arsenal") 30 goals 2. Wayne Rooney ("Man Utd") 27 3. Sergio Aguero ("Man City") 23 4-6. Emmanuel Adebayor ("Tottenham") 17 Clint Dempsey ("Fulham") 17 Yakubu ("Blackburn") 17 7. Demba Ba ("Newcastle") 16 8. Grant Holt ("Norwich") 15 9. Edin Dzeko ("Man City") 14 10. Mario Balotelli ("Man City") 13
