2016-17 Premier League: Match day 36

Premier League 2016-17
Day	Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday Wednesday/Friday
Date	5/6/7/8/10 May 2017
Total matches	11
Total goals	27
League leaders start	Chelsea
League leaders end	Chelsea
Highest scoring	Man City v Crystal Palace
Bottom start	Sunderland
Bottom end	Sunderland
Current league	2016-17
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Tottenham's pursuit of Premier League leaders Chelsea was dealt a big blow as Manuel Lanzini's fierce finish earned victory for London rivals West Ham.

Manchester City strengthened their grip on a top-four finish with a convincing win over Crystal Palace that moves them above Liverpool and into third place on goal difference.

Bournemouth and Stoke both secured their Premier League status following a well-fought game at Vitality Stadium.

Sam Vokes scored a late equaliser to edge Burnley closer to Premier League survival and deny West Brom their first win since 18 March.

Hull dropped into the relegation zone as they suffered a first home defeat under Marco Silva against relegated Sunderland.

Leicester City guaranteed their Premier League survival with a deserved home victory over struggling Watford.

Swansea City leapfrogged Hull City to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with two games remaining after Fernando Llorente headed the winner against Everton.

James Milner missed a second-half penalty as Liverpool's hopes of securing a Premier League top-four spot suffered a blip in a goalless draw against Southampton.

Arsenal ended Manchester United's 25-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and kept up their hopes of securing a place in the top four.

Chelsea moved to within one win of the Premier League title and confirmed Middlesbrough's relegation with a consummate performance and emphatic victory at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal kept alive their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish as second-half goals from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud earned victory at Southampton.

Friday 5th May 2017

Friday 5th May 2017 20:00	West Ham United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London Stadium, London Attendance: 56,992 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Lanzini  65'	Report

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Saturday 6th May 2017

Saturday 6th May 2017 12:30	Manchester City	5–0	Crystal Palace	Etihad Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 54,119 Referee: Michael Oliver
	Silva  2' Kompany  49' De Bruyne  60' Sterling  82' Otamendi  90+2'	Report

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Saturday 6th May 2017 15:00	Bournemouth	2–2	Stoke City	Dean Court, Bournemouth Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Stanislas  62' Shawcross  81' (og.)	Report	Mousset  33' (og) Diouf  73'

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Saturday 6th May 2017 15:00	Burnley	2–2	West Brom	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 20,825 Referee: Mike Jones
	Vokes  56', 86'	Report	Rondón  66' Dawson  78'

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Saturday 6th May 2017 15:00	Hull City	0–2	Sunderland	KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 22,480 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
		Report	Jones  69' Defoe  90+2'

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Saturday 6th May 2017 15:00	Leicester City	3–0	Watford	King Power Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 31,628 Referee: Roger East
	Ndidi  38' Mahrez  58' Albrighton  90'+3'	Report

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Saturday 6th May 2017 17:30	Swansea City	1–0	Everton	Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 20,827 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Llorente  29'	Report

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Sunday 7th May 2017

Sunday 7th May 2017 13:30	Liverpool	0–0	Southampton	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 53,159 Referee: Robert Madley
		Report

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Sunday 7th May 2017 16:00	Arsenal	2–0	Man Utd	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 60,055 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Xhaka  54' Welbeck  57'	Report

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Monday 8th May 2017

Monday 8th May 2017 20:00	Chelsea	3–0	Middlesbrough	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Diego Costa  23' Alonso  34' Matic  65'	Report

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Wednesday 10th May 2017

Wednesday 10th May 2017 19:45	Southampton	0–2	Arsenal	St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 31,474 Referee: Jonathan Moss
		Report	Sánchez  60' Giroud  83'

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League table after Match day 36

2016–17 Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea  (Q)	35	27	3	5	75	29	+46	84	Champions League group stage
2	Tottenham Hotspur  (Q)	35	23	8	4	71	23	+48	77
3	Liverpool  (X)	36	20	10	6	71	42	+29	70
4	Manchester City  (X)	35	20	9	6	70	37	+33	69	Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal  (X)	35	20	6	9	68	42	+26	66	Europa League group stage
6	Manchester United  (X)	35	17	14	4	51	27	+24	65
7	Everton  (Q)	36	16	10	10	30	41	−11	58	Europa League third qualifying round
8	West Bromwich Albion	35	12	9	14	41	45	−4	45
9	Leicester City	35	12	7	16	45	54	−9	43
10	Southampton	35	11	9	15	39	46	−7	42
11	Bournemouth	36	11	9	16	52	65	−13	42
12	West Ham United	36	11	9	16	45	59	−14	42
13	Stoke City	36	10	11	15	39	52	−13	41
14	Burnley	36	11	7	18	37	51	−14	40
15	Watford	35	11	7	17	37	58	−21	40
16	Crystal Palace	36	11	5	20	46	61	−15	38
17	Swansea City	36	10	5	21	41	69	−28	35
18	Hull City	36	9	7	20	36	69	−33	34	Relegation to 2017–18 Football League Championship
19	Middlesbrough  (R)	36	5	13	18	26	48	−22	28
20	Sunderland  (R)	35	6	6	23	28	60	−32	24

Updated to games played on 10 May 2017
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

See also

• Premier League
• Premier League - 2016-17 Season

External links

• BBC Sport