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Barcelona 2-1 Valladolid May 20, 2013, 1:15 La Liga champions Barcelona maintained their push for a 100-point finish with a narrow 2-1 victory over Valladolid at the Nou Camp on Sunday.

La Liga champions Barcelona maintained their push for a 100-point finish with a narrow 2-1 victory over Valladolid at the Nou Camp on Sunday night.Pedro's opener followed by a Marc Valiente own goal gave Barca a two-goal lead at half-time before Victor Perez pulled a late goal back for the visitors from the penalty spot.Tito Vilanova's side, who were crowned Spanish champions last weekend, were without Lionel Messi, who may miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.Nevertheless the Catalans controlled the game from the start and got their reward midway through the half when Xavi created a chance for Pedro, who squeezed a low shot underneath the body of goalkeeper Jaime.Andres Iniesta almost doubled their advantage shortly after when his 33rd-minute strike took a deflection and grazed the crossbar.Three minutes before half-time Xavi's corner was turned into his own net by Valiente to give the hosts a two-goal cushion at the break.Pedro and Cesc Fabregas both came close to adding a third for Barca but it was Valladolid who were next on the scoresheet.In the 89th minute Martin Montoya brought down Manucho inside the penalty area and Victor Perez made no mistake from 12-yards.The Blaugrana now need to win their two remaining fixtures to match the 100-point tally set by Real Madrid last season.

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Carrick says show must go on May 20, 2013, 0:15 Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick said the Red Devils were in a position to move on after Sir Alex Ferguson's departure.

Carrick said the team would have ample opportunity to absorb all that has transpired at the club over the past month, adding that it actually had very little choice but to move on when the new season started later this year."We have to move forward," Carrick told journalists after his team's extraordinary 5-5 draw again West Brom on Sunday evening."We'll have a nice rest in the summer and start again on 3 July when we report back for training," added Carrick.Manchester United has just completed one its more successful seasons yet and there has been plenty to celebrate in the past two weeks. Carrick has acknowledged the famous manager for the contribution he has made to the club during his tenure at the helm."It's a bit funny in the dressing room because of the situation," conceded Carrick."We've thanked the manager for everything he's done and he's thanked us."The manager wanted to win but the job we've done this season, I'm sure he can retire very satisfied," added Carrick.The is much speculation about Manchester United's future in both English and European football. However Carrick is confident the club will remain a dominant force in coming seasons."We're ready to move on and there are new challenges for all of us."We're looking forward to it."We've had enough time to digest the title celebrations, the news about the manager and [Paul Scholes] retiring. We have to move forward," explained Carrick.

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West Ham 4-2 Reading May 19, 2013, 22:15 Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick as West Ham rounded off their Premier League season with a 4-2 win over already-relegated Reading.

The Royals fought back from a two-goal deficit in the second half but Hammers captain Nolan netted twice in the closing stages to secure a win for West Ham, who finish a successful campaign in 10th place.Sam Allardyce's side dominated the early stages of the game with on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll causing problems in the Royals defence.The pressure paid off after 23 minutes when the visitors tried to play out from defence and Alex McCarthy, recently called-up to the England squad, saw a clearance blocked by Carroll into the path of Nolan, who passed into an empty net from 12 yards.The West Ham duo linked up again five minutes later but McCarthy redeemed himself with a superb reaction save to deny Nolan's header from point blank range.Carroll was again on hand for West Ham's second goal as he brought down Mohamed Diame's cross and set up Ricardo Vaz Te to drive a shot across the goalkeeper and into the bottom corner.Vaz Te saw a shot come back off the crossbar before half time with West Ham in complete control, but a double substitution at half time swung the game in Reading's favour.Adam Le Fondre and Nick Blackman made up a new two-man strike force for the second half and after a spirited restart, the visitors found a way back into the game when Garath McCleary's deflected shot found its way past Jussi Jaaskelainen.Moments later, Blackman's cross was turned in by Royals Player of the Year Le Fondre at the far post to level the scoreline, his 12th league goal of the season.Any hopes of an end-of-season win to a disappointing campaign for Reading were crushed after 79 minutes when Nolan met Mark Noble's pinpoint pass to put West Ham back in front with a composed finish.With three minutes left to play, the Hammers skipper met Modibo Maiga's cross to steer a downwards header past McCarthy, sealing his hat-trick and a first home win for West Ham over Reading since August 2004.

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Wigan v Aston Villa May 19, 2013, 22:15 Wigan's final Premier League game after an eight-year stay ended in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the DW Stadium.

Darren Bent, who started in place of Villa's suspended top scorer Christian Benteke, put the visitors ahead on five minutes. He was played in by Gabriel Agbonlahor and hit a left-footed shot from the edge of the area into the bottom corner of the net.With 20 minutes of the clock Wigan struck back, as Emmerson Boyce rose high in the box to powerfully head home a cross from Roger Espinoza, as Roberto Martinez's FA Cup winners came back into the game.Arouna Kone wasted a great opportunity when Wigan broke four-on-one and he put a ball straight at Brad Guzan, but Wigan did go in ahead at half-time.In added time, a Wigan corner caused panic in the Villa box and Ashley Westwood struck a clearance straight at Nathan Baker, with the ball bouncing off the defender and hitting the back of the net.The second half failed to live up to the entertainment of the first 45 minutes, although Ben Watson and James McCarthy brought good saves out of Guzan before Boyce saw an effort clip off the crossbar.Villa brought the scores level on 61 minutes through Ron Vlaar. A free kick from Joe Bennett was brought down on his chest by the big centre back and he struck a right-foot volley past Ali Al Habsi in the Wigan goal.From that point the game slowly petered out to a score draw. The highlight saw James McArthur hit the woodwork with a volley in the final 10 minutes before a long season of struggle came to an end.

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Wenger ready to spend May 19, 2013, 21:15 Arsene Wenger is ready to spend in the summer transfer period, but admits Arsenal may be priced out by some of Europe's richer clubs.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hinted he is ready to spend in the summer transfer period, but admits they may be priced out by some of Europe's richer clubs.The Gunners secured Champions League football for next season on the final day of the Premier League campaign on Sunday, seeing off Newcastle 1-0 to finish in fourth, one point ahead of Tottenham, who beat Sunderland by the same score-line.The north London giants now head into their 16th consecutive season in Europe's premier club cup competition, and although Wenger is keen to add to his squad, he admits they may not be able to secure the services of their intended targets."We want to have additions to the squad [over the summer] but keep first the structure and spirit of the team we have now. But, let's not forget, there are many clubs who have big money and there's maybe not enough talent to strengthen all the teams who have money," the Frenchman said.Meanwhile, Arsenal striker Theo Walcott was left buzzing after the encounter, which was decided by Laurent Koscielny's 52nd minute goal."It's the most nervous I've ever been. We had to dig deep," the England international said. "We knew we had to take a clean sheet today. We found it difficult to get used to the pace of the match, the pitch was very dry, which is not what we're used to."We came out in the second half knowing it was in our hands and Laurent Koscielny popped up with the most important goal of his career. We've been very consistent at the back. We've kept a lot of clean sheets. No-one believed we could do this."

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West Brom 5-5 Man United May 19, 2013, 21:15 Sir Alex Ferguson was unable to celebrate his final game as United manager with victory as they were held to a 5-5 draw against West Brom.

Sir Alex Ferguson was unable to celebrate his final game as Manchester United manager with victory as they were held to a 5-5 draw against West Brom in a thrilling final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.The Red Devils stormed into a 3-0 lead at the Hawthorns as Shinji Kagawa and Alexander Buttner fired home either side of Jonas Olsson's own-goal, while James Morrison managed to pull one back for the Baggies before the break.Romelu Lukaku then came off the bench at the break to net a sublime second-half hat-trick after further United goals from Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez, while Youssouf Mulumbu had the final say for Albion as he fired home to complete a 10-goal thriller.West Brom allowed the visitors too much room on the ball in midfield and were punished after just six minutes as Hernandez chased what looked like a lost cause down to the corner flag and managed to keep the ball in play before hooking a cross into the box for Kagawa to nod home.Just two minutes later the home side found themselves two behind as Valencia did well up the right hand side and lashed a low cross into the box, where Olsson stuck out a leg to block the shot, but his touch took the ball past an already-committed Ben Foster.Then, on the half hour mark, Buttner was played in on the left-hand side just inside the area and struck first-time across goal to add a third.However, the tables turned just before the break when a low cross was delivered from the right wing and Morrison raced in ahead of the two centre-backs to poke home.The Baggies replaced Liam Ridgewell with Lukaku at the start of the second-half, which proved critical when on 50 minutes he curled a low shot from the edge of the area past Anders Lindegaard to reduce the deficit to a single goal.Van Persie was then found in space in the area and converted a Valencia cross to put United 4-2 up, before Hernandez made it five with a simpe tap-in from Ryan Giggs' pass.With nine minutes remaining there were two goals in a minute for the home side, with Lukaku and Mulumbu making it 4-5.The on-loan Chelsea striker then stole the show with his hat-trick and his team's leveller with five minutes remaining after forcing the ball over the line following a goal mouth scramble.

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Rafa tight-lipped over future May 19, 2013, 21:15 Rafael Benitez refused to give too much away regarding his future after leading Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday.

Out-going Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez refused to give too much away regarding his future after leading the side to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday.The Blues had already been assured Champions League football next season prior to the final game of the English campaign this weekend, while Benitez had also led the side to Europa League glory after seeing off Benfica in the final on Wednesday.However, the Spaniard had only been at Stamford Bridge in an interim capacity and is set to depart the west London giants in the coming weeks, although he gave no clue as to where he could be managing next season."We'll have to wait," he said after Sunday's win. "Some leagues have finished now and people are making decisions so we'll see what happens."The former Liverpool boss has already been tipped with a potential move to Everton, who said goodbye to long-serving manager David Moyes this weekend before the Brit's move to Manchester United this summer.

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AVB disappointed to miss out May 19, 2013, 21:15 Andre Villas-Boas admitted he was disappointed to see Tottenham miss out on a place in next season's Champions League.

Andre Villas-Boas admitted he was disappointed to see Tottenham miss out on a place in next season's Champions League, but was nevertheless delighted with his side's showing this season.Spurs headed into their final game of the Premier League campaign against Sunderland with their European fates out of their own hands, having found themselves one point behind fourth-placed Arsenal heading into the season's climax.And despite seeing off the Black Cats 1-0, the London side were denied their place in the continent's elite club cup competition after the Gunners managed to beat Newcastle by the same scoreline.Villas-Boas told Sky Sports: "It is a bit disappointing obviously but it did not depend on us and Arsenal did their job to sneak fourth spot."Asked what he thought of Tottenham's perforamnce over the course of the season, the manager said: "I think very good."To manage so many points and not make it means the level has come up, and it serves a reference for next season."Others have pushed on a level and next year we have to improve, so it is a good lesson to take into next season."It is a pity we missed it this season, because normally it would be enough to qualify."

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Man City 2-3 Norwich May 19, 2013, 21:15 Manchester City's disappointing end to the season continued at the Etihad with a final-day 3-2 defeat at the hands of Norwich.

Manchester City's disappointing end to the season continued at the Etihad with a final-day 3-2 defeat at the hands of Norwich.The visitors were unlucky not to go ahead in the 24th minute when Joleon Lescott cleared Russell Martin's header off the line, but they made no such mistake two minutes later. Anthony Pilkington evading challenges from Yaya Toure and Lescott before blasting the ball past Joe Hart from just inside the area.Manchester City were soon level however. Samir Nasri found Edin Dzeko who, with his back to goal, laid the ball off to Jack Rodwell and the former Everton man hammered it home for his first goal for City.Hart was called into action soon afterwards to tip a Robert Snodgrass free-kick over the bar and Martin was inches away from putting Norwich ahead but couldn't get enough on Snodgrass' cross-shot.The Canaries were back in front less than 10 minutes after the restart, Snodgrass finding Grant Holt at the far post and the forward slotted home from close range. The Blues responded well once again, Rodwell grabbing his second of the game with a stunning finish into the corner of the net.However, Norwich weren't finished and took the lead for the third time in the 65th minute thanks a fine individual effort from Jonny Howson, who raced goalwards from the halfway line and beat Hart with a left-foot effort.The home side couldn't find a way past the Canaries defence and as time ran out the supporters made their feelings known, leaving the stadium well before the final whistle and the players' lap of honour. Norwich, meanwhile, finish in 11th place and have plenty to build on ahead of another season in the top flight.

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Chelsea 2-1 Everton May 19, 2013, 20:15 Fernando Torres scored the winner at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea earned the win that secured them a third-place finish.

Fernando Torres scored the winner at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea earned the win that secured them a third-place finish.Both sides played their part in an entertaining game that was both Rafael Benitez's and David Moyes's final matches in charge of their respective sides.The home side took the lead in the seventh minute when Juan Mata tapped home after Tim Howard could only parry a Demba Ba shot into the Spaniard's path. Everton were level just seven minutes later when good build-up play between Victor Anichebe and Steven Naismith resulted in the Scotland international clipping the ball over Petr Cech.The Toffees had the better of the half after that and Darron Gibson was unlucky when his shot hit the post before hitting Cech and rebounding onto the post again, though Chelsea still looked dangerous on the counter attack.After the break, the Europa League winners were much the better side with Demba Ba in particular missing a few decent chances, though they were to eventually get their winner 12 minutes from time when Torres volleyed home from close range after Victor Moses had nodded the ball down into his path.

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Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal May 19, 2013, 20:15 Arsenal secured fourth place and Champions League football as Laurent Koscielny's goal settled a 1-0 win at Newcastle United.

The home side gave a start to veteran goalkeeper Steve Harper, while the Gunners were unchanged from the midweek 4-1 win over Wigan.Early on Papiss Cisse had a chance to break the deadlock, but he fired over from ten yards out following a superb break down the left flank by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.Twelve minutes in Koscielny headed wide from a Santi Cazorla corner for the visitors and just before the half-hour mark Mikel Arteta was forced off due to injury.Soon after Cazorla lifted a left-foot shot over the top after being fed by Kieran Gibbs and Hatem Ben Arfa then did likewise at the other end as a tight first 45 minutes ended goalless.Just seven minutes into the second half the all-important breakthrough came as Theo Walcott's free-kick was headed on by Lukas Podolski and Koscielny swivelled to lash the ball home from close range.The hosts responded well to falling behind and piled the pressure on as they looked for an equaliser, but goalscorer Koscielny inspired the Gunners backline to hold firm.With time ticking away, the tension was heightened further as news filtered through that Spurs had scored a last-gasp winner at home to Sunderland, meaning that Arsenal had to win to ensure a top-four finish.Walcott then almost settled the nerves in stoppage time as he raced clear, but sidefooted against the post when it looked easier to score.However, that proved not to be too costly as the final whistle sounded and the Gunners could celebrate another season in the Champions League.

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Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland May 19, 2013, 20:15 Gareth Bale's last-minute winner wasn't enough for Spurs, who failed to qualify for the Champions League despite beating Sunderland.

It was all one-way traffic at White Hart Lane as Tottenham were dominant against a Black Cats side that had nothing to play for.It looked like it would be a frustrating day though as Simon Mignolet pulled off a string of fine saves, while he was also protected by a well-marshalled defence.Bale had a legitimate penalty appeal turned down in the first half after he appeared to be pulled back by Sebastian Larsson. He went into the book for diving, but replays suggest it was a harsh decision.Fifteen minutes from the end, David Vaughan was sent off for his second bookable offence, which prompted the Black Cats to park the team bus in front of the goal.With the seconds ticking down, it looked like it was going to be a frustrating afternoon for Andre Villas-Boas' side, but Sunderland let Bale cut inside in the 90th minute and he made the most of the opportunity, launching a superb strike from 25 yards beyond the flailing Mignolet.In the end, it wasn't enough for a side who had Champions League aspirations heading into the match.As well as winning themselves, they had to rely on Newcastle getting a result against bitter rivals Arsenal.When the final whistle blew at St James' Park, Arsenal were confirmed 1-0 victors, and this secured the Gunners the fourth Champions League place, with Spurs finishing in fifth and having to settle for the Europa League.

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Swansea 0-3 Fulham May 19, 2013, 20:15 A clinical Fulham outfit rounded off their season in style as they punished Swansea for missed chances at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea had the better of the play for most of the game but as their chances went begging, Fulham put them to the sword through Alexander Kacaniklic, Dimitar Berbatov and Urby Emanuelson.The opening goal came after 22 minutes as Kacaniklic fired the ball home from just inside the box as the Swansea defence lost their way.The Swede almost doubled his tally on half an hour but his quick free-kick was turned onto the post by the sprawling Michel Vorm.Mark Schwarzer made three saves in quick succession as Swansea started the second half brightly. Angel Rangel, Ashley Williams and Chico Flores were all denied at close range.On the hour, Pablo Hernandez burst through one-on-one but the keeper once again came out on top, standing tall to make the save.Hernandez produced another good save from Schwarzer before Williams slid onto the end of Nathan Dyer's cross only to divert the ball onto the post on 72 minutes.Six minutes later, Brian Ruiz slid the ball through for Berbatov, who calmly rounded the keeper and slotted home.Substitute Emanuelson rounded off the victory in stoppage time as he tapped home from close range after an excellent flowing move from Fulham.

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Liverpool 1-0 QPR May 19, 2013, 20:15 Philippe Coutinho scored the only goal as Liverpool waved Jamie Carragher into the sunset with a 1-0 win over relegated QPR.

Philippe Coutinho scored the only goal as Liverpool waved Jamie Carragher into the sunset with a 1-0 win over relegated QPR.Today was always going to be an emotional one for Carragher and the Liverpool fans who have worshipped him as 'Mr Liverpool' throughout his entire career and so it proved to be.In truth, the result rarely looked in doubt as the hosts steamrolled their relegated opponents in the opening half hour with Brazilian attacking midfielder Coutinho at the heart of everything.The man signed from Inter Milan in January has been a real hit at Anfield and he had already created chances for Daniel Sturridge, Stewart Downing and debutant Jordan Ibe, while he had a headed 'goal' not given early on that clearly crossed the line.However, he took matters into his own hands in the 23rd minute. After collecting the ball midway inside QPR territory, the Brazilian darted towards the box and unleashed a powerful drive that kept low and arrowed into the corner of the net.Rob Green had no chance with the goal but he continued to keep Liverpool at bay on a regular basis with Glen Johnson and Jose Enrique given plenty of licence to roam.The moment they'd all been calling for so nearly arrived just after the hour mark too as Carragher, in his final game before retirement, strode onto a loose ball 30 yards from goal and drove a shot onto the angle of post and bar.The final farewell arrived with just five minutes left on the clock as every single fan inside Anfield rose as one to give Carragher one last standing ovation as he departed to be replaced by Sebastien Coates.Jamie Mackie nearly spoiled the atmosphere by wasting a great late chance for an equaliser but Liverpool deservedly claimed the three points to round off the season well.

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Southampton 1-1 Stoke May 19, 2013, 20:15 Peter Crouch and Rickie Lambert scored second-half goals as a dull mid-table encounter between Southampton and Stoke City ended 1-1.

Apart from a lively ten-minute period at the start of the second half, the match was a forgettable end-of-season affair with chances at an absolute premium.Lambert had the ball in the net inside the first 60 seconds but the flag was up for offside.Little happened until the 35th minute when Matthew Etherington's volley landed on the roof of the net while, at the other end, Jay Rodriguez did at least force Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to make a smart stop.Both teams had flirted with relegation at times during the season but were safe before kick-off and it showed in a very lacklustre affair.There was at least some incident to report in the 47th minute when Crouch headed Geoff Cameron's excellent cross past Kelvin Davis.Saints responded well to going behind and Begovic was forced to make a good save down to his right to keep Steven Davis' shot out.The home team did draw level in the 57th minute though when Lambert forced the rebound home after Begovic had made another smart stop with his legs.Southampton substitute Emmanuel Mayuka almost grabbed a last-gasp winner only to see his impressive shot find the side-netting but it was a disappointing end to Michael Owen's career as he barely touched the ball after coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jon Walters.

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