Survival Sunday Premier League Round-up

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Newcastle and Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premier League as Hull City and Sunderland beat the drop on ‘Survival Sunday’.

All four of the struggling sides suffered defeats on a tense final day of the season meaning that the North East duo who occupied 19th and 18th place at kick-off were still in possession at 6pm.

Aston Villa’s 1-0 home win over Newcastle ended the Magpies’ 16-year stay in the top-flight and made Hull City’s defeat by the same scoreline to a much-changed Manchester United side at the KC Stadium academic.

Middlesbrough needed a miracle to beat the drop and slipped out of the elite league after a 2-1 reverse to West Ham at Upton Park with Sunderland surviving despite going down 3-2 at home to FA Cup finalists Chelsea.

Fulham claimed the final Europa League berth for next season even though they were beaten 2-0 at home by Wembley-bound Everton, with Tottenham suffering a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool as the Reds secured second place.

Posted on May 25, 2009 | Filed Under Football