At 23:30 on the evening of May 28, Beijing time, the final round of the 2022-23 Premier League season began at the same time. Premier League places in the Champions League and Europa League have been decided, with Tottenham's final win over Leeds United but still missing out on Europe, Everton's 1-0 victory over Bournemouth and former Premier League champions Leicester City beating West Ham 2-1 but still relegating from bottom three.
After the last round of league games, the Premier League's Champions League and Europa League places have been decided. In this round, Manchester City, who won the title early, lost 1-0 to Brentford, and Arsenal, who finished ahead of schedule, beat Wolves 5-0, and these two games did not affect the ranking of either team. Manchester United beat Fulham 2-1 to finish third this season. Newcastle drew 1-1 with Chelsea to finish fourth in the league. All four teams will compete in next season's Champions League.
Liverpool were confirmed to miss the Champions League after the last round, and in the final round they let themselves go and drew 4-4 with bottom-placed Southampton to finish fifth. Brighton lost 2-1 to Villa to finish sixth, with the two teams playing in the Europa League.
The final suspense in the final round of the Premier League is who will finish seventh for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. Three teams competed for the spot, with Villa grabbing the ticket with a 2-1 victory over Brighton; Tottenham won 4-1 away at Leeds United, but only finished 8th in the Premier League, not in Europe; Although Brentford beat Manchester City, they also missed the UEFA Cup qualifiers.
At the bottom of the table, Southampton confirmed relegation early. Second-to-last Leeds lost 4-1 to Tottenham and were also relegated. Leicester City, who won the Premier League in 2016, beat West Ham 2-1 but were still relegated from bottom three in the league. Veteran powerhouse Everton won 1-0 in the final round to win relegation by two points.
In the player awards, Haaland, who was resting in the final round, set a new Premier League single-season goal record with 36 goals, and won the Golden Boot without suspense. England boss Kane has scored 30 league goals and still only won the silver boot. The bronze boot was won by Tony Ivan, who was banned for gambling. Kevin De Bruyne became the assist king with 16 assists.
Winner: Manchester City
Champions League teams: Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle
Europa League teams: Liverpool, Brighton
UEFA Europa League qualifying team: Aston Villa
Relegated teams: Leicester City, Leeds United, Southampton
Golden Boot: Haaland (36 goals)
Assist King: Kevin De Bruyne (16)