Reading 0-0 QPR.
Reading and Queens Park Rangers were relegated to the Championship
after a scrappy goalless draw between the Premier League's bottom two
clubs.
Royals striker Pavel Pogrebnyak was denied by Jose
Bosingwa's clearance off the line before the Russian fired just wide
after Jobi McAnuff's pass.
Esteban Granero clipped the bar for Harry Redknapp's QPR in a game lacking in quality at the Madejski Stadium. And both teams will play next season in the second tier after poor campaigns.
Reading and QPR have been flirting with relegation all season yet their fate is now sealed.
Even if they win their remaining three games they can only reach a maximum of 34 points.
Chelsea 2-0 Swansea.
Chelsea kept up the hunt for Champions League qualification with victory over Swansea City on Sunday.
Oscar opened the scoring with a low cross-shot after being picked out by substitute Frank Lampard.
Lampard then struck his 201st Chelsea goal, one off the club record, from the penalty spot after Juan Mata was sent tumbling by Leon Britton.
Swansea had little to show for their afternoon, although Angel Rangel's shot did need a smart save from Petr Cech. Much of the pre-match talk had surrounded referee Mark Clattenburg, making his first return to Stamford Bridge since being embroiled in a racism row involving Chelsea players John Mikel Obi and Ramires last October.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester Utd.
Robin van Persie answered the taunts of Arsenal's fans as he returned
to the Emirates Stadium with a goal that denied his former club a vital
victory in their fight to secure Champions League football next season.
Arsenal formed a guard for Van Persie and his Manchester United team-mates before kick-off after they
secured the Premier League title
- but the goodwill ended there in a fiercely fought contest.
Van Persie's mistake contributed to Theo Walcott giving Arsenal an early lead but he made amends when he equalised from the spot just before half-time after he was fouled by Bacary Sagna.It was Van Persie's 29th goal in all competitions this season, which emphasised his influence on United's 20th crown and contributed to the lingering ill-feeling felt by Arsenal supporters after his departure.
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