Barclays Premier League results

These are the results of the Premier League that were played on the 12th of May 2013:
Stoke 1-2 Tottenham.

Emmanuel Adebayor scored a late winner for Tottenham to keep their Champions League qualification hopes alive.

Stoke took the lead when Steven Nzonzi headed in Charlie Adam's free-kick.
Clint Dempsey fired into an empty goal after a mix-up in Stoke's defence to level before Adam was sent off after the break for a second yellow card.
Adebayor got the crucial second that put Tottenham up to fourth as he tapped home from close range following Dempsey's low cross into the area.

Everton 2-0 West Ham.

Everton gave their departing manager David Moyes the perfect send-off with a convincing victory over West Ham in his final match at Goodison Park.

The result was secured by Kevin Mirallas's eighth and ninth league goals of the season and guarantees Everton sixth place in the Premier League table.
The Belgian forward finished off a flowing team move to give Everton the perfect start after six minutes, before a deflected second-half effort gave Moyes the victory he was so desperate to secure in his penultimate game in charge.
At the final whistle, the 50-year-old Scot, who will become Manchester United manager on 1 July, was serenaded by all corners of the stadium after a final flourish that went very much to the script.
Anything but a home win would have felt inadequate on a day the blue half of Merseyside came to say goodbye to their manager of 11 years.
The rousing and emotional pre-match send-off was acknowledged by Moyes with a simple wave to all four stands at Goodison

Fulham 1-3 Liverpool.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge scored his first ever hat-trick as the Reds consigned Fulham to a fifth league defeat in a row.

Dimitar Berbatov headed Fulham into the lead from Sascha Riether's cross, only for Sturridge to lash in an equaliser.
The home side were denied a penalty for a Lucas Leiva handball before Sturridge slotted in his side's second.
Liverpool were creating chances at will and Sturridge grabbed his third when he chipped over keeper Mark Schwarzer.
Fulham boss Martin Jol had a suitably concerned expression on his face at the final whistle after his side's capitulation left them with just one point from their last seven games.

Norwich 4-0 West Brom.

Robert Snodgrass and Grant Holt scored to set Norwich on their way to a win over a dreadful West Brom that takes them to safety.

Snodgrass opened the scoring with a rebound after Ben Foster saved from Wes Hoolahan midway through the first half.
Holt tapped in after Foster's error, Gareth McAuley scored an own goal and Jonny Howson curled in a fourth.
Norwich are six points above Wigan, who play struggling Aston Villa on the final day, and cannot be caught.

 Toothless Canaries

After a 4-3 win at Swansea and a 4-3 defeat to Manchester City in December, this was only the third time that Norwich have managed to score more than two goals in a Premier League game this season.

The fact their tally of 41 points cannot be reached by both the Latics and Villa means that Chris Hughton's side are safe with Queens Park Rangers and Reading already relegated.

This was a display that will have left Canaries fans wondering how their team was capable of a run of two wins in 19 that dropped them into trouble.

QPR 1-2 Newcastle.

Ten-man Newcastle guaranteed Premier League survival as they came from behind to defeat QPR at Loftus Road.

Loic Remy's early spot-kick put Rangers ahead but Hatem Ben Arfa soon levelled with an equally controversial penalty.
A calamitous defensive mix-up then allowed Yoan Gouffran an easy finish to put the Magpies ahead.
And the visitors held on for a precious win despite losing goalkeeper Rob Elliot to a second yellow card when he handled outside the penalty area.

Sunderland 1-1 Southampton.

Substitute Jason Puncheon cancelled out Phil Bardsley's opener to all but preserve Southampton's Premier League status and leave Sunderland in trouble.

Sunderland took the lead after half-time through a fierce deflected drive from Bardsley.
Saints hit back when Puncheon fired home at the second attempt.
They only need to avoid an improbable margin of defeat next week to stay up, while both clubs will be safe if Wigan lose to Arsenal on Tuesday.
Wigan have two games left - the other being at home to relegation rivals Aston Villa - and must win them both to avoid finishing in the bottom three.

Man Utd 2-1 Swansea.

Sir Alex Ferguson's final game as Manchester United manager at Old Trafford ended as so many have done before - with victory secured by a late goal.

Rio Ferdinand's first goal for five years gave Ferguson three points against Swansea City in his 723rd game at "The Theatre Of Dreams" following the announcement of his retirement after 26 years at the club.

Ferguson in numbers

1: Knighthood from the Queen in June 1999
2: Champions League titles against Bayern Munich in 1999 and Chelsea in 2008
5: Teams managed by Ferguson - East Stirling 1974, St Mirren 1975-78, Aberdeen 1978-1986, Scotland 1985-86, Man Utd 1986-2013
6: Clubs as a player - Queen's Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Rangers, Falkirk, Ayr
9: Scottish and English FA Cup titles
17: Games missed due to touchline bans.
26: Years since United had won the title before Ferguson's triumph in 1993
38: Trophies won at Old Trafford
49: Trophies won as a manager with Manchester United, Aberdeen and St Mirren.
104: Players bought while at Manchester United. The last was Wilfried Zaha, signed from Crystal Palace for fee rising to £15m in January and loaned back to Palace.
170: Goals scored during his playing career
370: Appearances as a player
1499: Games at Manchester United, with 895 wins, 337 draws and 267 defeats

On a day of high emotion, decorated by the presentation of the Premier League trophy for the 13th time, Old Trafford spent 90 minutes, plus an added three minutes of so-called "Fergie time", celebrating the glittering career of the 71-year-old Scot.

The statistics of the afternoon were almost a sideline. Javier Hernandez gave United a first-half lead, Michu equalising for Swansea before Ferdinand's finish three minutes from time completed the formalities.
Ferguson, who never felt the need to move into his technical area once, joined his players on the pitch after the final whistle, taking the microphone to reflect on his career.
He paid tribute to players, supporters and those at United who supported him in troubled early years before calling on Old Trafford to give its full support to new manager David Moyes once he completes his switch from Everton.