Manchester City have made history, clinching their fourth consecutive Premier League title, with a 3-1 win over West Ham on a tense final day. Pep Guardiola’s side showed their usual class in the encounter, with Phil Foden opening the scoring with a curling just within the opening two minutes.
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Foden, who was recently named Premier League Player of the Season, doubled City’s lead with a finish from a Jeremy Doku assist in the 18 minutes. West Ham were able to find their feet, pulling one back with a stunning acrobatic strike from Mohammed Kudus just before halftime.
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However, Rodri restored City’s two-goal advantage with a powerful shot from the edge of the box at 59 minutes. City’s path to the title saw them leapfrog Arsenal after a crucial 2-0 win against Tottenham earlier in the week.
Their final-day victory marked their sixth Premier League title in seven seasons.
At the bottom, the miraculous set of results required for Luton Town to stay up did not come to pass. The Hatters needed to win at home to Fulham and for Nottingham Forest to lose at Burnley with a 12-goal swing, but the Hatters went down to a 4-2 defeat while Forest secured a 2-1 victory.
This meant that all three promoted teams were relegated, only the second time that has happened in the 32 seasons of the Premier League. The other time came 26 years ago, in 1997/98.
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