00:00EPL now. Arsenal are the new champions. This as Manchester City did them a favour by drawing a 1-1
00:07away to Bournemouth.
00:08In another game, Chelsea were 2-1 winners against Tottenham Hotspur, which means the Spurs are still in danger of
00:15being relegated. Here's a wrap.
00:18Manchester City had to beat home side Bournemouth FC to stay alive in their quest for the EPL title.
00:26The citizens did find the net in the 12th minute, but the goal was disallowed.
00:33Then came a blow that hurt Man City. Kruppi with a gem of a strike made it 1-0 to
00:38Bournemouth in the 39th.
00:40And one could call it the coup de grace.
00:46That's because Manchester City could only score one in the 95th through Erling Haaland to tie the game.
00:53And then it's the post at this end, and then it's Haaland that waxed it in.
00:58It finished 1-1, which meant Arsenal were the new EPL champions, with nobody being able to catch up to
01:04them.
01:04The penultimate hurdle. Bournemouth are in Europe. The Gunners are in heaven.
01:09In the other match, host Chelsea drew first blood against Tottenham Hotspur, as Enzo Fernandes with a screamer made it
01:161-0 in the 18th minute.
01:17The pace here, and from distance. Kinski beaten by Enzo Fernandes.
01:26Then in the 67th following good teamwork, Andres Santos made it 2-0 to Chelsea.
01:31Cheers might turn to cheers now. And Andres Santos is there. And Chelsea do cheer. A second goal.
01:42But Tottenham cuddlyed in half in the 74th minute, with Richarlison scoring one himself.
01:47It was not enough, as Chelsea won 2-1.
01:50It also means Tottenham would be hoping for a draw or win in their last game to avoid relegation.
01:59And here's the reaction from Arsenal players as they celebrate winning the Premier League after the City draw.
02:05CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
02:42Got to love the drama of sport, right?
02:45Now that Manchester City have failed to win the Premier League title,
02:49they will say farewell to Spanish manager Pep Guardiola
02:52on Sunday in their final match at home.
02:54The Spaniard already announced his departure after building a legacy at City,
02:58winning 17 major trophies in a 10-year spell at the club.
03:02However, City have already identified his successor with Italian Enzo Maresca,
03:08set to take over after having served as an assistant under Pep.
03:12And while the club still has an uncertain future facing 115 charges
03:16related to alleged financial rule breaches,
03:19Guardiola was asked about his legacy at the club
03:22under comparisons to another former legendary player and manager.
03:27Would you like to be sort of what Johan Cruyff is to Barcelona?
03:32Would you like to be Manchester City Johan Cruyff basically?
03:35Nobody is like Johan.
03:37It's a big compliment you say that, but nobody is like him.
03:40The charisma and personality.
03:41He changed the mentality for two clubs, Ajax and Barcelona,
03:44as a player and as a manager.
03:47But with the charisma that is impossible to replicate
03:53and the self-confidence and many, many aspects that he had,
03:57and it's impossible.
04:01Southampton have been thrown out of the playoffs
04:03after admitting they spied on three clubs during the championship season.
04:08Middlesbrough, beaten by Southampton in the semifinal,
04:11have been reinstated and will now play Hull City for a spot in the Premier League.
04:17They had no idea what was coming.
04:19Now, instead of preparing for the richest game in world football this weekend
04:23and a chance to play in the Premier League,
04:26they will start next season in the second tier on minus four points.
04:31The punishment is unprecedented,
04:33leaving Southampton fans struggling to take it all in.
04:37This is just terrible news.
04:40All we want to do is go to Wembley.
04:42We won the game fair and square.
04:43Ultimately, the fans are paying fans are the ones being punished the most.
04:48And it's just, yeah, it's got him.
04:50We've obviously done something wrong, OK?
04:52I don't know if the whole story's even out there yet, do you know what I mean?
04:54Because this is a punishment that well goes above some geezer behind with an iPhone, do you know what I
04:58mean?
04:58This was the moment the club was caught watching Middlesbrough's training session.
05:03Southampton also admitted today to doing it to two other clubs earlier in the season.
05:08But despite the number of offences, seasoned football watchers are shocked by the size of the sanction.
05:15It still feels disproportionate, you know, for what is probably, although an attempt to gain a sporting advantage,
05:25something that's very hard to demonstrate and prove from a legal perspective.
05:30Of course, there was no guarantee of Southampton winning, but getting promoted to the Premier League through the playoffs is
05:36worth in the region of ÂŁ200 million.
05:39The last team to have been caught spying Leeds were fined ÂŁ200,000, but then there was no law against
05:46it.
05:46If Southampton fans are destitute tonight, their borough counterparts are now planning a very different end to their week.
05:54The Football League says the game is still scheduled to take place at Wembley on Saturday,
05:59but remarkably, a successful Southampton appeal could change that.
06:04This extraordinary story has another day to run, and Hull City still don't know for sure which team they should
06:11prepare for.
06:12That's a very, very, very powerful cell phone.
06:15It's not.
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