Crystal Palace relegates Huddersfield and Manchester United to fourth place with victory over Watford



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Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win at Fulham at the sendoff on Saturday.

There were five other games played in the send-off of 15 hours, here is how these matches ended.

Marcus Rashford celebrates United's first goal

Marcus Rashford celebrates United's first goal

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton

Southampton won 1-0 against Brighton at the AMEX stadium, which also allowed the Saints to develop and confirmed the fate of Huddersfield.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored what turned out to be the only goal in the 53rd minute but Brighton insisted on getting a tying goal, with Anthony Knockaert among those who missed good chances.

Nathan Redmond pbades a challenge

Nathan Redmond pbades a challenge

Burnley 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Burnley strengthened his hopes of survival with a 2-0 win over Wolves at Turf Moor.

Conor Coady's personal goal in the second minute gave the Clarets a dream start and although the visitors dominated most of the second period, Dwight McNeil, 19, scored the second goal in the 77th minute.

Dwight McNeil celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with teammate Chris Wood

Dwight McNeil celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with teammate Chris Wood

Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield's defeat at Selhurst Park confirmed their relegation to the Premier League.

Wilfried Zaha was shot in the box by Juninho Bacuna, referee Lee Probert had no choice but to award the penalty in the 76th minute which essentially forced the visitors to relegation. The faithful Milivojevic confidently finished in the center of the ball, which allowed Hamer to dive, giving the advantage to Palace.

Zaha then gave Van Aanholt the advantage in the 88th minute and watched the back shot in a direction opposite to Ben Hamer and at the back of the net.

The relegation of Huddersfield from the Premier League has been confirmed

The relegation of Huddersfield from the Premier League has been confirmed

Fulham 0-2 Manchester City (kick off at 12:30)

The goals of Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero allowed Pep Guardiola's team to return to the top of the standings.

Silve opened the scoring in five minutes at home, stumbling on Timothy Fosu-Mensah's bad pbad.

Aguero hooked on Silva's smart indoor balloon, stabilizing before hitting Sergio Rico's advance.

Bernardo Silva celebrates the opener of the city's score

Bernardo Silva celebrates the opener of the city's score

Leicester City 2-0 Bournemouth

Jamie Vardy's 82nd-minute header sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Leicester against Bournemouth.

The Morganes took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to Wes Morgan and Vardy's late intervention confirmed a third consecutive victory under new boss Brendan Rodgers.

Asmir Begovic watches the ball enter his nets

Asmir Begovic watches the ball enter his nets

Manchester United 2-1 Watford

The first match of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent boss of Manchester United resulted in a victory at Old Trafford thanks to the goals of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored for the impressive visitors but it was United who climbed to fourth place with the win.

Anthony Martial celebrates United's second goal

Anthony Martial celebrates United's second goal

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