Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated to the Sky Bet Championship after Everton beat Bournemouth to preserve their top-flight status on a dramatic final day of the Premier League season.
Abdoulaye Doucoure’s winner fired Everton to an invaluable 1-0 victory over the Cherries at Goodison Park, meaning there was nothing their relegation rivals could do to avoid the drop.
Leicester, who beat West Ham 2-1, were on course to stay up at the halfway stage of the final-day fixtures after Harvey Barnes’ goal lifted the Foxes out of the bottom three, but Doucoure’s thunderbolt changed the complexion of the relegation picture in Everton’s favour.
Leeds United’s unlikely survival bid failed to get off the ground at Elland Road, with Harry Kane inspiring a 3-1 victory with the opener inside two minutes.
Leicester City, 2015/16 Premier League champions, and Leeds United join Southampton in next season’s Championship after the Saints’ 11-year spell in the top-flight ended following defeat to Fulham on May 13.
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