Premier League relegations: Leicester and Leeds down as goal enough to save Everton

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Leicester and Leeds were relegated from the Premier League after Abdoulaye Doucoure’s stunning strike secured Everton a 1-0 win over Bournemouth and survival on the final day of the season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Toffees were heading down as things stood at half-time in the campaign’s concluding round of fixtures&comma; with their clash with the Cherries at Goodison Park still goalless while Leicester led at home against West Ham&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Doucoure’s strike from just outside the area in the 57th minute subsequently gave Sean Dyche’s men the victory they needed to guarantee safety&comma; rendering their rivals’ results irrelevant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dean Smith’s Leicester drop despite winning 2-1 against West Ham&comma; Harvey Barnes having netted the first-half opener and Wout Faes adding a 62nd-minute header before Pablo Fornals pulled a goal back for the visitors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Second-bottom Leeds join the Foxes and Southampton in the second tier following a 4-1 home loss to Tottenham as Sam Allardyce’s four-game mission to rescue the Yorkshire outfit proved in vain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Harry Kane put Spurs in front in the second minute&comma; Pedro Porro doubled their advantage in the opening stages of the second half&comma; and after Jack Harrison’s 67th-minute reply&comma; Kane – registering his 30th league goal of the season – and Lucas Moura then further boosted the visitors’ tally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The result was not enough to see Tottenham claim Europa Conference League qualification&comma; with Aston Villa cementing seventh place thanks to a 2-1 home win over Brighton&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins scored for Unai Emery’s side early on&comma; with Deniz Undav then reducing the deficit just before the break&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brentford also missed out on the final European spot despite winning&comma; Ethan Pinnock’s late goal earning a 1-0 home victory over champions Manchester City having signed a new contract with the Bees earlier in the day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Second-placed Arsenal thrashed Wolves 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium&comma; where Granit Xhaka netted a brace and Bukayo Saka&comma; Gabriel Jesus and Jakub Kiwior also got on the scoresheet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Manchester United secured third place as they came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Cottagers led through a 19th-minute Kenny Tete goal&comma; then failed to take the chance to make it 2-0 seven minutes later as Aleksandar Mitrovic saw his penalty saved by David de Gea&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jadon Sancho subsequently drew things level before Bruno Fernandes struck the winner 10 minutes into the second half&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fourth-placed Newcastle drew 1-1 at Chelsea&comma; 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