Manchester City made sure of third place in the Premier League when it romped to a 5-0 win at Watford on Sunday to ensure a Champions League berth for next season.
Over at Anfield, Liverpool ensured a return to the Champions League by beating relegated Middlesbrough, although it will have to play in a qualifying round after finishing fourth in the Premier League, two points behind Manchester City.
But for the first time in 20 years Arsenal won’t be part of the premier continental championship as even a 3-1 win over Everton 3-1 with 10-men was not enough to secure a top-four finish.
Chelsea celebrated its title and captain John Terry’s last game at Stamford Bridge with a 5-1 defeat of relegated Sunderland, bringing its season’s Premier League win tally to a record 30 games.
A third-minute goal on the rebound from Sunderland’s Javier Manquillo did not mar the festivities and five minutes later Willian equalised after sustained Chelsea pressure.
Most of the Chelsea players, as though warming up for the FA Cup final next Saturday, had a pop at the beleaguered Sunderland goal during the game.
Antonio Conte, aiming for the double in his first season in charge, brought Terry off in the 26th minute — his shirt number — to a standing ovation. The former England captain wept as he hugged his teammates and brought to an end a 22-year career at Stamford Bridge.
Harry Kane won the Premier League Golden Boot for the second successive year after scoring a second hat-trick in four days as Tottenham thrashed relegated Hull City 7-1.
One last hurrah: John Terry holds the Premier League trophy at the end of a glittering Chelsea career, while the others, right, take selfies with the prize before the presentation ceremony.
The results: Swansea City 2 (Jordan Ayew 71, Llorente 86) bt West Brom 1 (Evans 33); Burnley 1 (Vokes 23) lost to West Ham 2 (Feghouli 27, Andre Ayew 72); Chelsea 5 (Willian 8, Hazard 61, Pedro 77, Batshuayi 90, 90+2) bt Sunderland 1 (Manquillo 3); Hull City 1 (Clucas 66) lost to Tottenham Hotspur 7 (Kane 11, 13, 72, Alli 45+2, Wanyama 69, Davies 84, Alderweireld 87); Leicester City 1 (Vardy 51) drew with Bournemouth 1 (Stanislas 1); Liverpool 3 (Wijnaldum 45+1, Coutinho 51, Lallana 56) bt Middlesbrough 0; Watford 0 lost to Manchester City 5 (Kompany 5, Sergio Aguero 23, 36, Fernandinho 41, Jesus 58); Manchester United 2 (Harrop 15, Pogba 19) bt Crystal Palace 0; Arsenal 3 (Bellerin 8, Sanchez 27, Ramsey 90+1) bt Everton 1 (Lukaku 58-pen); Southampton 0 lost to Stoke City 1 (Crouch 58).
