Saturday's Premier League results and roundup: Sunderland boost European hopes as Brentford, Everton, Brighton, Fulham drop points

The Premier League's penultimate matchday delivered an breathtaking docket of fixtures connected Sunday afternoon, with each 4 matches carrying large stakes successful the ongoing contention for European qualification.

Sunderland's ambitions were boosted with a triumph against Everton, portion the Toffees, Brentford, Brighton and Fulham each dropped points successful the contention for Europe.

Brentford 2-2 Crystal Palace: Bees driblet points successful contention for Europe

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Brentford dropped points successful the conflict for European qualification connected Sunday, drafting 2-2 with Crystal Palace astatine the Gtech Community Stadium.

Although the Bees stay eighth successful the table, with different teams failing to capitalise, Keith Andrews' broadside neglect to fortify their presumption successful the European places. 

Brentford present caput into their final-day gathering with Liverpool astatine Anfield holding conscionable a constituent pb implicit ninth-placed Sunderland, portion Chelsea could besides determination supra earlier the past time of the play with a triumph connected Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace, contempt their afloat absorption being connected the upcoming Conference League final, stay without a Premier League triumph successful their past six matches.

Ismaila Sarr gave the Eagles an aboriginal pb from the punishment spot, drafting the foul by Caoimhin Kelleher earlier calmly converting past the goalkeeper successful the sixth minute.

Crystal Palace doubly came adjacent to extending their pb arsenic Sarr and Jorgen Strand Larsen struck the woodwork, and their luck continued to tally adust erstwhile Jaydee Canvot's header deflected disconnected Dango Ouattara and into the net, equalising the crippled conscionable earlier the break.

The Eagles' luck did yet instrumentality conscionable aft the restart, with Adam Wharton's onslaught squirming nether Kelleher and into the backmost of the net, restoring Crystal Palace's pb and marking the midfielder's archetypal extremity for the club.

However, 1 last twist successful the communicative saw Ouattara equalise successful the 88th-minute with a towering header astatine the backmost post, sealing the 2-2 gully astatine the Gtech Community Stadium.

Everton 1-3 Sunderland: Everton's European dreams dented

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Everton's European dreams were dealt a large stroke connected Sunday arsenic Sunderland escaped the Hill Dickinson Stadium with a 3-1 win. 

Defeat for Everton means they stay 2 points down eighth-placed Brentford, with their hopes of qualifying for Europe mostly retired of their hands - though a triumph volition inactive beryllium required connected the last time for immoderate chance.

Meanwhile, the Black Cats ascent to ninth successful the standings and conscionable 1 constituent down eighth-placed Sunderland up of the last day, erstwhile they volition invited Chelsea to the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland recovered themselves down astatine the interruption aft Merlin Rohl's effort deflected into the adjacent corner, but Regis Le Bris' broadside turned the crippled astir successful the 2nd half.

Brian Brobbey demonstrated his superb physicality arsenic helium capitalised connected Jake O'Brien's escaped interaction to equalise conscionable earlier the hr mark, earlier Chris Rigg fantastically acceptable up Le Fee to tuck location with nether 10 minutes to play. 

Wilson Isidor ended immoderate uncertainty of a Sunderland triumph 10 minutes later, slotting into the country successful the 91st-minute to guarantee the Black Cats near the Hill Dickinson with 3 points secured.

Leeds United 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Brighton heartbreak arsenic Leeds triumph late

Leeds United snatched a precocious 1-0 triumph astatine Elland Road, breaking Brighton & Hove Albion hearts. 

Dominic Calvert-Lewin dramatically netted a 96th-minute victor to manus Leeds 3 points successful their last location crippled of the campaign, dealing a immense stroke to Brighton's European ambitions. 

The Seagulls are present incapable to scope the Champions League places, portion their grip implicit a European spot has loosened, with lone a constrictive two-point pb implicit ninth-placed Sunderland earlier the last time of the season.

Defeat leaves Brighton seventh successful the array with 53 points, 1 supra Brentford and 2 supra Sunderland, portion Chelsea could besides adjacent the spread to conscionable 1 constituent with a triumph successful their fixture connected Tuesday night. 

A hard-fought matter astatine Elland Road saw some goalkeepers marque respective ace saves, but the lucifer yet delivered its lone extremity of the crippled successful the 96th-minute. 

Calvert-Lewin pounced connected Jan Paul van Hecke's mediocre backmost pass, rounding Bart Verbruggen and slotting into the bare nett to snatch a precocious triumph successful their past location crippled of the season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Fulham: Fulham neglect to fortify European charge

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Fulham failed to fortify their propulsion for European qualification, dropping points successful a 1-1 gully with relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers astatine the Molineux Stadium. 

The Cottagers stay 12th successful the standings and way eighth-placed Brentford by 3 points going into the past time of the season, leaving them with a slim accidental of securing European shot connected matchday 38. 

Wolverhampton Wanderers took the pb successful the lucifer acknowledgment to Matheus Mane's thunderous decorativeness into the apical country aft 25 minutes, but the attacker rapidly went from leader to zero conscionable earlier the break. 

Mane's precocious situation connected Timothy Castagne handed Fulham a penalty, which improbable taker Antonee Robinson stepped up and brilliantly placed location to equalise. 

Despite pushing for a victor passim the 2nd half, Wolves came closest to netting a 2nd erstwhile Adam Armstrong's spot struck the post, but neither broadside were yet capable to find the nett arsenic the crippled ended each square.