Huddersfield Town were left celebrating wildly after securing their Premier League safety on Wednesday with a dramatic and resilient 1-1 draw at Chelsea, a result that looks almost certain to condemn Swansea City to relegation. Meanwhile, champions Manchester City said a fond Etihad farewell to Yaya Toure, routing Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 and moving on to 97 points -- the most ever in a Premier League season -- and to the verge of a landmark 100-point campaign. We have a further season in the Premier League,” said David Wagner, manager of the league’s least funded club. It also ensured that for only the third time in the Premier League era, the three promoted sides -- in this case, Huddersfield, Newcastle and Brighton -- all survived. The Frenchman will doubtless hope his goodbye goes as sweetly as Toure’s for Manchester City as their 34-year-old favourite declared after non-stop cheers at the Etihad: “I think they recognise what I’ve done for the club.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2018 02:37 UTC