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Tony Pulis was axed as Stoke boss as the Barclays Premier League's managerial merry-go-round continued to spin out of control.

Stoke stayed up but football often terrible; Swansea need quality striker to back up Michu; West Brom had a 'special season' a Part one: Arsenal to Norwich City West Bromwich Albion's defender Gareth McAuley won the players' player of the season at the club.

IT was a weekend of high emotions in the northwest, as Wigan won the FA Cup to leave Manchester City distraught, and probably managerless, while Alex Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford on Sunday, and his replacement David Moyes waved goodbye to Goodison Park.

Frank Lampard scored twice to become Chelsea's all-time leading scorer as the Blues came from behind to win at relegation-threatened Aston Villa.

Norwich City and Newcastle United spared their fans final-day relegation agony with impressive wins that moved them clear of the Barclays Premier League drop zone.

This week includes a reminder for Brad Friedel, why not every German team are winners and the main QPR underachiever.

Emmanuel Adebayor struck seven minutes from time to earn Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 Premier League victory at Stoke City on Sunday that kept their fading hopes of Champions League qualification alive.

THE Manchester United-bound winger and his team-mates seemed on course for play-off disappointment when Brighton blew a succession of first-half chances.

SIMON MIGNOLET believes Sunderland still have the quality to stay clear of the Premier League's relegation zone despite an increasing list of absentees.

Manchester City and Wigan, at either end of the Premier League table, will turn their attention 2013 Fa Cup title on Saturday.

But 40 minutes before kick-off at the Stadium of Light last night, the eight Premier League clubs who could still join QPR and Reading in the Championship next season were shown graphic footage from League One of what could be in store.

Sunderland missed a vital chance to boost their bid for Premier League safety after a frantic 1-1 draw with Stoke at the Stadium of Light.

However, the Spanish centre-back insists there is more to Stoke than physicality alone, pointing out players such as his old Glasgow Rangers team-mate Charlie Adam provide the skill to complement the Potters' power.

The old theory that the smaller Premier League clubs had to adopt a much more basic style of play has been debunked Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

As the 2012-13 season reaches its climax, it's time to take a look back over the past nine or 10 months to appreciate just where Liverpool Football Club's journey has taken them.

See goals, flashpoints and comedy as Robin van Persie goes 'home', Reading and QPR go down and Doncaster go bananas Robin van Persie's first return to Arsenal , days after he and Manchester United secured the title he quit the Gunners to win, was the headline match of the weekend - and the game, a feisty 1-1 draw, lived up to the billing.

The Stoke midfielder virtually confirmed their Premier League status with a goal dedicated to his father who tragically died in December Charlie Adam dedicated his winner against Norwich to his tragic dad and claimed playing again has been the only release from his grief.

Andy Dawson once more was glued to his sofa for Match of the Day, although it was just an accident after he picked up the wrong tube 0 MINS: Just the six matches tonight, with most of the action taking place down at bottom end of the table.

Wigan Athletic remain in the Premier League relegation zone after Emmerson Boyce's last-minute own goal gifted Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw on Saturday, while Liverpool put the Luiz Suarez saga behind them with a 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle United.

As Luis Suarez began a 10-match ban, Liverpool showed it still has bite up front by inflicting Newcastle's worst home loss since 1925 in the English Premier League on Saturday.