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Morning Sports Update

Jul 27, 2020 07:40 By radiokerrysport
Morning Sports Update
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Manchester United and Chelsea both secured qualification for the Champions League on the final day of the Premier League season. United finished third thanks to

Manchester United and Chelsea both secured qualification for the Champions League on the final day of the Premier League season.

United finished third thanks to a 2-nil win over Leicester - Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard with the goals.

Manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer says his players will need to raise their level next season when they face better opposition in Europe

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Leicester will play in the Europa League next season after Chelsea claimed fourth place with a 2-0 win over Wolves at Stamford Bridge.

Aston Villa secured their Premier League status with a 1-1 draw away to West Ham.

That result Bournemouth and Watford are relegated to the Championship.

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Watford went down after losing 3-2 at Arsenal, while Bournemouth's 3-1 win at Everton wasn't enough to keep them up.

Villa manager Dean Smith believes his side benefitted from the three-month enforced shutdown

Elsewhere, champions Liverpool finished off the season with a 3-1 win at Newcastle

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Second placed Manchester City beat Norwich 5-0 at the Etihad in David Silva's final league game City.

Tottenham's 1-all draw with Crystal Palace means that Jose Mourinho's side will play in next season's Europa League.

Aaron Connolly scored for Brighton in their 2-1 win at Burnley

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and Southampton came from a goal down to beat Sheffield United 3-1.

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Swansea have a 1-nil lead over Brentford following the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.

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Cardiff take on Fulham in the first leg of their other semi final this evening - kick off is at 7.45.

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HORSE RACING

It's day one of the Galway Races, which will be a lot different to any of the previous years.

This year's festival will take place behind closed doors due to Covid-19.

The first of eight races at Ballybrit goes to post at 4.10.

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GOLF

American Michael Thompson finished up on 19 under par to claim a two shot win at the 3-M Open on the PGA Tour.

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DARTS

Dimitri Van den Bergh secured his first major darts trophy last night.

The Belgian was crowned World Matchplay champion after beating Scotland's Gary Anderson 18-10 in the final in Milton Keynes.

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