LONDON (AP) — Jean-Philippe Mateta’s hat trick capped off an emphatic 5-0 victory for Crystal Palace over Aston Villa on Sunday as the London club equaled its best ever finish to a Premier League season. The win means Palace finished on 49 points in 10th place after winning six of its last seven games under Oliver Glasner. Aston Villa had already secured fourth place and a place in next season’s Champions League, and played like a team that had nothing at stake. Mateta, meanwhile, has now scored
There was no choke this time. No stumbling with the winning line in sight. Arsenal’s players didn’t freeze amid the tension and pressure of a Premier League title race with Manchester City. Indeed, unlike last season, they embraced it. It’s why there won’t be too many regrets for Mikel Arteta and his squad after finishing as runner-up — again — to arguably the best ever team in the history of English soccer on Sunday. Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 on the final day of the campaign but remained two poi
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