The curtains were drawn on the 2024-25 Premier League season on Sunday, and African football stars were in blistering form in the English top flight.
With 25 goals scored across 10 grounds, Afrosport takes a look at the impact that African internationals had on the final day of an exhilarating league campaign.
This season’s final standings
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Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Egyptian international Mohamed Salah got his league-best 29th goal of the season, while Senegalese forward Ismaila Sarr scored his eighth as champions Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Sarr opened the scoring for the FA Cup-winning Palace in the ninth minute, finding the bottom corner of Alisson’s post after receiving the ball from defender Tyrique Mitchell.
Salah, meanwhile, rescued a point for 10-man Liverpool, who had Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch sent off in the 68th minute. The 32-year-old latched on to a header from Cody Gakpo before firing the ball into the roof as the Reds amassed 84 points after 38 games.
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Elsewhere, at Old Trafford, Ivorian forward Amad Diallo was on the scoresheet for Manchester United in their 2-0 win over 10-man Aston Villa.
United were unable to break the deadlock for long spells in the game despite being the more dominant side, but Amad opened the scoring in the 76th, heading home a brilliant through ball from Bruno Fernandes for his eighth goal of the season.
The 22-year-old was also involved in United’s second goal as he was brought down in the box by Villa fullback Ian Maatsen, with Christian Eriksen converting the resulting penalty.
Bournemouth v Leicester City
Meanwhile, Ghana international Antoine Semenyo bagged a brace at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth defeated Leicester City 2-0.
Semenyo flicked home Illia Zabarnyi’s header in the 74th minute before finding the bottom corner with a powerful shot 14 minutes later for his second goal of the game and his 10th in the league this campaign.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford
At the Molineux Stadium, Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo scored his 20th league goal as Brentford settled for a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mbeumo opened the scoring with a close-range strike in the 20th minute, while Zimbabwe international Marshall Munetsi leveled proceedings with a thumping strike into the top corner.
Ipswich Town v West Ham
At Portman Road, Mohamed Kudus scored West Ham United’s third goal in their 3-1 win over Ipswich Town.
The Ghanaian curled home a brilliant effort in the 87th minute, while DR Congo defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka provided the assist for the Hammers’ second goal scored by Jarrod Bowen.
In other results, Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland shot Manchester City to a 2-0 win at Fulham; Levi Colwill’s 50th-minute goal handed Chelsea a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
Carlos Alcaraz scored in the 65th minute as Everton stunned Newcastle United 1-0 at St. James Park; Kieran Tierney and Martin Odegaard were on target as Arsenal earned a 2-1 win at Southampton; and Brighton and Hove Albion claimed a 4-1 comeback win at Tottenham Hotspur.
Final Day DRAMA!
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With the 2024-25 Premier League season now over and Liverpool crowned English champions for a record-tying 20th time, six teams will represent England in next season’s UEFA Champions League: Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and Newcastle, who all finished in the top five, as well as Tottenham, who won the Europa League.
Both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will represent England in the Europa League next season, while Forest settles for the Conference League.
Coming soon to the Champions League…
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