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Top 5 stories from round 34 of the English Premier League

From title contenders to top four hopefuls

We saw some surprising results last weekend including three big away wins. Tottenham took full advantage of a slip by Leicester City while Manchester City made a big statement in a bid to finish in top 3 as Sergio Aguero struck a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge to help the Citizens to a 3-0 win.

A Marcus Rashford goal at Old Trafford ensured what was inevitable, Aston Villa have been relegated to the Championship. There were massive wins for Newcastle United and Sunderland in their bid to escape relegation.

Meanwhile Arsenal slipped up yet again and they face a potential threat from Manchester United as they could still lose out on Champions League Football.

So let us look at the top stories from Round 34:

1) Massive wins for Newcastle and Sunderland

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Rivals Newcastle United and Sunderland recorded important 3-0 wins. This was Rafa Benitez's first victory and it came at the expense of a Swansea side fresh from their own win over Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium the previous weekend.

The Premier League is so unpredictable that one night you're winning over the reigning champions and the following fortnight, you're losing to a team that could be playing in the Championship come August.

Sunderland did both themselves and Newcastle a favour by winning 3-0 at Norwich. All these three teams are in the relegation battle and it seems most likely that only one of the three will survive in the Premier League.

And Norwich's slip has ensured that the Tyne and Wear sides are still in with a chance of survival.

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