Premier League final battle: Southampton gets rid of the bottom curse, Aston Villa rekindles hope for European war

Recommended Network May 11: The Premier League final battle, Southampton broke away from the bottom curse, Aston Villa rekindled hope for the European competition on the last Saturday of the Premier League, five games started at the same time, and suspense arose.

Brighton defeated Wolves 2-0, Everton defeated Fulham 3-1, Brentford defeated Ipswich, who had been relegated 1-0, and Southampton drew 0-0 with Manchester City. In the later game, Aston Villa defeated Bournemouth 1-0 with Oli Watkins' goal, and Watkins also became Aston Villa's top scorer in the Premier League history with this goal.

Player of the day

Argentine goalkeeper Martinez is undoubtedly the key contributor to Aston Villa's victory. At Villa Park Stadium, Martinez made many wonderful saves in the second half to ensure the goal was not lost. Although Villa was sent off at the end of the game, Martinez still received high and low blocks to help the team defend the victory. Martinez made an indelible contribution to Villa's ability to continue to retain hope of winning the Champions League.

Today's data

Southampton successfully escaped the embarrassment of being tied for the worst team in Premier League history with this draw. They surpassed Derby County, which had only 11 points in the 2007/08 season. Manchester City are in danger on the road to five. They are currently only 2 points ahead of Newcastle, and they may be overtaken if they are not careful.

Aston Villa surpassed Nottingham Forest with this victory and returned to the European War Zone. The Forest will usher in its own game on Sunday.

Post-match remarks

Brentford player Kevin Shad revealed the team's secret to winning: "Perfect cross, perfect shot. The coach said we can score through set pieces, and we did it. Every corner is suspected of foul, but we stay focused and try to score goals."

Everton coach David Moyes joked when asked about the referee's refusal to give Fulham a penalty: "I applauded him. I even wanted to have a Mexican wave. There is a referee willing to play back the picture and stick to his decision, which is great. We hope the referee can enforce the law based on his own judgment. Judging from what I see, this is the right decision."

Fulham coach Marco Silva held a different view: "We are the team with better performance on the court, 30 to 35 minutes before the game, we played the level we wanted. In the last 10 minutes, we started to lose some key elements to control the game. This has been the norm for our last three or four games. "

Danny Welbeck scored his 10th goal of the season and told the Premier League official website: "This is a good milestone, and I think I could have made more. I look forward to continuing to improve. We have two more games left and hope I can get a few more."

Southampton goalkeeper Allen Ramsdale remained sober after the team got rid of shame: "We are not satisfied with the performance of this season, but I'm happy to avoid that record. We know it's not a good result. Fans celebrate in the sun, but everyone knows we have a tough season."