With the Premier League title sewn up, attention turned to the battle at the bottom during the 36th round of matches this weekend.
Burnley were relegated, despite winning 1-0 away at Hull City, and they will be joined in the Championship next term by Queens Park Rangers, who were hammered 6-0 away at Manchester City.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Sunderland, Aston Villa and Leicester City, while Newcastle United earned a 1-1 draw from their home encounter with West Bromwich Albion.
It seems that Manchester United will be back in the Champions League after a 12-month absence following their 2-1 win away at Crystal Palace, with their closest rivals Liverpool only able to secure a 1-1 draw from their trip to champions Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City.
Here, Sports Mole looks back over all of the action to pick out the most impressive 11 players.
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Without De Gea, there's a good chance that United wouldn't be playing Champions League football next season. It was another top display from the Spaniard, who made a stunning save to deny Glenn Murray.
Robbie Brady (Hull City)
The Irishman didn't deserve to be on the losing side at the KC Stadium. He hit the woodwork twice with strikes from distance and also sent a host of dangerous crosses into the Burnley area.
Robert Huth (Leicester City
He may not be blessed with great pace, but Huth reads the game well - a quality that he showed in abundance against the Saints as Leicester claimed a vital clean sheet and three points.
Sebastian Coates (Sunderland)
The centre-back has often been a figure of ridicule since arriving in the Premier League, but he was a solid influence on the Sunderland backline at Goodison Park.
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City)
None of the Spurs attackers were getting any change out of the American, who made a number of challenges and interceptions.
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa)
A winger of such tender years can lack end product, but not Grealish. He assisted the game's only goal and was a real livewire throughout.
Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)
What the Sunderland midfielder lacks in technical ability, he certainly makes up for it with workrate. It may be a cliche, but the 27-year-old really did cover every blade of grass to ensure that his side won through on Merseyside.
David Silva (Manchester City)
Yet another silky showing from the diminutive playmaker, who constantly teased the QPR backline. He won his side a penalty and then rounded off the scoring with a cool finish.
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
The two goals that the Algerian international scored may well have kept his side in the Premier League. His contribution capped off an infectious outing.
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
You can't afford to give the Argentine the sort of chances that QPR did because he will punish you. He fired in a hat-trick and could have scored even more goals.
Danny Ings (Burnley)
The reported Liverpool target did not look like a forward that had gone 10 games without finding the net as he caused countless problems to the Hull rearguard, ending with him scoring the game's only goal.
Numpty of the week
QPR: While Man City are capable of tearing apart much better sides than QPR, they certainly don't need to be encouraged as they were by the West Londoners, who went into the game knowing that anything less than a victory would result in relegation.
In such circumstances, and with a number of fans having made the long trip North, one would expect at the very least a spirited display. But from the moment that Aguero was allowed to waltz through unopposed in the fourth minute, it was an embarrassing performance from the R's. Burnley went down fighting, but the same cannot be said for QPR.
Goal of the week
Tom Cleverley (Aston Villa) vs. West Ham United: On a weekend when there was no real standout goal, this award goes to a revitalised Cleverley.
While the finish may have been a simple one from close range, the work done by Grealish to create the opening was fantastic. The youngster weaved his way to the byline, before delaying the pass to Cleverley for just the right amount of time.
Liam Apicella
