Danny Graham scored the 100th goal of his career as Swansea finished their debut Barclays Premier League season on a high following a win over Liverpool as they secured 11th place in the table.The striker struck four minutes from full-time after turning in Angel Rangel's right-wing cross.Liverpool improved after the interval and Andy Carroll saw an overhead kick saved by Swans keeper Michel Vorm.
Wigan secured their seventh victory in nine matches following an entertaining encounter against relegated Wolves.Matt Jarvis put the visitors in front in the ninth minute but the hosts hit back with two goals in three minutes through Franco di Santo and Emmerson Boyce.Boyce collected his second 11 minutes from full-time before Wolves striker Steven Fletcher's 86th-minute goal set up a tense finish.
Arsenal went ahead early at West Brom when Yossi Benayoun drilled in, but the Baggies scored twice in quick succession through Shane Long and Graham Dorrans to go 2-1 ahead.
Andre Santos rifled in a leveller to give Arsenal renewed hope, and defender Laurent Koscielny bundled in a second-half winner after a mistake from WBA keeper Marton Fulop.
Steven Pienaar and Nikica Jelavic put the Toffees 2-0 up at half-time, and John Heitinga secured the points by heading in a right-wing cross after the break.
The Magpies pulled one back when Tony Hibbert headed into his own net, but it was not enough to get them back into the match.
Tottenham secured fourth with a routine victory at White Hart Lane over Fulham, with Emmanuel Adebayor scoring with only two minutes on the clock and Jermain Defoe wrapping it up just after the hour mark.
Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers needed a win to overtake QPR and could only draw 2-2 at Stoke City. The Trotters go down after 11 years in the top flight.As it stood at half-time, Bolton were safe having taken a 2-1 lead through a strike by Mark Davies and a freak goal by skipper Kevin Davies, while QPR were trailing 1-0 at Manchester City.But in one of the most dramatic 45 minutes in Barclays Premier League history, Djibril Cisse scored an equaliser for QPR and though Joey Barton was sent off, Jamie Mackie headed Mark Hughes' side in front to put the Londoners on course for safety.By the time Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero scored injury-time goals for Man City to beat QPR 3-2 and snatch the title, Jonathan Walters had already equalised for Stoke from the penalty spot to condemn Bolton to the drop.
Manchester City were crowned champions of the Barclays Premier League after an afternoon of astonishing drama at the Etihad Stadium.Roberto Mancini's side seemed to be destined for second place for much of the afternoon as Queens Park Rangers produced a display of resilience to thwart their opponents.The situation was desperate as the match at the Etihad Stadium moved into injury time.QPR, down to 10 men for the final 35 minutes of the match after Joey Barton's red card, were winning 2-1 and set to become the first side this season to beat City on their own patch.With 75 seconds of the five minutes of injury time elapsed Edin Dzeko fired in to level the match and set the tone for an astonishing finale.And with less than two minutes remaining, Sergio Aguero fired past Paddy Kenny from close range to spark massive celebrations in the stadium.
Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United
Manchester United were winning 1-0 at Sunderland thanks to Wayne Rooney's header - which meant City had to secure victory to win their first title in 44 years.With 75 seconds of the five minutes of injury time elapsed Edin Dzeko fired in to level the match and set the tone for an astonishing finale.And with less than two minutes remaining, Sergio Aguero fired past Paddy Kenny from close range to spark massive celebrations in the stadium.Rooney's goal, his 27th Barclays Premier League strike of the season, put them in pole position until Pablo Zabaleta gave City the lead on 39 minutes.But after the interval, Djibril Cisse pounced on a loose ball after Joleon Lescott's misjudged header and shot low past Joe Hart.QPR's task was made harder, however, when Joey Barton was sent off for an elbow on Carlos Tevez.Mark Hughes' side adopted a defensive formation - but they stunned the home fans on 66 minutes when Jamie Mackie headed in Armand Traore's cross.But with the seconds ticking away, there was still time for the remarkable turnaround, which gave City the three points and ensured they finished ahead of their neighbours - the first time in the history of the Premier League that goal difference has separated the top two teams.
SO FINALLY 2011-2012 EPL CHAMPIONS ARE MANCHESTER CITY.
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