And breathe. That was a mammoth live page.

We hope you’ve enjoyed all of our coverage this morning, reacting to yesterday’s season finale and looking ahead the 2026/27 campaign.

If there’s anything you missed, don’t worry - you can revisit it all here:

• West Ham are relegated on the final day of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Spurs surviving - watch highlights
• Arsenal lift the title after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 away, ending a 22-year wait to be champions again
• It was a day of emotional goodbyes, as Manchester City said farewell to Pep Guardiola,John Stones and Bernardo Silva
• Liverpool paid tribute to Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson in their last appearances for the club
• What can we expect from each of the three clubs on their return to the Premier League?

BBC Sport understands Enzo Maresca will be the one Manchester City turn to as a replacement for Pep Guardiola.

Maresca previously managed Chelsea, where they won the Fifa Club World Cup and Uefa Conference League, and before that guided Leicester to Premier League promotion.

He previously worked under Guardiola at City as one of his assistants, so he is familiar with the club. Will he be the right fit to carry the torch after a legendary stint by Pep?

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Next season could be an exciting one for Manchester United supporters.

Since Michael Carrick took over at the start of 2026, no team has amassed more points in the Premier League than United (41).

Couple United’s form with the individual brilliance of Bruno Fernandes - who set a new record for the most assists in a single season (21) - and it begs the question...could United really challenge for the Premier League title next season?

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Come August, with the players at his disposal, Slot must get fans excited to watch Liverpool again and turn Anfield back into a place opposition fear.

The day after the World Cup final in July, Liverpool will head to the USA for a pre-season tour. There is no indication from FSG that Slot is under pressure, but he simply cannot afford a poor start next term.

Slot is of the belief that if the Reds get the signings they want, they can compete at the top again. Fail to do that and the noise will only grow, and things could get ugly.

For now, focus will be entirely on the summer and how Slot can ensure this season is a blip for Liverpool, rather than the continuation of an ongoing decline.

Qualifying for the Champions League by finishing in the top five may prove to be a red herring for Liverpool. It is up to Slot to ensure it isn't.

Let's head back to the top of the Premier League and look and what next could hold for Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal...

Former England international Ashley Young has heaped praise on Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna and expects the club to fare better in the Premier League next season than they did in 2024-25.

Young has now retired from football but was part of the Tractor Boys squad that finished second in the Championship and won immediate promotion back to the top flight following relegation last season.

"You see the way that he [McKenna] wants to play football, I think the fans here have to bite their tongue a little bit, they're worried at times," Young told BBC Radio Suffolk.

"But he's a fantastic manager. I hope he goes on to have a fantastic career and next season is better than the season when they got relegated. I've got every confidence in him that he's going to go on and do that."

Ipswich have won three promotions in four seasons under McKenna - from League One in 2023 and the Championship in 2024 and 2026. Will they stay in the Premier League this time?

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Frank Lampard will manage his third Premier League club after guiding Coventry City back to the Premier League for the first time since 2001.

The former Chelsea and Everton boss guided Coventry to the Championship title, winning 95 points and finishing 11 points clear of second-placed Ipswich.

Lampard also helped Everton avoid the drop in the 2021-22 season, so he's got experience of relegation battles under his belt. How important will that be in keeping Coventry in the top flight next season?

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Hull City make their return to the Premier League next season after winning the play-off final, which was overshadowed by the Spygate saga.

The players were sent off to Las Vegas by owner Acun Ilicali to mark promotion. Will they be able to avoid the drop next season? Thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.

After the conclusion of the Championship play-offs over the weekend, we now know that Hull City will join Coventry City and Ipswich Town in the top flight next season.

But what can we expect from each of the three clubs on their return to the Premier League?

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Aston Villa have only just finished their best season for decades but Unai Emery will demand more.

He has to balance the reality and the club's ambitions but challenging for the top six and the Champions League places should be expected under the Spaniard.

He delivered the Europa League - his fifth win in the competition and Villa's first trophy for 30 years - and a top four place in the Premier League.

Villa can now show transfer targets the hard evidence: join this club and you will be able to win silverware.

Champions League football will help but Villa still have to bridge the gap to those with more financial clout and one big departure is expected as Villa look to comply with profit and sustainability regulations.

That could be Morgan Rogers but Villa are in a strong position with the forward having signed a new six-year contract in November.

If he stars for England at the World Cup this summer, then that will only push the fee higher.

What about Forest's Midland rivals, Aston Villa?

How do they go about topping their best season in 30 years?

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Nottingham Forest will fight to keep Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson, Vitor Pereira insisting they need to continue to build.

The duo will be in demand this summer, with Manchester City and Manchester United interested in England midfielder Anderson.

Gibbs-White only signed a new three-year deal last summer after a brief transfer saga with Tottenham while Murillo penned a one-year extension to 2029 at the weekend.

But after finishing 16th in the Premier League, Pereira outlined his views about the summer.

He said: "For me, they are top players and they deserve the top of the world.

"But I believe, if as a club we want to compete for different goals, we need to keep the best players.

"If not, if you change every season, it is difficult to be consistent and difficult to build something stronger.

"We cannot control the market, of course, but I think we are aligned; what I think and what the club thinks is to try to keep most of them and to try to control the market."

Nottingham Forest are another team that will want to be challenging higher up the Premier League next season.

But with the likes of Elliott Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White seemingly attracting interest from Champions League clubs, Forest’s success could hinge on whether they are able to keep hold of the duo...

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

For now, thanks to De Zerbi's inspiration and the failings of other clubs, Spurs are spared a day of reckoning. Not for long, however, because the temporary elation of fans will soon turn to anger.

How can a club that plays in such a magnificent stadium, has such passionate support and received around £74m by qualifying for the Champions League via that Europa League triumph, end up on the brink of the Championship?

Answer – bad decisions on and off the pitch. Poor appointments. Players playing poorly. At times this season, Spurs have resembled an unmotivated rabble – which is why the frantic pumping of fists and wild celebrations also felt uncomfortable and, yes, embarrassing.

The work must start now, but at least they will have De Zerbi to lead.

The Italian at least realised the urgency of the situation when he said: "It's now around 7pm, and around 8pm or 9pm we will start working towards next season."

Spurs have no time to waste in their quest to avoid a repeat.

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For Spurs, on the other hand, the pressure on them is significantly lower than at Chelsea.

For the North Londoners, it is quite simple: ensure they are not involved in another gut-wrenching relegation battle.

Chelsea enter a new era under newly appointed manager Xabi Alonso, but it comes after a disappointing season that fell below expectations for the Blues.

Without Champions League football, after finishing the Premier League season in 10th, Chelsea will face reduced revenue, meaning the transfer strategy may need to be more selective rather than heavily expansive in the market.

Even so, recruitment is expected, especially to add more consistency, and a more reliant attacking output. Several players have struggled for form this season, including the likes of Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk and Nicolas Jackson.

Alonso faces a big task given that the Blues lost eight Premier League games since March - more than any other side - and will need to address a leaky defence that has not kept a clean sheet in the league since mid-January.

The reduced fixture schedule could help, giving more time on the training ground to implement his ideas and potentially stabilise performances across the league.

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I wonder what odds you would have got at the start of the season if you had backed Sunderland, Bournemouth, and Brighton to qualify for Europe - and Chelsea and Spurs to miss out altogether.

There will be huge pressure on both London clubs next season to return to competing in the top half of the table.

Let's have a look at the situation that awaits the Blues' new manager - Xabi Alonso - at Stamford Bridge later this summer...

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

On the final day of last season the Champions League was on the line at the City Ground.

Then it was Nottingham Forest, who had spent so long inside the top four, who missed out.

This time visitors Bournemouth were the ones who could have joined the elite to give Iraola the perfect send off.

It was not to be but that Bournemouth were even in the discussion for Champions League football is extraordinary.

Iraola leaves having taken them into Europe for the first time in their history and with a new training ground and plans to expand the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth are on the brink of a new era.

German Marco Rose has the foundations to push the Cherries to the next level after being appointed as Iraola's successor, the club acting swiftly in April to ensure a smooth transition of power.

The former RB Leipzig manager will expect to have the tools to succeed on the south coast with the club able to attract a different level of player with the lure of European football.

That platform has been created by Iraola, who leaves after a successful three years in charge and having lifted Bournemouth to new levels.

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Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport

The Black Cats came good on their need to beat Chelsea at the Stadium of Light to cap off an impressive return to the top flight with a spot in next season's Europa League.

They are the 10th newly promoted Premier League side to qualify for Europe and just the fifth to do so via a league finish after Newcastle (1993-94), Nottingham Forest (1994-95), Ipswich Town (2000-01) and Wolves (2018-19).

Sunderland spent £161m on 15 new players after gaining promotion to the Premier League, and might need further additions to cope next season.

With the Europa League added to their schedule next season, the test now is whether Sunderland can carry this momentum on to the continental stage.

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