The Dozen: the final weekend’s best Premier League photos

Your weekend roundup of the best photography from England’s top flight

Main image: Crystal Palace mascot ‘Alice The Eagle’ gives manager Roy Hodgson a hug. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

  • Liverpool fans await the arrival of the team coach ahead of their game against Wolves at Anfield. No side has ever previously lost just one game in a top-flight season and not won the title - the previous record was also held by Liverpool in the 2008-09 season (two defeats, finished second).
    Liverpool fans await the arrival of the team coach ahead of their game against Wolves at Anfield

  • Divock Origi battles Rúben Neves for possession as Liverpool win the match 2-0 thanks to a brace from Sadio Mané. Mané scored 18 home Premier League goals for Liverpool in 2018-19 - the most by any player, and eight more than Huddersfield Town scored in total.
    Divock Origi battles Rúben Neves for possession as Liverpool win the match 2-0 thanks to a brace from Sadio Mane.

  • Youri Tielemans of Leicester City clears the ball from Chelsea’s Willian during the goalless draw at the King Power Stadium.
    Youri Tielemans of Leicester City clears the ball from Chelsea’s Willian during the goalless draw at the King Power Stadium.

  • Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring the opener as Arsenal beat Burnley 3-1 away at Turf Moor. Aubameyang, who scored twice, became only the second Premier League player to score 30+ goals in all competitions this season, after Sergio Agüero
    Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring the opener as Arsenal beat Burnley 3-1 away at Turf Moor. Aubameyang, who scored twice, became only the second Premier League player to score 30+ goals in all competitions this season, after Sergio Agüero

  • Patrick van Aanholt celebrates scoring the fourth goal for Crystal Palace as they beat Bournemouth 5-3 at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace scored five goals in a Premier League game for only the third time.
    Patrick van Aanholt celebrates scoring the fourth goal for Crystal Palace as they beat Bournemouth 5-3 at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace scored five goals in a Premier League game for only the third time.

  • Crystal Palace mascot Alice The Eagle gives manager Roy Hodgson a hug. Hodgson enjoyed his 100th Premier League win, becoming the oldest manager to reach that milestone at 71 years and 276 days.
    Crystal Palace mascot ‘Alice The Eagle’ gives manager Roy Hodgson a hug.

  • Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey celebrates scoring his side’s opening goal against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Magpies put four past Fulham without reply. Newcastle scored four goals away from home in a league match for the first time since September 2016 (6-0 v Queens Park Rangers).
    Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey celebrates scoring his side’s opening goal against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

  • Tottenham’s Moussa Sissoko skips over a double challenge from Everton’s Yerry Mina and Morgan Schneiderlin as the sides draw 2-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham’s run of four consecutive top-four finishes in the top-flight is their best run since a run of five between 1959-60 and 1963-64.
    Tottenham’s Moussa Sissoko skips over a double challenge from Everton’s Yerry Mina and Morgan Schneiderlin as the sides draw 2-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham’s run of four consecutive top-four finishes in the top-flight is their best run since a run of five between 1959-60 and 1963-64.

  • Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes talks to a young fan after losing 4-1 to West Ham at Vicarage Road. Despite their defeat, Watford recorded their highest finish (11th) in the top-flight of English football since 1986-87 (9th place).
    Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes talks to a young fan after losing 4-1 to West Ham at Vicarage Road.

  • A collection of stickers outside Old Trafford before Manchester United lose 2-0 to Cardiff City. United have finished 32 points behind the champions this season - more than they finished behind the top-flight winners when they were relegated in 1973-74 (30 points).
    A collection of stickers outside Old Trafford before Manchester United loose 2-0 to Cardiff City

  • Ilkay Gündŏgan scores the fourth goal for Manchester City as the win 4-1 against Brighton at the Amex Stadium. City’s haul of 98 points is the joint-second highest for any team in English top-flight history (converting to three points for a win) - only City themselves have ever earned more (100 in 2017-18).
    Ilkay Gündŏgan scores the fourth goal for Manchester City as the win 4-1 against Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

  • Manchester City’s players lift the Premier League trophy. Pep Guardiola said “It’s the toughest title we have won in all my career, by far.”
    Manchester City’s players lift the Premier League trophy. Pep Guardiola said “It’s the toughest title we have won in all my career, by far.”
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