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Your support makes all the difference.Hull City take on Tottenham with both teams already consigned to their respective Premier League fates.
The home side know they will be relegated back to the Championship after just one season, and are playing for pride this afternoon. Spurs have no chance of catching Chelsea, of course, but Harry Kane will hope to win the Golden Boot.
Follow all of the live action below.
What time does it start?
Hull City vs Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at 15.00 BST
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on UK television, but highlights will be shown at 22.30 BST on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Harry Kane: Following his four-goal blitz against Leicester in mid-week, the England international is two goals ahead of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku in the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot. Another strike or two against the Tigers should be enough to seal the prize for the second straight year.
Weird /best stat…
8: The number of wins Hull have registered at home in the Premier League this season – one more than sixth-placed Manchester United.
Remember when…
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored this impressive effort for Spurs in their League Cup tie with the Tigers in 2013. Following a 2-2 draw after extra time, the White Hart Lane side won 8-7 on penalties -
Player to watch…
Harry Maguire: The Hull defender has been one of the Tigers’ stand-out players this season and is likely to be making his final appearance for the club. Spurs, Leicester and Newcastle have all been linked with a move for the 24-year-old centre-back.
Past three-meetings…
Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Eriksen 2, Wanyama) Hull City 0, Premier League, December 2016
Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Chadli, Rose) Hull City 0, Premier League, May 2015
Hull City 1 (Livermore) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Kane, Eriksen), Premier League, November 2014
Form guide…
Hull City: LLWDLL
Tottenham: LWWLWW
Odds…
Hull City to win: 51/10
Tottenham Hotspur to win: 13/25
Draw: 17/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
FULL TIME
Leicester 1 Bournemouth 1
Chelsea 5 Sunderland 1
Watford 0 Man City 5
Hull 1 Tottenham 7 (SEVEN)
Arsenal 3 Everton 1
Man United 2 Crystal Palace 0
Burnley 1 West Ham 2
Swansea 2 West Brom 1
Liverpool 3 Middlesborough 0
Southampton 0 Stoke 1
That's it for another Premier League season. Man City have secured third place with an extremely comfortable win at Watford in a dire last game for Walter Mazzarri. Arsenal meanwhile have missed out on fourth place, despite beating Everton 3-1 and overcoming the loss of Laurent Koscielny to a first half red card – Liverpool grab the last Champions League spot thanks to their 3-0 win at Middlesborough.
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