LONDON: Blackpool and Birmingham were relegated on Sunday's dramatic final day of the Premier League season, each letting slip a chance of survival as Wigan scored late to secure the result it needed to stay up. Both Blackpool and Birmingham were on course to stay up for long periods, with lowly Blackpool seemingly on the verge of a remarkable escape when it led 2-1 at Manchester United early in the second half. But the champion scored three times in 20 minutes to end the Tangerines' single-season stay in the topflight, while Birmingham conceded a last-minute goal at Tottenham to lose 2-1 and fill the final relegation spot. Blackpool finished in 19th place, six points ahead of already demoted West Ham. Birmingham was ahead of Blackpool only on goal difference, while Wolverhampton Wanderers survived by a single point after losing 3-2 to Blackburn. Wigan climbed three places and finished three points clear of danger after Hugo Rodallega's 78th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win at Stoke. United was presented with the Premier League trophy after beating Blackpool. A week after clinching a record 19th English championship, United finished with 80 points. Chelsea finished nine points behind after losing 1-0 at Everton, ahead of Manchester City only on goal difference after the FA Cup winner won 2-0 at Bolton. Arsenal avoided losing three straight for the first time in three years but was three points further back after securing a 2-2 draw at Fulham only through Theo Walcott's 89th-minute goal. While the top three automatically qualify for next year's Champions League, the Gunners now face a playoff to enter the lucrative tournament. Roman Pavlyuchenko's two goals for Tottenham beat Birmingham and clinched fifth place for Spurs, which will enter the Europa League. Liverpool finished four points behind in sixth after losing 1-0 at Aston Villa. Everton, Fulham and Villa came next, with Sunderland in 10th place after a 3-0 win at West Ham. Somen Tchoyi's second-half hat trick rescued a 3-3 draw for West Bromwich Albion at Newcastle in the day's other match. Inter beats Catania In Rome, Giampaolo Pazzini scored twice and Japan fullback Yuto Nagatomo added another as Inter Milan closed out the Serie A season with a 3-1 win over Catania Sunday. Pazzini found the target in the 15th and 48th minutes at the San Siro to raise his scoring total to 11 league goals since transferring from Sampdoria in January. Nagatomo made it 3-0 in the 63rd with a rising angled shot from within the area, his second score of the season, and Pablo Ledesma pulled one back for Catania in the 66th.
