With Aston Villa picking up all three points, it left two Europa League spots to play for and there were four clubs in total vying for one of those.
Bournemouth had already guaranteed at least a top-seven finish and a place in Europe for the first time in their history after the midweek draw against Manchester City but the draw on the final day ensured that they would finish sixth.
That left Brighton, Chelsea, Brentford and Sunderland fighting for seventh.
Incredibly, it would be the team that started the day furthest away from that position that would ultimately take the second and final spot in the Europa League – Sunderland.
The Black Cats became the 10th team since the Premier League’s inception to earn a spot in Europe at the first attempt following promotion from the second tier the season before.
A 2-1 victory over Chelsea, combined with defeats for Brighton, plus Brentford dropping points meant the Black Cats jumped from tenth all the way up to seventh.
Only four promoted sides have previously qualified for Europe via their league position with the most recent being Wolves in 2018-19 and now Regis le Bris’ side become the fifth.
Crystal Palace will join both Bournemouth and Sunderland in next season’s Europa League, should they beat Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final on 27 May.
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