A £20m game of musical chairs
How the final day unfolded
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3.10
At Craven Cottage, Norwich go 1-0 down thanks to Brian McBride's goal for Fulham.
3.11
Within seconds at the St Mary's Stadium, John O'Shea's own goal puts Southampton ahead. At this stage they are safe.
3.20
Darren Fletcher heads home Manchester United's equaliser at St Mary's. The Saints are still out of the bottom three - albeit just one goal better off than Crystal Palace.
3.26
At Manchester City, Middlesbrough strike an early blow in the battle for the final Uefa Cup place with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scoring with a free-kick.
3.32
Palace's hopes nosedive with Charlton taking the lead through Bryan Hughes.
3.35
Norwich are staring at a return to the Championship as Papa Bouba Diop scores with a curling 25-yard free-kick to make it 2-0 to Fulham.
3.50
With half-time whistles being blown, Southampton are currently out of the bottom three, with Boro back in the Uefa Cup.
4.09
Kiki Musampa puts Manchester City back in the hunt for a Uefa Cup place with an equaliser against Boro.
4.13
Norwich look dead and buried as Zat Knight makes it 3-0.
4.18
Palace give themselves a lifeline with Dougie Freedman scoring an equaliser at The Valley.
4.19
At The Hawthorns, West Brom are now out of the bottom three when Geoff Horsfield puts them ahead against Portsmouth.
4.20
Southampton's despair is suddenly deepened when Ruud van Nistelrooy puts United 2-1 ahead.
4.29
Mark Clattenburg awards Palace a penalty worth potentially £20m when Jon Fortune handles a Freedman cross in the area.
4.30
Andy Johnson steps up and coolly sends Dean Kiely the wrong way from the spot. Palace now lead 2-1 and are just 20 minutes away from safety.
4.31
Steed Malbranque makes it 4-0 to Fulham.
4.35
Kieran Richardson gives West Bromwich a two-goal cushion but their fate now rests with Charlton.
4.42
Alan Curbishley's side duly oblige. Fortune atones for his earlier indiscretion by powering home a header from close range for 2-2 and now it is Albion who are again safe.
4.44
Norwich are being hammered as McBride makes it 5-0 to Fulham .
4.49
Andy Cole adds a sixth at Craven Cottage.
4.52
Norwich are down after a 6-0 hiding.
4.52
Southampton join them as the final whistle blows on their 2-1 defeat.
4.53
Albion secure a 2-0 victory.
4.53
Moments later, it is all over and Albion survive as Palace can manage nothing more than a 2-2 draw to seal their relegation place.
4.56
But the drama continues as Man City are given a contentious penalty in the third minute of six minutes of injury time. But Mark Schwarzer saves Robbie Fowler's spot-kick to bring Boro another Uefa Cup campaign after a 1-1 draw.
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