Wigan beat Toon,Suarez nets three in Reds win

Manchester United and Manchester City,who meet at the Etihad Stadium in what is virtually the title decider on Monday,will fill the first two places,while Arsenal look set to finish third even though they could only draw at Stoke where Robin Van Persies 35th of the season cancelled out Peter Crouchs opener for the home side. Arsenal have 66 points,four clear of Newcastle,but it is no longer definite that the fourth-placed finisher will qualify for the Champions League.

If Chelsea,who are sixth,beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final next month and finish outside the top four,they will take the last qualifying spot as holders. Tottenham Hotspur,who play Blackburn Rovers at home on Sunday,are fifth on 59,Chelsea,at home to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday,are sixth on 58.

Liverpool,meanwhile,stayed eighth after beating Norwich City 3-0,with Luis Suarez scoring a hat-trick.

Besides Wigan,three other teams scored four with Everton crushing Fulham 4-0 at Goodison Park where Nikica Jelavic scored twice. Swansea City and Wolves produced a thrilling match at the Liberty Stadium where Andrea Orlandi headed Swansea ahead after only 24 seconds the quickest goal in the Premier League this season. Swansea raced into a 4-1 lead after 31 minutes with further goals from Joe Allen,Nathan Dyer and Danny Graham,before Wolves fought back to draw.