Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League finale between Liverpool and relegated Middlesbrough at Anfield. The Merseysiders have their destiny in their own hands; if they win they will play Champions League football next season. The Reds will be confident of completing the job in hand, but have come unstuck against sides in the lower echelons of the division this term, and know any slip could let Arsenal in at the death. It promises to be an intriguing afternoon and all gets underway at 3pm BST.

Premier League / Matchday 38

Anfield / 21.05.2017

Liverpool

Completed

Middlesbrough

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ByPaul Hassall

Updated 21/05/2017 at 15:50 GMT

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Highlights

End of 2nd Half

90+2'

FT: Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough. Goals from Wijnaldum, Coutinho and Lallana seal fourth spot for the Reds and ensure they will play CL football next season.

90+1'

Anfield about to erupt...

90'

Two minutes added.

89'

A Liverpool corner comes to nothing. The Reds are toying with the visitors now.

88'

Liverpool knocking it around with confidence. Is there a fourth left in them to put the cherry on the cake?

87'

LIVERPOOL CHANGE: Milner off, Moreno on. Lucas gets the skipper's armband.

A. Moreno

Liverpool

Off

J. Milner

Liverpool

Fouls4

Free Kicks2

86'

Lucas picks the ball in the centre circle and is urged to shoot! Many feeling it's his last appearance for LFC today.

84'

Milner surging down the left again, but his low ball across the six-yard box evades two red shirts in the middle.

83'

More intricate stuff from Liverpool, but the end product has disappeared in the final period of this match.

82'

LIVERPOOL CHANGE: Sturridge off, Origi on.

D. Origi

Liverpool

Off

D. Sturridge

Liverpool

Blocked Shots1

Fouls against2

Wide3

Free Kicks1

81'

This game is pretty dead. Liverpool exactly where they wanted to be at the point in the afternoon - coasting to victory.

79'

LIVERPOOL CHANGE: Lucas on for Firmino.

Lucas Leiva

Liverpool

Off

R. Firmino

Liverpool

Assists1

On target2

Blocked Shots2

Fouls1

78'

Firmino tries to touch Sturridge's outside of the foot pass into his own path, but can't quite get there.

77'

AS IT STANDS: Third - Man City (78pts), Fourth - Liverpool (76), Fifth - Arsenal (75).

76'

An awkward one from Chambers sees Mignolet's hands clunk against his own crossbar, but he does enough to keep it out under no threat of a Boro follow-up.

75'

BORO CHANGE: Negredo on for Gestede.