West Ham secured their best league finish in 22 years and qualified for the Europa League as a 3-0 win over Southampton secured a sixth-placed finish
In front of 10,000 fans, David Moyes' side needed just a point to secure sixth place and took full control of their destiny in the first half with Pablo Fornals scoring twice in a quickfire double (30 & 33) that took the game away from Saints
Declan Rice added further gloss to the scoreline in the closing stages (86)
It caps a memorable season for Moyes and his impressive side, whose haul of 65 points sets a new club record for most points in a Premier League season
They have qualified for the Europa League group stage, courtesy of Leicester winning FA Cup, while Southampton end a rather mediocre season in 15th
West Ham's permutations for a top-six finish, were simple
 Avoid defeat and they would finish sixth
Despite their destiny being in their own hands, there were a few early nerves as Saints started with their usual gusto
 A swift counter-attack ended with Takumi Minamino sprinting through on goal but his chipped finish spun inches wide of the far post
Lukasz Fabianski then had to earn his keep with a brilliant blocked save to divert a Kyle Walker-Peters effort from a tight angle around the post
That seemed to spark the Hammers into life and Fornals edged them ahead with their first real meaningful effort on goal
 Jarrod Bowen let fly from the angle and Alex McCarthy could only palm his save straight to the onrushing Fornals, who smashed home from close range
The London Stadium was now alive with noise as their players responded by keeping Saints pushed back and the second goal duly came
The brilliant Vladimir Coufal joined the attack down the right and delivered his usual level of quality into the danger zone
 Fornals was lurking with intent and managed to sweep another sharp finish beyond McCarthy to ease any tension that was lingering within the home ranks
With nothing on the line for Southampton, the second half was played out in a professional manner by the Hammers
 Fabianski was called upon to make a flying save to deny Jan Bednarek from a wicked James Ward-Prowse delivery but led by Craig Dawson, the West Ham backline never looked like being breached
There was still time for one more moment of celebration for the home fans when Rice scampered through on goal down the left
 The Southampton defence was nowhere to be seen and Rice took advantage, firing home from close range
West Ham are going on a European adventure
A huge summer beckons for West Ham's skipper
 Not only is he likely to be the driving force for England in central midfield at the European Championships, but he's also got some big decisions to make regarding his future
Yet again he dominated a Premier League match from his position in front of the back four, making the right passes at the right time and breaking up play when it looked like Southampton were making waves
No one gained possession more for their side than Rice did (7)
 West Ham will be playing Europa League next season but they have a player of Champions League standard within their ranks
 They have a job on to keep hold of him
West Ham boss: "I think it's a huge achievement from where we came from
 It's the biggest step the club has ever made - to jump this far is incredible
 We are in a really good place at the moment
"I think the players have been remarkable, we have grown as a team and got better and we are in a really good place at the moment
 We have to take it on again and keep up the standards we have set
 If I have the exact same group of players next season I think we can continue to be successful
 I am hoping we can add similar characters to the squad next season
"Southampton boss : "This is the story of our season, we create the chances and they score the first goal
 We gave it away
 It's not important to speak about us today, congratulations to West Ham for reaching Europe
"They deserved to win today
 Our defending was not Premier League-like and we have to change it massively otherwise it will be about relegation
 We conceded the second most goals in the Premier League this season and the way we conceded today was a mirror of everything we've seen
 It's very frustrating
 It's a reality check of what we can achieve
 We deserved to finish in 15th
"Euro 2020 kicks off on Friday June 11 - just 19 days after the conclusion of the 2020/21 Premier League season - and runs until Sunday July 11
The 2021/22 Premier League campaign will start on the weekend of Saturday August 14 - 34 days after that Euro 2020 final at Wembley
Clubs will be able to start planning for the new term when the top-flight fixtures are released at 9am on Wednesday, June 16 but transfer business can start in earnest before then, with the summer transfer window opening on Wednesday June 9
The 2021/22 Championship season begins a week before the top-flight one on the weekend of Saturday August 7
 All Sky Bet EFL fixtures will be announced at 9am on Thursday June 24
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