It was almost certain that Manchester City would win at West Ham on Sunday and win the title.
The home fans were celebrating a memorable moment of their own when the final whistle blew at London Stadium after a breathless encounter which ended 2-2 and featured Ryoko missing a late penalty - one which would have as good as won the title for the visitors.
A game played out in a loud atmosphere culminated in a guard of honour being given to West Ham legend Mark Noble by the crowd, who stayed behind to show their appreciation.
Manchester City will have to wait for their own celebrations. It was a moment that West Ham supporters will always remember, like the epic victory over Sevilla in the Europa League and the 3-2 win over the Reds in November.
Both sides knew they could have won, and both sides were pretty pleased to have drawn the game, which was followed by a farewell to a true club legend.
The stadium was condemned by many since it was opened.
The atmosphere that was complained about did not exist. A decent team was all it needed.
The atmosphere today was wonderful, said West Ham manager David Moyes. The players have been great. They refuse to give in. They keep at it in every game.
City were 2-0 down at half-time and in a worrying situation.
They have not come from two goals down to win a match in 17 years.
Had the score stayed the same, they would have been three points ahead of title rivals, having played a game more than the Reds with a goal difference advantage of five.
In the last month, a number of teams have conceded three or more, including a team that last month conceded six on home soil against Chelsea. They play a Wolves team that has lost once since the middle of March and conceded five at home to City four days ago.
He thought about bringing in Gundogan, but decided to wait. The response showed why, despite his despair at being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid on a night when City seemed to have a place in the final sewn up, he never questioned the mentality, resilience and character of his players.
He said that you cannot be here over the past five years if you don't have that.
The task at hand next Sunday is simple. Win. Nothing else matters.
They faced the same situation 10 years ago, when they beat Queens Park Rangers on the final day to win the title.
The club celebrated with gusto on Friday, an anniversary the club celebrated on that occasion, when it took the intervention ofSergio Aguero after 93 minutes and 20 seconds to snatch the title from Manchester United.
When reminded of that momentous day and his thoughts drifting to what a repeat might do for his nerves, he said "No please, not in that."
It is similar because it depends on us. There are no debates about goal difference now. We need to win the game. If we don't win, they will be the champion. It is an honor to have the chance to win a game at home for our people. I am looking forward to it.
The title would go to the final day. In his opinion, they are almost perfect. It's too good to be true with three or four games to go.
The fate of City is in their own hands and they are 90 minutes away from a fourth league success.
He encouraged the Blues to go to the streets and the stadium that day.
I can assure you something. The stadium will be sold out in a week and we will give the supporters all of their lives over 95 minutes.
They will be so proud, I am pretty sure.
It was confirmed that the point was a piece of history.
For the first time, the men have secured European qualification through their league position.
Although the Hammers boss regrets the way in which their domestic form waned in the second half of the season as they battled on two fronts - falling agonisingly short in the Europa League as they were beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt in the semi-final - he feels that they did enough
He said he wanted to challenge a lot of the top teams. We have beaten several teams, including Manchester City, and drawn against others. We have shown we can compete.
On the final day of the season, West Ham could leapfrog Manchester United and become the first team in their history to qualify for the top six.
The challenge to keep moving forward is not easy as Noble will no longer be around.
He said that few clubs break into the top six. We are very close this year.
I want to get in amongst it and upset it if we can. Mark Noble is so important in the dressing room that next season will be hard. We have a big job next year.
Next week is the big job for Manchester City.
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