How Crystal Palace and Fulham bagged £3.1 million each in Premier League finale

Crystal Palace and Fulham may have had little to play for on the final day of the Premier League season, languishing in mid-table both safe from a relegation scrap and out of touch with the European spots.

However, both sides managed to finish the campaign on a high with a win on their final outings. The Cottagers were part of a goal fest away at Luton Town as Marco Silva's men secured a 4-2 victory while Crystal Palace ran riot against Aston Villa with an impressive 5-0 win at Selhurst Park.

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a hat-trick in that game as Eberechi Eze also bagged a brace. At Kenilworth Road, Raul Jimenez found his name on the scoresheet twice while Adama Traore and Harry Wilson also netted.

Those results had little dramatic effect on the Premier League table as spectators remained transfixed on the top six and bottom three, but did mean that both London outfits climbed up the table. Crystal Palace finished the season in 10th, one point above Brighton, with the Seagulls losing at home to Manchester United on the final day.

For Fulham, the club ended the season in 13th place, one point above Wolves after the Midlands side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool at Anfield in Jurgen Klopp's swansong - a 28th-minute red card for Nelson Semedo not helping Gary O'Neil.

Rising up the top flight on the final day is of great financial benefit to both Crystal Palace and Fulham thanks to the division's prize money. In the Premier League, each club will earn around £88.6 million for UK and international broadcast deals but also receive prize money depending on final position on top of that.

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That fee is believed to change by approximately £1.7 million per place for the UK merit payment and around £1.4 million per place for international merit payment. The Athletic broke down what that meant for each position this year.

The Eagles pocketed a total of £37.4 million for finishing 10th, which is £3.1 million more than Brighton in 11th place. For Fulham, a 13th place finish secured £24.9 million of prize money, a significant £3.1 million more than Wolves in 14th.