LONDON (AP) \u2014 Mason Mount sent Chelsea into next season\u2019s Champions League with a sumptuous free kick and an assist for Olivier Giroud in a 2-0 win over\u2026<\/b>
\nLONDON (AP) \u2014 Mason Mount sent Chelsea into next season\u2019s Champions League with a sumptuous free kick and an assist for Olivier Giroud in a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton on the final day of the Premier League on Sunday.
Mount\u2019s curling strike from just outside the area put Chelsea ahead in first-half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge, before the 21-year-old England international teed up Giroud for a fine finish less than three minutes later.
Chelsea sealed a fourth-place finish in Frank Lampard\u2019s first season in charge, and joined champion Liverpool, second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United in the Champions League.
The 33-year-old Giroud became the oldest man to score in five straight Premier League starts, swiping that record from Leicester\u2019s Jamie Vardy.
Wolves\u2019 loss meant they failed to finish in sixth \u2014 a Europa League qualifying spot \u2014 with Tottenham going ahead thanks to a draw at Crystal Palace.
Wolves could still play in Europe next season \u2014 in the Champions League if they win the Europa League, which resumes next month, or in the Europa League if Chelsea wins the FA Cup on Saturday.
Mount proved his huge value to Chelsea yet again, toasting his 51st appearance of the season with a man-of-the-match performance.
Mount has become Chelsea\u2019s first academy graduate to make more than 50 appearances in all competitions in his debut senior campaign at the club. The versatile creative talent left his most important league contribution to last.
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