Chelsea secured the result they needed in beating Wolves 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to finish fourth in the Premier League and qualify for next season's Champions League.
Two goals in first-half stoppage time by Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud took the game away from Wolves, who will have to wait to find out whether their seventh-place finish will be enough for Europa League football next season.
That will depend on Chelsea beating Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday and Frank Lampard's side will certainly go to Wembley with confidence after this win.
The Chelsea boss made the bold decision to axe Kepa Arrizabalaga for Willy Caballero and it paid off with the veteran goalkeeper keeping a clean sheet.
In truth, Caballero did not have much to do. Although the tempo of the game was good early on, it appeared to be something of a stalemate with both teams playing 3-4-3 and chances at a premium.
The breakthrough came just before half-time when Pedro Neto was unfortunately adjudged to have fouled Marcos Alonso on the edge of the Wolves penalty box.
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