Itââ¬â¢s countdown to Survival Sunday FIVE ââ¬â teams in the firing line FOUR ââ¬â matches will decide the outcome THREE ââ¬â teams will survive TWO ââ¬â teams will be relegated ONE ââ¬â game left to play 15 Blackburn 37 -14 40 16 Wolves 37 -19 40 17 Birmingham 37 -20 39 ________________________________________ 18 Blackpool 37 -21 39 19 Wigan 37 -22 39 20R West Ham 37 -24 33 WOLVES v BLACKBURN If there is a positive result then the winner is safe. The loser will go down if two from Birmingham, Blackpool or Wigan win. If the match is drawn both sides would go down if the three below them all win. If two manage it, Wolves would be the unlucky ones due to their goal difference. So close is the goal difference at the bottom, Wolves could go down with a heavy loss if two of those below them draw. Tottenham v BIRMINGHAM Birmingham will be cursing Liverpool for losing at home to Spurs on Sunday as it means Harry Redknappââ¬â¢s team will be going all guns blazing for the win that would secure them a Europa League spot. A home win, coupled with a draw for either Blackpool or Wigan would mean the Carling Cup winners playing in the Europa League as a Championship side. Again goal difference could be a factor. If The Blues win 1-0, Blackpool win 2-0 and Wigan win 3-0, they would go down on GOALS SCORED, provided Wolves and Blackburn donââ¬â¢t draw. Man Utd v BLACKPOOL The Seasiders have a very simple task in order to stay up ââ¬â do better at Old Trafford than Birmingham do at White Hart Lane and Wigan at The Britannia Stadium! Itââ¬â¢s so close that, depending on those results they could stay up with a loss or go down with a win. Stoke City v WIGAN Wigan fans will be nervously keeping tabs on the goings on at White Hart Lane and Old Trafford. If other results are kind then a draw would do, but even a win will be no good if Blackpool and Birmingham match their result. If, however, those two both get thumped then a 1-0 loss could actually see them jump from 19th to 17th - and safety! Best wishes to all five sets of fans ahead of the week-end. Sunday is going to be a very long dayââ¬Â¦.
Possibly the most entertaining end to the EPL in recent memory? Have there ever been 5 teams in the firing line on the last day of the season before?
"entertaining"........Only if your a neutral. The Portsmouth FC of the 90s had a habit of waiting till the end of the season to avoid the 'R' word. I still blame them for my bald spot.
This all assumes that the World does not come to an end on Sunday morning!(if there is one..........) http://news.uk.msn.com/world/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=157648485
So there won't be a News of the world printed on sunday then? Who else thinks that Blackburn and Wolves will just knock it about, thinking that the other results will surely go their respective ways? How funny, will it be, if all the other teams are in a good position, so Backburn and Wolves might have to both start chasing a winner? It would be carnage.
I can't stand Birmingham or Wolves so for the first time this season I want Spuds to win. I would like Blackpool to stay up, only because Ian Holloway is as mad as a box of frogs and he cracks me up when he is being interviewed.
I want to see Wolves stay up (we are more likely to be able to do a deal for Halford if they do). I would like to see Blackpool relegated (as it enables a weekend away in Blackpool - footie, pleasure beach, golden mile? Perfect ) Wouldn't mind seeing Birmingham relegated Ok, so my best outcome this afternoon would be Birmingham and Blackpool to join West Ham in relegation
