Relegation Battle - The Results Went United’s Way
As United fans, we spend the majority of the season checking out the results of the teams towards the top, whilst usually casting a sentimental eye over Sunderland’s score. However, today is a day when we should be looking at the teams towards the bottom of the table, as our title hopes could lie in their hands.
Let’s take a look at why Bolton 2 - 0 Sunderland and Aston Villa 0 - 2 Wigan could be just the results United need to secure them Premiership glory.
Whilst most would assume Steve Bruce won’t be giving his former club much hassle on the last day of the season, the man is still a professional, and won’t be throwing any football matches for the sake of a favour to Sir Alex Ferguson.
Wigan picked up an impressive result away to Villa today, which puts them on 40 points, some 7 points away from the relegation zone. They officially have nothing, but pride, to play for next weekend.
Bolton have got themselves in to a good position with their win over Keano’s lads today and will now have the confidence of staying up as they go in to their last game of the season. However, they’re by no means safe, and if they lose to Chelsea next weekend and Fulham, who are away to Pompey, get a win, Bolton could see themselves relegated on goal difference. So they still have the pressure of getting a result, coupled with the confidence of doing so.
Will teams in the bottom half of the table, Newcastle, Bolton and Wigan, be the ones who decide who wins the league this season?
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Huge result for Wigan today. It’s not going to be easy given the pressure - but we can pull it off.
wigan are playing well
and that pitch is a nightmare
hope the barcodes win monday and next weeks match doesnt matter
I was saying for months at the start of the year, that Wigan will take points off of Arsenal. I remember seeing a game on MOTD and thinking ‘that is the worst fucking pitch ever…’ This was just after United thumped Arsene Wengers side 4-0 and his only argument was a weakend side and Old Traffords ‘terrible’ pitch.
OT was not great t all, but Wigan would definately have something to say at that point of the season.
I would hope that Newcastle and Kevin Keegen could mastermind a win over Chelsea. I still was very grateful that Wigan won against Villa and hopefully seeing that they are now safe, they’ll play a game under Steve Bruce that doesn’t frustrate United too much.
PS:
TEVEZ and Ronaldo’s goals were top quality! What a great performance on the last day of the season!
PPS: Nani is a fookin’ twat!
AND NOW THE CHAMPAGNE PLEASE…..
On Bolton. Scott, don’t forget Reading whi are some 11 goals away from the Boltons goal difference. They don’t have much to play for against Chelsea.
Lets hope Newcastle win on monday,
I agree with corea Bolton is safe not mathematicly, but still. Reading and Fulham are the only teams that can catch Bolton, in which case Birmingham will be relegated , so only 1 of Bolton, Fulham and reading can be relegated. reading goal difference is -29 and Boltons -18. There is no way that they can surpass 11 goal difference in one round. In short unless Bolton looses 10:0 they are safe.