With the title sorted it was all down the the 5 team relegation battle to follow West Ham into the abyss.Blackpool despite being ahead at the OT, said a sad goodbye to the Premier League after losing 4-2 to the Champions. Wigan won at Stoke thanks to a late Rodallega goal and survived another season.
Wolves were 3-down at home to Blackburn at half time but pulled two goals back in the 2nd half. But defeat didn't matter as the amber and gold's under Mick McCarthy survived. As did Blackburn, too good to go down in many people's eyes.
Wolves stayed up because Birmingham lost to Spurs 2-1. The League Cup winners had a terrible run after that Wembley victory and a late and rare Pavlyuchenko goal put the Blue noses down. That win secured Spurs a Europa Cup berth.
Sunderland rubbed salt in the Hammers' wounds at Upton Park winning 3-0 and thus ending any realistic hope that Kevin Keen would get the manager's job.
Elsewhere Man City beat Bolton 2-0 to finish above Arsenal who drew away at Fulham 2-2. Chelsea lost their final game 1-0 at Everton. Beckford capping a fine season with the goal. Ancelotti was sacked just after.
Newcastle were 3-up at home to WBA but Hodgson's men stormed back with a hat-trick from Tchoyi to win a point.
Finally Villa completed a good last few weeks by seeing of Liverpool 1-0. Stewart Dwoning the goalscorer.
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