England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports, Analyses & Final Table

A predictably tense and frenetic Survival Sunday proved to be a dark one for Blackpool and Birmingham as they drew the curtain on their respective standings as Premier League outfits. Despite forging into a 2-1 lead at one point at Manchester United the Seasiders waved goodbye to life in the top flight after eventually going down 4-2. Birmingham joined Blackpool in being relegated as Alex McLeish's side went down 2-1 at Tottenham; a result that secured Spurs fifth place as Liverpool lost 1-0 at Aston Villa. Wolves lost 3-2 at Molineux to Blackburn but both sides still stayed up, as two second half efforts from the home side breathed fresh life into their effort to retain their Premier League place. Wigan were the big away day winners as they earned survival with a 1-0 win at Stoke City, a game that saw Hugo Rodallega emerge as a late life-saver for the Latics.

Review

Manchester United 4 - 2 Blackpool
Richard Williams at Old Trafford
Richard Jolly at Old Trafford

Wolverhampton 2 - 3 Blackburn
Jonathan Stevenson at Molineux

Tottenham 2 - 1 Birmingham City
Kevin McCarra at White Hart Lane

Everton 1 - 0 Chelsea
Dominic Fifield at Goodison Park

Fulham 2 - 2 Arsenal
Paul Doyle at Craven Cottage

Five Things We Learned
Five Things We Learned II

FINAL TABLE

CLUB	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS
Man Utd	38	23	11	4	41	80
Chelsea	38	21	8	9	36	71
Man City	38	21	8	9	27	71
Arsenal	38	19	11	8	29	68
Tottenham	38	16	14	8	9	62
Liverpool	38	17	7	14	15	58
Everton	38	13	15	10	6	54
Fulham	38	11	16	11	6	49
Aston Villa	38	12	12	14	-11	48
Sunderland	38	12	11	15	-11	47
West Brom	38	12	11	15	-15	47
Newcastle	38	11	13	14	-1	46
Stoke	38	13	7	18	-2	46
Bolton	38	12	10	16	-4	46
Blackburn	38	11	10	17	-13	43
Wigan	38	9	15	14	-21	42
Wolves	38	11	7	20	-20	40
Birmingham	38	8	15	15	-21	39
Blackpool	38	10	9	19	-23	39
West Ham	38	7	12	19	-27	33