Sunday, 22 May 2011 - Final Match Day of the Season
The Relegation Battle Matches
Man Utd 4-2 Blackpool (Blackpool are relegated)
Stoke 0-1 Wigan
Tottenham 2-1 Birmingham (Birmingham are relegated)
West Ham 0-3 Sunderland
Wolverhampton 2-3 Blackburn
The Other Matches
Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
Bolton 0-2 Man City
Everton 1-0 Chelsea
Fulham 2-2 Arsenal
Newcastle 3-3 West Brom
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All the games were played at the same time, so as to avoid any dubious tactics and results.
West Ham were already relegated.
As the afternoon went by, due to other current scores both Birmingham and Blackpool were safe.
Wigan saved themselves by winning away at Stoke late in the game, something that not many teams have done this season. (Only four other home defeats.)
Blackburn saved themselves by beating Wolves, but Wolves scored a second goal in the 87th minute, thereby beating the season-long GD of Birminham by ONE goal scored.
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Man C get the third automatic UCL place, so well done to them.
Likewise congrats to this year's debutants WBA and Newcastle for staying up.
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One hour after the season finished.
BBC Sport - Carlo Ancelotti is sacked as Chelsea manager
Abramovich:
" thanks Ancelotti, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out."
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It was a good season, not great but good.
See you all in August for some more.