Here are the results of Premiership games played over the week-end of 24th - 25th April, 2004, together with the corresponding league table:-
Everton 0-1 Blackburn
Fulham 2-0 Charlton
L'cester 1-1 Man City
Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool
M'brough 1-2 A. Villa
S'hampton 1-2 Bolton
B'mingham 2-2 Wolves
Leeds 1-2 P'tsmouth
Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea
Spurs 2-2 Arsenal
FA Barclaycard Premiership
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Arsenal 34 24 10 0 69 24 45 82 C
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2 Chelsea 35 22 6 7 61 29 32 72
3 Man United 35 22 5 8 61 33 28 71
4 Liverpool 35 14 11 10 49 36 13 53
5 Newcastle 34 13 14 7 47 34 13 53
6 A. Villa 35 14 10 11 46 41 5 52
7 Fulham 35 13 9 13 49 44 5 48
8 Charlton 35 13 9 13 44 45 -1 48
9 B'mingham 35 12 12 11 42 44 -2 48
10 Bolton 35 12 11 12 42 52 -10 47
11 S'hampton 34 12 9 13 39 35 4 45
12 M'brough 35 12 9 14 41 44 -3 45
13 Blackburn 35 11 7 17 49 57 -8 40
14 P'tsmouth 34 11 7 16 39 48 -9 40
15 Everton 35 9 12 14 42 48 -6 39
16 Spurs 35 11 6 18 44 56 -12 39
17 Man City 35 7 14 14 48 51 -3 35
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18 Leeds 35 8 8 19 36 71 -35 32
19 Leicester 35 5 14 16 42 60 -18 29
20 Wolves 35 6 11 18 35 73 -38 29
Whilst Spurs are safe all bar the shouting, mathematically, Leeds could overhaul us, if they won all three of their remaining fixtures, and we got only 1 more point. This coming Sunday, Leeds kick off at Bolton at 2 p.m., whilst Spurs will be an hour behind them at Villa Park. Whatever the Spurs result, we should be totally secure in the Premiership by 4 o'clock on Sunday.
Of course, if Spurs play like they did in the second half against Arsenal, they could give anyone a game, so maybe they can keep up the effort and finish with a flourish.
Most Spurs fans would have left the stadium yesterday with their heads held high, despite the fact that Arsenal secured the Title on our territory. It does not however have the same ring about it as 1971, as that was the last league game of the season, and Arsenal HAD to get the right result, whereas this time, we all knew they were Champions elect.
Here's another piece of trivia for you from this week's games:- Danny Murphy's converted penalty at Old Trafford was the first scored there in the League by an opponent since Norwich in 1993!
This then, should be the last "relegation watch" (this season)and next week, you'll just have to look out for the regular Premiership Review. Don't forget, there are now three years of Premiership archives here at Spurs Odyssey, together with the last seven seasons of exclusive Spurs reports, which include many Reserves and Youth match reports. Just check out The Archives Page!
· This week last year
