Premier League Results - 23-25.02.08
B'mingham 2-2 Arsenal
Fulham 0-1 West Ham
Liverpool 3-2 M'brough
Newcastle 1-5 Man Utd
P'tsmouth 1-0 S'derland
Wigan 2-0 Derby
Blackburn 4-1 Bolton
Reading 1-2 A. Villa
Man City 0-2 Everton
Barclays Premier League
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Arsenal 27 19 7 1 56 20 36 64
2 Man Utd 27 19 4 4 54 15 39 61
3 Chelsea 26 16 7 3 38 17 21 55
4 Everton 27 15 5 7 43 23 20 50
5 Liverpool 26 12 11 3 43 19 24 47
6 A. Villa 27 13 8 6 50 35 15 47
7 P'tsmouth 27 12 8 7 37 26 11 44
8 Man City 27 12 8 7 34 30 4 44
9 Blackburn 27 11 9 7 36 34 2 42
10 West Ham 26 11 7 8 31 23 8 40
11 Spurs 26 8 8 10 48 41 7 32
12 M'brough 27 7 8 12 25 41 -16 29
13 Newcastle 27 7 7 13 30 52 -22 28
14 Wigan 27 7 5 15 26 42 -16 26
15 S'derland 27 7 5 15 26 46 -20 26
16 Bolton 27 6 7 14 27 39 -12 25
17 B'mingham 27 5 8 14 27 40 -13 23
18 Reading 27 6 4 17 31 55 -24 22
19 Fulham 27 3 10 14 25 45 -20 19
20 Derby 27 1 6 20 13 57 -44 9
· This week last year
Spurs are only one point behind the total of 33 that they had accumulated after their 26th Premiership game of last season. On 10th February, 2007, we lost 2-1 at Bramall Lane and it looked as if we stood no chance of qualifying for Europe.
As we all know Martin Jol's side went on a run of 12 matches during which they lost only to Chelsea (and that was the game played within 36 hours of playing in Seville) by a solitary goal.
The Spurs run-in this year once again will include Chelsea, who we are scheduled to play on March 19th, unless they face an FA Cup replay. We all look forward to a hearty gloat on that night!
Having already qualified for next year's UEFA Cup after our glorious day at Wembley last Sunday, the Premier League programme becomes less important, but starting at St. Andrews on Saturday (where revenge is required for their 3-2 win at The Lane in December) there are a number of eminently winnable games on the agenda. After all, the team that out-played Manchester United and Chelsea in February, needs fear no other team in the Premier League!
Another factor regarding league position is that this season, there is an 8 point gap between us and West Ham, whereas last season, we were within easier reach of the teams above us.
Having beaten Chelsea in the Carling Cup, Spurs have given those teams chasing a UEFA Cup League place another problem, as they now know that they will have to finish at least 6th - and that depends upon a top four side winning the FA Cup.
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