We're going right to the wire this season! Champions could have been crowned over this bank holiday weekend, but Chelsea responded well to Manchester United's demolition over West Ham with a professional win at Newcastle. These results leave both sides deadlocked on 84 points, with just one game to go. United travel to Wigan, while Chelsea host Bolton.
Wigan and Bolton have secured their Premier League status after impressive victories over Aston Villa and Sunderland respectively. The big movers at the bottom were Fulham, who are now out of the relegation places after beating Birmingham 2-0. Alex McLeish's side are now second from bottom, above them are Reading, who slipped into the relegation zone after losing at home to Tottenham. Fulham know they will be a Premier League team next season if they can beat Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday. Reading will need Fulham to drop points and beat already relegated Derby. Birmingham would need both Fulham and Reading to fail to win, and beat Blackburn at St Andrews.
Everton remain in pole position to claim fifth place and a UEFA Cup spot. Despite losing by one goal at Arsenal, Villa's defeat means the Toffees need just a point at home to Newcastle to secure European football. City rivals Liverpool beat Man City thanks to yet another Fernando Torres goal at Anfield, Blackburn strolled to success over Derby and Middlesbrough beat FA Cup Finalists Portsmouth.
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