We battled for a point against Stoke and Newcastle blew it at Wigan. But Spurs and Chelsea were not so obliging. Here’s the run-in now.
| Club | 3rd Arsenal (36,66) | 4th Spurs (35,62) | 5th Newcastle (35,62) | 6th Chelsea (35,61) |
| Wed 2 | Bolton – A | Chelsea – A | Newcastle – H | |
| Sat 5 | Norwich – H | |||
| Sun 6 | Aston Villa – A | Man City – H | ||
| Tue 8 | Liverpool – A | |||
| Sun 13 | West Brom – A | Fulham – H | Everton – A | Blackburn – H |
| Max Pts | 72 | 71 | 71* | 70* |
* Obviously Newcastle and Chelsea can’t both achieve these figures as they have to play each other.
This week we have to sit and watch whilst our rivals play their catch-up games on Wednesday night. The most interesting on is obviously Chelsea v Newcastle. You would have to say that current form favours Chelsea. They have rediscovered their rhythmn as a team and Fernando Torres has rediscovered the goal. Newcastle have gone backwards. Defeat on Wednesday drops them to sixth with Man City and Everton still to come.
Yesterday Spurs beat a sorry Blackburn. Can Bolton do better? Spurs haven’t one any of their last six away games. Bolton have lost two of their last six at home. Do stats like this matter at this stage? Is it just about who wants it the most? The most likely outcome after everyone is 36 matches played is that he points will be Arsenal 66, Spurs 65, Chelsea 64, Newcastle 62.
If that’s how it turns out, then the maximum points with two to play will be Arsenal 72, Spurs 71, Chelsea 70, Newcastle 68. There will still, just about, be four clubs in the race. A nail-biting finish. Newcastle have one-life left!
