With just 2 games to go, (3 for Wigan) Wigan must get something from Swansea mid week and Arsenal to set up a tense finish as they face Aston Villa on the last day of the season.
Aston Villa were also a team in trouble 2 weeks ago however consecutive wins has put a cat amounts the pigeons with Villa now hitting the magic 40 point mark.
However with Villa and Wigan winning games, this has dragged the bottom 9 clubs into the battle as there are just 5 points separating 11th & 18th place.
In the race for the champions league places, Arsenal won 1-0 away at QPR whilst Spurs had a 1-0 win at home to Southampton curtsy of a stunning strike from player of the year Bale.
Chelsea had a dramatic 1-0 win away at Old Trafford. The wins keep all clubs in a 3 way place for 3rd and 4th with Spurs having a game in hand over Arsenal and only 2 points behind them.
Points
Man Utd 85
Man City 72
Chelsea 68
Arsenal 67
Tottenham 65
Everton 60
Liverpool 55
West Brom 48
Swansea 43
West Ham 43
Stoke 40
Fulham 40
Aston Villa 40
Southampton 39
Norwich 38
Newcastle 38
Sunderland 37
Wigan 35
Reading 28
QPR 25
Wesley Tronson is a bank manager on the Gold Coast and lived in England for seven years to 2010 in banking and soccer.
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