D-Day

 

Today is the day when the relegation race could finally end. Sunderland put themselves in a fantastic position when they beat Chelsea on the weekend and would seal their premiership status with a win over Everton at home which would relegate both Newcastle and Norwich. Since Sunderland’s big away win over Norwich they have taken five points from a possible nine. Rafael Benítez seems to have rallied the Toon army but it all seems a little too late. A win against already relegated villa at the weekend would have been perfect and put pressure back on Sunderland, Newcastle would have had 36 points but instead it was a bore draw and they only have 34 points, just like in 2009 when Newcastle where relegated on the last day due to a loss at villa it seems like de ja vu with a draw almost certainly putting the final nail in the coffin of Newcastle. As for Norwich how they wish they had a striker like Defoe in their camps. They have not scored in their last four games, between Naismith who cost Norwich 8 million, Mbokani and Jerome they have only managed 9 goals this season. They have truly struggled to score.

Once again it seems like Sam Allardyce is going to maintain his record of never being relegated from the Premiership, however let’s look at a couple of scenarios for tonight’s premiership fixtures.

·        If Sunderland where to Lose against Everton and Norwich win then the relegation battle goes down to the final game this weekend

·        If Sunderland draw and Norwich win, then the relegation battle goes down to the final game this weekend

·        If Sunderland lose and Norwich lose, Norwich will be relegated tonight

·        If Sunderland draw and Norwich draw, Norwich will be relegated