Premier League - Final Day

So here we are. The Final Day of the Premier League. All 20 teams playing on one Sunday at one time. With the title already decided and the first relegated club being West Brom, 2 clubs out of Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and Hull need to go down. Hull's season had a terrific start in the season, finding themselves in 6th place early on, and managed to get a magnificent result at Arsenal, thanks to Geovanni's free-kick, and by Christmas everybody had put strong bets on them staying up. But in the New year Hull slipped and slipped until they found themselves right in the mix with the rest. Middlesbrough's season never really got going, neither did Newcastle's, so it's not surprising they are down there. Sunderland found themselves in a fairly comfortable position for most of the season but as the season went on, they found it more difficult to get results, and also last the chance to secure safety on Monday by losing 3-1 to Portsmouth. Elsewhere, only pride is at stake. Arsenal face Stoke at the Emirates, Man City welcome Bolton. Blackburn play West Brom, Wigan play against Portsmouth, Fulham can claim a Europa League spot against Everton while Liverpool take on Spurs. Here's my predictions:

Arsenal 3-0 Stoke
Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle
Blackburn 2-0 West Brom
Fulham 1-1 Everton
Hull 1-0 Man United
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
Man City 1-0 Bolton
Sunderland 0-2 Chelsea
West Ham 1-0 Middlesbrough
Wigan 2-2 Portsmouth

MY FINAL TABLE:
Pld Pts
1. Manchester United 38-87
2. Liverpool 38-86
3. Chelsea 38-83
4. Arsenal 38-72
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5. Everton 38-61
6. Aston Villa 38-59
7. Fulham 38-54
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8. Tottenham 38-51
9. West Ham 38-51
10. Man City 38-50
11. Stoke City 38-45
12. Wigan 38-43
13. Blackburn 38-43
14. Portsmouth 38-42
15. Bolton 38-41
16. Hull 38-38
17. Newcastle 38-37
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18. Sunderland 38-36
19. Middlesbrough 38-32
20. West Brom 38-31


So for me, Middlesbrough are going down. I just can't see where they are going to get the goals from, there is just no quality in the side except for Tuncay and Downing. I do think however, Newcastle will stay up, with a narrow win at Villa. Newcastle have got more passion than the others, and more belief that they can do it. I think Hull will stay up, especially as they are playing what will probably be a Man United youth side. Sunderland will go aswell, I can't see them winning at Chelsea really.

I would also just like to spare a moment, to thank Sami Hyypia, for a wonderful 10 years at Liverpool. I wish him luck at his new club Bayer Leverkusen next season. Cheers Sami.