Relegation Dog Fight

Queens Park Rangers and Reading have been relegated from the Barclays Premier League after abysmal campaigns. Harry (Houdini) Redknapp struggled to keep his West London side QPR afloat after being appointed as manager earlier in the season whilst former Southampton Gaffer Nigel Adkins prepares for life in the Championship.

Adkins was appointed the Royal’s manager following his Southampton sacking; he replaced Brian McDermott who had been with the Royals for over 10 years. Harry Redknapp was also a former Southampton gaffer, when they were relegated from the top flight in the 2004-05 campaign.

Although the Premier League has been a hard-fought campaign with many teams partaking in the gut wrenching relegation dog fight, QPR and Reading offered no sense of survival for their fans and slumped heavily throughout the whole season.

With those two clubs down, the last spot is being avoided by many a club and this could all go down to tonight’s game between Aston Villa and Sunderland. Do the Villa win, then the relegation decider will most likely go down to the end of the season when they face Wigan Athletic; two teams of who are most likely to go down. However, if Sunderland wins tonight, it could mean that Aston Villa will be relegated from the Barclay’s Premier League.

 Who will win the battle to survive top flight status?

 

Ben Edkins (@benedkins12)