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PREMIERSHIP

West Brom's last day delight

AFP, London
West Brom preserved their Premiership status in dramatic style on the final day of the 2004-05 season.
The Baggies started 'Survival Sunday' bottom of the table but beat Portsmouth 2-0 and then saw all three sides above them fail to win, Bryan Robson's men staying up by a point and in the process becoming the first club to be bottom of the Premiership at Christmas but not go down.
Southampton's 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United helped end their 27-year stay in English football's top-flight.
They were joined in the drop zone by Norwich and Crystal Palace, like West Brom, promoted last season.
West Brom striker Geoff Hors-field, on as a substitute, became a Baggies hero in the 58th minute when he
volleyed home and Kieron Richardson made it 2-0, 15 minutes from time against already safe Pompey.
Norwich, who knew a win would keep them up regardless of other results were thrashed 6-0 by Fulham while Palace's 2-2 draw away to London rivals Charlton
failed to maintain their Premiership status.
"We always felt we had a chance," Robson told Sky Sports, "and things have turned out great for us.
"We said before the game that everyone is involved. It got us to where we are today. We've all pulled together and worked hard since the turn of the year," said former West Brom star Robson, who later went on to captain Manchester United and England.
At the top of the table champions Chelsea's 1-1 draw away to Newcastle saw Jose Mourinho's men set a new top flight record of just 15 league goals conceded. That beat Liverpool's 1979 mark of 16 although that came in a 42-game as
opposed to 38-game season.
In the only other outstanding issue, Middlesbrough claimed the final direct UEFA Cup place with a 11 draw away to Manchester City.
Had City won they would have been in the UEFA Cup but striker Robbie Fowler saw an injury-time penalty saved by Boro's Australian keeper Mark Schwarzer.
Elsewhere Liverpool warmed up for their Champions League final against Milan with a 2-1 win against Aston Villa, FA Cup finalists Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by Birmingham, Bolton edged Everton 3-2 and Tottenham drew 0-0 with Blackburn.
In an unprecedented finish to the Premiership, all the bottom four teams faced the prospect of relegation as they headed into the final league match of the season and, at various stages Sunday, all four were safe.
At St Mary's Southampton went ahead in the 10th minute when a Graeme Le Saux corner went in off United defender John O'Shea.
But nine minutes later United, looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat by champions Chelsea, were level through a Darren Fletcher header.
Ruud van Nistelrooy then made it 2-1 for Sir Alex Ferguson's side in the 63rd minute as they warmed up for Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal.
Norwich, who hadn't won away all season, went behind when Brian McBride, the United States striker, scored in the 10th minute.
And worse followed for the Canries as Papa Bouba Diop, Zat Knight, Steed Malbranque, McBride again and Andy Cole completed the rout.
Palace went behind to host Charlton's first attack when Bryan Hughes's shot went in off the post.
But substitute Dougie Freedman scored to make it 1-1 in the 58th minute.
Then star striker Andy Johnson made it 2-1 by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute after handball in the box.
That meant the Eagles were safe so long as they stayed in front, but Jonathan Fortune, who conceded the penalty, scored in the 82nd minute. At St James' Park, Chelsea went behind to Geremi's 33rd minute own-goal. But barely two minutes later Chelsea, beaten by the Magpies in the FA Cup, were level through Frank Lampard's penalty.
Middlesbrough went ahead at the Riverside when striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink struck his 15th goal of the season with a brilliant 23rd minute free-kick.
Champions League finalists Liverpool saw Djibril Cisse stake a claim for a place in the starting side against AC Milan on May 25 with two goals in eight minutes at Anfield before Gareth Barry pulled one back.
Arsenal were beaten by Emile Heskey's last minute goal while Everton, thrashed 7-0 by the Gunners in midweek, lost out to a Bolton side reduced to 10 men after the sening off of Bruno N'Gotty.
Stelios Giannakopoulos scored the decisive goal of five as Bolton finished sixth, their best Premiership placing.
TOP SCORERS
Leading scorers in the English Premiership after Sunday's matches, the final day of the 200405 season:
25 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
21 - Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace)
14 - Robert Pires (Arsenal)
13 - Frank Lampard (Chelsea),
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Portsmouth), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Middlesbrough)
12 - Peter Crouch (Southampton), Andy Cole (Fulham), Eidur Gudjohnsen (Chelsea)
11 - Tim Cahill (Everton), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Robert Earnshaw (West Brom)
10 - Emile Heskey (Birmingham), Robbie Fowler (Manchester City), Kevin Phillips (Southampton), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Freddie Ljungberg (Arsenal)
9 - Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Paul Dickov (Blackburn), Milan Baros (Liverpool)
FINAL STANDINGS
English Premiership table after Sunday's matches, the final day of the 2004-05 season (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Chelsea 38 29 8 1 72 15 95
Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 83
Man Utd 38 22 11 5 58 26 77
Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 61
Liverpool 38 17 7 14 52 41 58
Bolton 38 16 10 12 49 44 58
Boro 38 14 13 11 53 46 55
Man City 38 13 13 12 47 39 52
Tottenham 38 14 10 14 47 41 52
Villa 38 12 11 15 45 52 47
Charlton 38 12 10 16 42 58 46
Birmingham 38 11 12 15 40 46 45
Fulham 38 12 8 18 52 60 44
Newcastle 38 10 14 14 47 57 44
Blackburn 38 9 15 14 32 43 42
Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 39
West Brom 38 6 16 16 36 61 34
Palace 38 7 12 19 41 6 2
33
Norwich 38 7 12 19 42 77 33
Southampton 38 6 14 18 45 66 32
Champions: Chelsea
Qualified for Champions League: Arsenal, Man Utd and Everton
Qualified for UEFA Cup: Liverpool, Bolton and Middlesbrough
Relegated: Crystal Palace, Norwich and Southampton