Twenty-Seventh Week Premiership Football Conclusions

Tottenham consolidate 4th spot. With Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal slugging it out for top honours, the fight for the last Champions League place has become the hottest race in town. Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham have all taken up 4th spot at some stage this season. But with under a dozen matches to play, Tottenham‘s 3-1 win over Blackburn accompanied by Manchester City‘s 1-1 tie at Sunderland and Aston Villa‘s scoreless draw at Stoke, sees Spurs consolidate 4th spot, 2 points ahead with a superior goal difference.

A Bridge too far for Zola. The return of Gianfranco Zola to Stamford Bridge was meant to bring fireworks, in the end there wasn’t even a functioning tannoy system. On a day when Chelsea officials apologised for the ongoing technical problems being experienced with the public address system, Carlo Ancelotti‘s side were functional but lacked the fluidity to impress en route to a 4-1 win. Bar an exceptional half-volley goal from former Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker, the Hammers failed to test debutant Blues keeper Ross Turnbull throughout the 90 minutes and now find themselves precariously close to the drop zone.

Gianfranco Zola: Hey, I'm this close to keeping my job for next season.

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