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The good news for Coventry is that this is acheivable and often by sides at the wrong end of the table. The bad news is that, for all their much-mentioned last minute escapes, during the premiership years they have only once won their last game of the season: almost a certain requirement for survival.
Unsurprisingly, as the Table shows, Manchester United hold the record for both best run-in and most three-win close outs to the season On no occasion did the last three games affect their final position, although in 1995/6 they were neck and neck with Newcastle coming to the final games.
In 1998/9 the two achievers were both in relegation position as the season drew to a close. Nottingham Forest were already destined for bottom place but Southampton's victories enabled them to overtake both Charlton and Blackburn with a game to spare
The most dramatic occurence, however, was in the inaugural Premier League season. Relegation-threatened Oldham and Sheffield United both treated their fans to a grandstand finale. The fall-guys were Crystal Palace. In spite of a creditable win and draw, they lost out on goal difference and were relegated with 49 points from 42 games, only 10 points in arrears of sixth-placed Liverpool
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| Team | Season | Number | Before | After |
| Man Utd | 99/00 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Man Utd | 92/93 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheff Utd | 92/93 | 3 | 19 | 14 |
| Oldham | 92/93 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
| Man Utd | 95/96 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Man Utd | 97/98 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Southampton | 98/99 | 3 | 19 | 17 |
| Forest | 98/99 | 3 | 20 | 20 |
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Arsenal 4–1 Everton Unless either Parlour or Pires starts
each of the last four games, Arsenal are on the brink of being the only team not to have had a 30-game starter
in either of the past two seasons
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Aston Villa 0–0 Southampton Beattie's spell as a top striker
may have come and gone. Apart from scoring a goal a game for ten games in November and December, he has just
hit the target once in 21 other appearances this year.
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Bradford City 2–0 Derby County In spite of his brace of goals, at 30,
Ashley Ward is unlikely to be playing Premiership soccer next year. However, he is the only player to have played
for five different Premiership teams and scored for each of them. (Stan Collymore played for six but did not score whilst at Crystal Palace in 1992/3)
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Chelsea 0–1 Charlton Athletic Chelsea's winning streak ends at four. Unlike 18 of the 33
teams who have played in the Premier League they have never managed a run of five consecutive victories. Of the ever-presents, only
Everton match them in this regard
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Ipswich Town 2–0 Coventry City Coventry may need to win their last three games to stay
up and it has been done before More...
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Leicester City 0–3 Middlesbrough Leicester join five other teams
that have suffered eight consecutive losses in a Premier League season. Of the other teams, only Middlesbrough
managed to avoid relegation - and they went down the following year
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Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Another game without both Owen and Fowler starting, another victory.
Liverpool have only won of the last eleven premiership games they have both commenced
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Manchester United 1–1 Manchester City Roy Keane's
inability to accept a poor result led to his first dismissal in a season in which he has shown
more restraint than usual. He and
David Batty joined the 5 red, 50 yellow club on the same day.
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Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United At 25 games, Newcastle set the single season record for consecutive games without a shut-out.
Next stop Wimbledon's record of 26 spanning the 98/99 and 99/00 campaigns
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West Ham United 0–2 Leeds United The goal he scored against his old club only confirmed what an important trade Rio Ferdinand is already proving to be. Leeds have had a very average 6 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses without him this season
but a 11-4-4 record when he is in the line-up. West Ham have had a 4-5-3 winning record with him, but
a, less than a point a game, 5-7-11 record without.
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