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Wigan joy goes sour as relegation rivals pull away
WIGAN’S FA Cup joy did not last long as all their relegation rivals pulled away from them yesterday.
Norwich confirmed their top-flight survival with a 4-0 home victory over West Brom, while Newcastle are also safe with a game to spare after they beat already-relegated QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road.
But Sunderland will be anxiously watching Wigan’s match at Arsenal tomorrow as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton.
The result leaves Sunderland on 39 points with one game to play – at Tottenham – while Wigan, who are four points adrift of the Wearsiders, end the season at home to Aston Villa.
BOTTOM OF THE TABLE
P W D L F A PTS
Southampton 37 9 13 15 48 59 40
Fulham 37 10 10 17 47 60 40
Aston Villa 37 10 10 17 45 67 40
Sunderland 37 9 12 16 41 53 39
Wigan 36 9 8 19 44 67 35
(R)Reading 36 6 10 20 41 67 28
(R)QPR 37 4 13 20 30 59 25