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Sheffield United are the final team to go down

Sheffield United
By Martyn Robinson
May 13 2007
SHEFFIELD United have been relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship along with Charlton Athletic and Watford following a 2-1 defeat at Bramall Lane to Paul Jewell's Wigan. One of three teams could have been relegated going in to the last day of the season, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic and Neil Warnock's United.

The Addicks will be joined by Sheffield United, who lost out to 10-man Wigan Athletic in a true six pointer at Bramall Lane this afternoon.

Wigan man Paul Scharner, put the pie-eaters ahead with only 14 minutes on the clock. But Jon Stead's header put the Blades level shortly before half-time, striker Stead was taken out by Wigan stopper Mike Pollitt in the process, but both were fine to continue after their clash of heads.

Former Blade David Unsworth secured Wigans survival purely on goal difference with a penalty in first half injury time after Phil Jagielka handled Kevin Kilbane's free-kick. Although it was clear to see that Jagielka was pushed in the back, leading him to handle the ball.

Carlos Tevez
ABOVE: Tevez the dodgy signing scores yet another vital but illegal goal for West Ham United.

Danny Webber could have kept Sheffield United up when he raced clear in the second half but his chip hit Pollitt's post. Wigan had Lee McCulloch sent off in the second period, as Neil Warnock's men bossed proceedings, and were extremely unlucky to pull level.

West Ham ensured their Premiership survival with a shock win at Old Trafford against Champions Manchester United, and on the day Sir Alex Ferguson's boys were presented with the Premiership trophy.

Carlos Tevez, who shouldn't have been aloud to play the rest of this season in my opinion after he illegally signed for The Hammers, strook the deathening blow to Manchester United on the stroke of half-time with a close range effort.

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Sheffield United are the final team to go down
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