18th January 2004

Wolverhampton Wanderers have moved off the bottom of the Premier League following the superb win over Manchester United. Leeds now prop up the table whilst Chelsea were unable to follow Arsenal`s win against Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge.

  Just two teams in the bottom half of the Premiership won this weekend, one of which was Spurs who beat Wednesdays opponents Liverpool, whilst the other was Wolves who were able to see off a full strength Manchester United team.

 Wolves` win changes both ends of the Premier League in dramatic circumstances. Should Manchester United have won at Molineux, they would have gone four points clear at the top of the Premiership, however it is now Arsenal who sit in top place.

  Two goals from Henry, either side of the break, earned Arsenal the points in a deserved 2-0 win at Villa Park. However Chelsea were unable to take Wolves surprise present with both hands as they were unable to see off a determined Birmingham City Side.

 Meanwhile, at the bottom, Leicester threw away three points, 10 Man Pompey lost at Bolton and Leeds moved into bottom place.

 Leicester were leading 3-1 going into added time at the Riverside Stadium, but two late dramatic goals were enough to earn Middlesbrough a point. 

 A Kevin Davies goal was enough to keep the 3 points in Bolton, despite strong pressure from Portsmouth and cash-troubled Leeds United were unable to take anything away from the St Marys Stadium.

Leicester, Wolves and Leeds United now occupy the bottom three.

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