FACTBOX - Premier League title race goes to final day

Sat May 10, 2008 6:46pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - Factbox on the Premier League title race to be decided on Sunday when Manchester United visit Wigan Athletic and Chelsea host Bolton Wanderers (both 3 p.m. British time):

* Manchester United will become champions of England for the 17th time and lift the Premier League trophy for the 10th time if they win the title on Sunday. Liverpool, who last won the title in 1990, have been champions a record 18 times.

* Before Roman Abramovich spent millions to transform the west London club, Chelsea had won the title just once in 1954-55. If they are champions again on Sunday it will be their third league title in four seasons.

* Manchester United and Lancastrian neighbours Wigan had never met until Athletic were promoted to the Premier League in 2005-06. United have won all five league matches between the teams since as well as the League Cup final two seasons ago.

* United have beaten Wigan 4-0 three times, including this season at Old Trafford on October 21 when Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez also found the net.

* Wigan manager Steve Bruce spent nine seasons at United winning three league titles. His most memorable moment was scoring two late goals against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993 for a 2-1 win that helped secure United's first title for 26 seasons.

* Chelsea meet Bolton for the 106th time since their first clash in 1907. It will be their 50th league meeting at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have won five of the eight Premier League games between the teams since Bolton's promotion in 1995.

* If Chelsea avoid defeat they will complete four seasons unbeaten at home in the league. They have played 81 league matches without defeat since a 2-1 loss to Arsenal in February 2004.

* Nicolas Anelka, who moved from Bolton to Chelsea in the January transfer window, has scored twice since his transfer. His 15 million pounds ($29.30 million) fee was the highest January transfer window price paid by an English club.  Continued...

 

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