Liverpool Held and Hold On

Liverpool's bore draw with Stoke City may have damaged their Premier League chances, but it did little harm to their Promroiship chances giving them 40 points despite ending up third in the Match of the Day running order. Only five fixtures meant that most of the teams at the top ended the week with a lower average, with Arsenal and Fulham actually dropping places to teams that did not play this week. The teams at the bottom managed to close the gap with the leaders however, particularly West Ham, who managed to net 30 points with an uncharacteristic start to the programme. Not a particularly high score for the first match, but better than their average to date.

Promroiship Results September 20th 2008 (Match of the Day Running Order)

West Ham United v Newcastle...30
Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal....25
Liverpool v Stoke City........40
Sunderland v Middlesbrough....25
Blackburn Rovers v Fulham.....25


The Promroiship Table after Round 5 (08/9)

Team..................Total...Apps..Average
Manchester United...... 56......1....56.0
Liverpool..............173......3....43.3
Aston Villa............ 35......1....35.0
Fulham.................138......4....34.5
Hull City..............135......4....33.8
Newcastle United.......130......4....32.5
Chelsea................ 32......1....32.0
Manchester City........ 32......1....32.0
Tottenham Hotspur...... 63......2....31.5
Everton................ 91......3....30.3
Arsenal................149......5....29.8
Portsmouth............. 58......2....29.0
Stoke City.............107......4....26.8
Middlesbrough..........129......5....25.8
Sunderland.............103......4....25.8
West Bromwich Albion... 95......4....23.8
Bolton Wanderers.......105......5....21.0
Blackburn Rovers.......101......5....20.2
West Ham United........ 71......4....17.8
Wigan Athletic......... 39......3....13.0