Source: FOOTYMAD
Going Down?: Wigan and West Ham Within Reach
After Week 32, City remain in the bottom 3 by only on goal difference after Iain Dowie's first win in charge and defeats for West Ham on Saturday and Wigan on Monday. City ended a run of 5 straight defeats by beating an under-strength Fulham side at the Circle. Jimmy Bullard, booed by fans of his old team, scored the first after Jozy Altidore won a penalty, and Craig Fagan made it 2-0 early in the second half. West Ham, also on a 5-game losing run after the home defeat to Wolves on Tuesday, made it 6 after Stoke took away a 1-0 win from Upton Park. Under-pressure Gianfranco Zola says he is staying on as manager, but the Hammers only stay out of the relegation zone due to having a much superior goal difference to Hull City. Both teams are on 27 points, but the Tigers have a game in hand. Wolves' 0-0 draw at home to Everton takes them above Bolton, who lost 0-4 to Manchester United in the Saturday tea-time game, on goal difference. Wolves are now unbeaten in four games after taking 7 points from their three previous fixtures all away from home. Second-from-bottom Burnley lost to local rivals Blackburn at Turf Moor on Sunday. David Dunn scored the only goal from a debatable penalty. In the Monday night game, Wigan had Gary Caldwell sent off as they lost 3-0 at Manchester City. That makes their goal difference as bad as City's: -33. Latest table (29/03/2010) Pld Home Away Overall Pts GD W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A 13 Sunderland 32 7 7 2 27 16 1 4 11 14 34 8 11 13 41 50 35 -9 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 4 4 8 10 20 4 4 8 18 30 8 8 16 28 50 32 -22 15 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 5 6 22 27 3 3 10 14 33 8 8 16 36 60 32 -24 16 Wigan Athletic 32 5 5 6 14 20 3 2 11 15 42 8 7 17 29 62 31 -33 17 West Ham United 32 5 4 7 25 26 1 5 10 13 29 6 9 17 38 55 27 -17 18 Hull City 31 6 5 4 21 22 0 4 12 10 42 6 9 16 31 64 27 -33 19 Burnley 32 6 5 5 20 18 0 1 15 11 47 6 6 20 31 65 24 -34 20 Portsmouth (-9) 32 4 2 10 20 29 2 2 12 8 31 6 4 22 28 60 13 -32 Week 33 - selected fixtures: Saturday 3rd AprilArsenal v WolvesBolton v Aston VillaBurnley v Man City (17:30)Stoke v Hull City Sunday 4th AprilEverton v West Ham (16:00)Fulham v Wigan
