Sheffield United vs Preston North End

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WHAT HAPPENED
ELSEWHERE
THE STATE OF PLAY…
An exciting title race, which
looked set to go to the wire
all season, petered out in the
end. Defeats for Villa against
Blackburn and Oldham, a result
which gave the latter a shot at
survival going into the final day,
handed the title to Manchester
United who had won six on the
bounce coming into the final
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs PRESTON NORTH END
1992-93
During this particular week back in 1992-93,
how did the rest of the Premier League get on?
We look back on what happened elsewhere…
— SATURDAY 8th MAY 1993 —
▼ Despair for Villa’s
Ron Atkinson as
they are beaten at
home by Oldham
day. At the other end, Forest
and Middlesbrough were down,
but Oldham’s sensational
win at Villa Park meant it was
between them and Palace for
the final place, with Ipswich and
United’s superior goal difference
meaning both were effectively
safe.
THE GAMES…
On the Sunday, Manchester
United celebrated winning the
title by taking over Selhurst
Park, defeating Wimbledon 2-1
with Bryan Robson netting the
second goal. Villa’s miserable
end to the season continued
with a 2-1 defeat to QPR – a third
defeat on the spin. It had been a
mediocre season by Liverpool’s
high standards, but they ended
with a 6-2 success over Spurs,
with a brace each for Ian Rush
and John Barnes.
HEADLINE ACT…
Oldham’s great escape had
everything. Needing not just
a win, but also a better goal
difference to send Palace down,
the Latics certainly put their