Newcastle and Boro meet in crunch relegation tie

Middlesbrough make the short trip to face Newcastle United in the Premier League tonight, with both sides teetering on the brink of relegation.The teams are level on points inside the bottom three, three points behind fourth-from-bottom Hull City.And with just two games left to play after tonight's encounter, anything less than a win for either side could see their chances of remaining in the top flight come severely under threat.Alan Shearer's Newcastle are currently favourites, with Extrabet offering odds of 11/10. The bookmaker prices Middlesbrough 5/2, although punters can get odds of 14/5 with Blue Square that Gareth Southgate's men will be victorious.Meanwhile, Manchester United's 2-0 victory over local rivals Manchester City has seen them take another step closer to their 18th league title.Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez took Sir Alex Ferguson's side within four points of clinching the title, with three games left to play.

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Posted on:- 11/05/2009 - 11:57 AM
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