Final Day Quiz Answers
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PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY QUIZ ANSWERS Question 1 Name the commentator Answer: It was Martin Tyler who immortalised Aguero's last-gap winner v QPR which won Man City the 2011/12 title Question 2 Name the missing team whose fate was sealed on the last day (still holding the record for most points in a 38-game season by a relegated side) Answer: West Ham in 2002/03, despite losing just one of their last eleven matches under Sir Trevor Brooking who was in caretaker charge Question 3 What connects this photo to Man City's final-day relegation thirty years on Answer: Alan Ball (caried by Jack Charlton) was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and managed City when a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool wasn't enough to beat the drop in 1995/96 Question 4 What happened next? (not the last day of the season but had a big bearing on it) Answer: A seminal moment in the 2013/14 title race. Three points clear of Man City with three games le, Gerard slips v Chelsea to let in Demba Ba Question 5 Why was Jamie Redknapps's stoppage-time goal which put Liverpool 2-1 up against Blackburn in their last game of the season, given the silent treatment at Anfield? Answer: Liverpool's win - to the horror of their fans - opened the door for Man Utd but they couldn't find the winner they needed at West Ham, finishing just 1pt behind 1994/95 champions Blackburn PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY QUIZ ANSWERS Question 6 Why the bad blood? Answer: On the last day of the 2006/07 season, Tevez scored the only goal in a win v Man Utd which kept the Hammers up. But a bitter legal dispute followed as Neil Warnock's Sheff Utd sought compensation following their relegation - which they blamed on Tevez Question 7 Despite his looping effort to open the scoring, which team came back to take the lot? Answer: Les Ferdinand put Spurs in front but Utd came back to win 2-1 - the first leg of their treble, the 1998/99 Premier League, FA Cup & Champions League Question 8 Name the two 'great escapists' Answer: Fulham manager, Roy Hodgson (top) whose side looked all but down in the 2007/08 season but won on the last day to survive & West Brom boss Bryan Robson (bottom) who kept the Baggies up with a final day win in 2004/05 Question 9 My winning goal for Chelsea v Liverpool on the final day took us into the Champions League and inspired Abramovich to buy us. Who Am I? Answer: Jesper Gronkjaer, 2002/03 season Question 10 What was unusual about a particular 'Survival Sunday' involving these clubs? Answer: In 2004/05, no team was mathematically relegated before the final day of the season. Albion survived but Southampton lost their top-flight status for the first time in 27 years and were joined by Norwich and Palace PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY QUIZ ANSWERS Question 11- Who's missing? Answer: Alan Shearer - who was at the helm for Newcastle when relegated on the final day of the 2008/09 season. A turbulent campaign also saw Kevin Keegan, Chris Hughton (twice caretaker) and Joe Kinnear in the hot seat Question 12 Which team stormed to this last-day win but still went down on goal difference? Answer: Reading (v Derby County) at Pride Park in 2007/08 Question 13 On the final day of last season, for how many minutes were Liverpool top of the table? Answer: 21. Liverpool went top when Sadio Mané scored (v Wolves) top on 17'. Glenn Murray put Brighton (v Man City) ahead on 27', Aguero equalised on 28' and parity was restored when Laporte put City in front on 38' Question 14 Who was the youngest ever Man Utd player to be handed a Premier League start in the final game last season? Answer: Mason Greenwood, who was 17 years and 223 days old Question 15 The last few years have been raucous. Who Am I? Answer: Pep Guardiola, who in the 2018/19 season, became only the third Premier League manager to win back-to-back titles, following Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY QUIZ ANSWERS Question 16 Who's this and what did his final day exploits achieve for one club but damaging for another? Answer: David Wetherall - who scored the winner for Bradford on the final day of the 1999/2000 season, not only saving the Bantams from relegation but denying Liverpool a Champions League spot Question 17 Name the missing team who won the title in emphatic fashion on the last day (their season tally of 103 goals was a Premier League record at the time) Answer: Chelsea in 2009/10, won the title by a single point from Man Utd with a final day 8-0 victory over Wigan Question 18 Apart from Man City in 2018/19, only one other of Pep Guardiola’s seven league title wins have been decided on the final day. Who was this with and when? Answer: Barcelona in 2009/2010. They led Real by 1pt going into the final day - beating Valladolid 4-0 while Real could only draw at Malaga Question 19 Name the five different teams who have each won the title on the final day, by a single point Answer: Blackburn (1994/95), Arsenal (1997/98), Man Utd (1998/99), Chelsea (2009/10), Man City (2018/19) Question 20 Who scored the very last goal of the 2018/19 campaign? Answer: Eddie Nketiah (90 +4') for Arsenal v Burnley at Turf Moor.