The best pictures from around the grounds, including images from our man Tom Jenkins at Old Trafford where Blackpool's Premier League future is at the mercy of champions Manchester United
Blackpool's fans have enjoyed their first season in the Premier League as much as the Premier League has enjoyed having them. But their slide from eighth place at the turn of the year to 21st place at the start of today has left them on the brink of returning to the Championship. They are a point adrift of safety, but goal difference is so tight at the bottom that Blackpool have a great chance of staying up if the teams around them ship goalsPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianSaying that, Blackpool's last match of the season is against 19-time league winners Manchester United - and it's at Old Trafford where United have won 17 of their 18 matches this season. If anyone's going to ship goals, Blackpool must be likely candidates ....Photograph: Tom Jenkins for The GuardianOver at Molineux, Wolves and Blackburn are preparing for a relegation showdown. Meanwhile, Wigan are hoping for a miracle at Stoke and Birmingham are desperate for points at Tottenham. As it stands at kick-off, Wigan and Blackpool will be joining West Ham in the second tier next seasonPhotograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesAfter a promising start, Blackpool have been sucker-punched by United. Park ji-Sung is the man who has scored, chipping the ball over the onrushing keeper. But the goal owed much to the expert control and lay-off provided by Dimitar Berbatov. Blackpool are in troublePhotograph: Getty ImagesBlackburn's survival bid begins strongly as Jason Roberts scores in the 22nd minutePhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesBrett Emerton then bags a secondPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, Blackpool have pulled a goal back at Old Trafford! Charlie Adam's curling free-kick clips the inside of the post and nestles in the goal. It should never have been a free-kick in the first place, but the Tangerines don't care - the combination of that goal and Blackburn's 2-0 lead over Wolves has lifted Blackpool out of the drop zone on goals scoredPhotograph: Tom JenkinsWolves are having a nightmare. They've conceded a third goal just before the break and are staring at the trap door. Unless there are more goals in the second halves, Wolves and Wigan will be going down. But you just know there will be more goals, don't you?Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesTold you! Roman Pavlyuchenko puts Tottenham in front against Birmingham City at White Hart Lane and, in doing so, demotes Alex McLeish's side into the bottom threePhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesNow Blackpool have done the unthinkable and taken the lead at Old Trafford! Gary Taylor-Fletcher's cute touch finds the far cornerPhotograph: Tom JenkinsThat lead didn't last long. 14 minutes to be precise before Anderson turns inside and curls a delightful shot into the top corner. As it stands Blackpool are still safe - just. They are ahead of Wolves and Wigan on goal difference. Wigan are currently going down with BirminghamPhotograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty ImagesWolves have pulled a goal back through Jamie O'Hara. Doubtless Mick McCarthy gave them a rollicking at half-timePhotograph: Nick Potts/PADear oh dear! Blackpool's hopes of survival have just been knifed by a calamitous own goal. Ian Evatt turns the ball into his own net when it would have been easier to clear for a corner. Needless to say Blackpool are back in the drop zone and must score a third goal at Old Trafford if they are to stay upPhotograph: Jon Super/APNot been much news from the Britannia Stadium where Stoke are hosting Wigan ... until now. Wigan's Hugo Rodallega rises high to head the Latics in front and lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time this afternoonPhotograph: Dave Thompson/PABirmingham aren't buried yet! Craig Gardner scores to draw them level at Spurs - and that goal has knocked Wolves back into the bottom three alongside BlackpoolPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesThe Carling Cup winners must know how important that goal is to the standingsPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesBlackpool's hopes look to be dead after Manchester United substitute Michael Owen coolly side-foots home a fourth United goalPhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersWigan manager Roberto Martinez is going berserk on the touchline at Stoke ... his side only need to hang on for a couple more minutes ...Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesWolves are desperate to score and luckily for them Stephen Hunt has just produced a stunner to make it 3-2. They might be losing but that goal is sufficient to lift them to safety above BirminghamPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesBirmingham's fans fear the worst as the final few seconds count downPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesA second goal for Roman Pavlyuchenko has sealed Birmingham's demise. The final whistles blow around the grounds. Birmingham are heading back to the Championship with BlackpoolPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesBirmingham's Liam Ridgewell sinks to the floor. Who would have thought Birmingham - Carling Cup winners in March - would tumble this season?Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd who would have thought that Wigan, all-but relegated as they went 2-0 down last week against West Ham, would earn six points from their last two matches to extend their six-year stay in the top flight?Photograph: IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty ImagesDelighted Wolves fans invade the pitch and share their joy with their Blackburn counterpartsPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesMick McCarthy gets mobbed by grateful supporters. It turns out that they would have stayed up regardless of their result today, but their second-half fight-back looked for a while to be critical to their hopesPhotograph: Nick Potts/PABlackpool's fans can't quite believe it's over for themPhotograph: Tom JenkinsAnd nor, by the look of it, can Charlie AdamPhotograph: Tom Jenkins
