21.   Another team in the relegation zone, Southampton, hosts Tottenham on Sunday.

22.   Apollon, still struggling in the relegation zone, went on the attack from the start, losing at least two major scoring opportunities.

23.   Atletico has been slowly climbing out of the relegation zone but still is not expected to give Barcelona problems in Madrid.

24.   At Barcelona, Lluis Gonzalez and Moises Garcia Fernandez scored for Espanyol, dropping Racing to just above the relegation zone.

25.   At the other end of the table, Tenerife, Compostela, Oviedo and Merida fight to get out of the relegation zone.

26.   At the tail of the standings, Bari and Brescia both moved out of the relegation zone with wins.

27.   Blackburn, the only club other than Manchester United to win the league title in the past five seasons, dropped close to the relegation zone last term.

28.   Bolton escaped the relegation zone for the first time in four months and may survive in the Premier League for another season.

29.   Bolton, one of only four teams to beat Liverpool this season, remains close to the relegation zone after earning only three points from its last eight games.

30.   Both sides are in the relegation zone, with Bolton one point ahead.