1.   Bolton, Crystal Palace and Barnsley stayed in the bottom three relegation places.

2.   Now his team holds the highest of the three relegation places instead of being at the foot of the standings.

3.   Tenerife, together with Las Palmas and Mallorca, will be fighting to avoid the two remaining relegation places.

4.   The three points left Bremen one place above the bottom three relegation places but with a three-point margin over Bochum.

5.   For Leicester, defeat would confirm their booking in the first relegation place to be decided.

6.   The result left Quins just two points above Leeds, currently occupying the one relegation place.

7.   Saracens are five points clear of bottom club Leeds and ought not to claim the one relegation place at the end of the season.

8.   The Dons, uncharacteristically close to a relegation place, are unlikely to be charitable.