Title may go down to the final game against Ipswich Town for reserves

Last updated : 24 April 2002 By

The Rams reserves now have to hope for other teams losing to be in with a chance of winning the FA Barclaycard Premiership reserve league southern section again this season.

The current table looks like this after Ipswich's victory over Southampton reserves.

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

Dif

Pts

1 Ipswich Town

24

9

1

2

28

8

7

3

2

21

14

27

52

2 Arsenal

25

7

3

2

20

8

8

2

3

26

16

22

50

3 DERBYCOUNTY

25

11

0

2

31

13

4

5

3

15

16

17

50

The situation will get very interesting if Ipswich fail to take any points off of Tottenham Hotspur reserves when they meet next Monday (29th April). This would mean that the Rams would play Ipswich away (1st May) and the winner would lift the trophy.

Reserves after last seasons championship win
Reserves hope to repeat these scenes on May 1st

However our near neighbours Leicester City have also to play their part by beating Arsenal reserves away from home or at least take a point off them.

Which every way you look at it the title race will have been very close this season and how costly will that 0-1 lose at home (9th April) to rivals Nottingham Forest be when the final games are played?