It’s a foot race for the Premiere League title! (Just pretend you’re excited just by reading that…)

Chelsea boss Avram Grant believes Wigan Athletic can shock Manchester United on Sunday to give his side the chance of clinching the 2007-08 English Premiere League title, their third Premier League title in four seasons.

‘’I've been involved in football for 30 years and I believe in the traditions of English football so I don’t think they will give United an easy game,'’ Chelsea FC big boss Avram Grant said.

Chelsea skipper John Terry concurred, adding, ‘’Wigan has been a real credit to them and they did themselves justice when they got a draw against us so I’m sure they’ll battle all the way against United.'’

Chelsea FC currently hold the 2nd spot in the English Premier League behind the Manchester United Red Devils and four points ahead of Arsenal. Both Chelsea and Man-U are also involved in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final on May 21 in Moscow.

Both teams are level on points, but with a vastly superior goal difference leaders, the Manchester United Red Devils remain heavy favorites to retain their crown. Alex Ferguson’s side need only to match Chelsea’s result against Bolton Wanderers when they travel to Wigan Athletic on Sunday to bring the curtain down on the campaign with their 10th title in 16 Premier League seasons.

Yep, the odds are against Avram Grant to make his mark on the league in his first year in charge of the Blues after taking over from former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho late last year.

A hard-fought 2-0 win versus Newcastle United at St James’s Park stretched Chelsea’s impressive unbeaten league run to 20 games to set up a tense last day of the season on Sunday.

Both Bolton and Wigan ended their relegation fears at the weekend but Grant remains optimistic, saying, ‘’The advantage is with United but it will not be easy at Wigan, Manchester United is a great team and we have given them a good battle. We wanted to keep that going.'’

‘’This season has been one of our best. We achieved our aim of getting to the Champions League final and we have also improved our play on the pitch. Now we must beat Bolton and see what Manchester United does. The pressure is on them,'’ Grant added.

‘’We have to battle with things on and off the pitch, but the team has got better and better, especially in recent months. In the first half against Newcastle we were poorer than we’ve been for a while. Maybe that was down to tiredness because we have played a lot of long, hard matches this campaign. In the second half, though, we played fantastically and got the result we wanted.'’

Who will win this Sunday’s big fixtures in the 2007-08 English Premiere League? Bodog Sportsbook has the odds.

Chelsea FC -1.5 Bolton Wanderers +1.5

Manchester United -2 Wigan Athletic +2

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