By Shaun Orange

Most Premier League seasons commence with a lot of energy and excitement, this season was no exception, additionally we are further entertained by not only excitement in the beginning but right through till the end, in fact right up until Sunday afternoon.

Sunday afternoon will host the 38th and final match of the season for all the Premier League clubs and has the making of a thrilling round of action all at once.

For some though, Sunday’s fixtures are a do or die situation and there is a lot more banking on their games than others. This makes it all the more exciting for an action packed end to the season. 

While West Brom already know their fate to this season’s end, Middlesbrough, Hull City, Sunderland and Newcastle still have their fingers crossed while they battle it out for who will be saved from a daunting relegation.

Phil Brown has about the most difficult team to play, in terms of trying to secure a win, when they face Manchester United. Or is it?

United kop decided to field a weaker squad against Hull on Sunday in an effort to rest some key players for the Rome finale, when they clash against Barcelona. However, Ferguson’s decision has raised a few eyebrows.

Although the Scot has assured the other relegation contenders that they will by no means make things easy for Hull, this is to be discovered.

“We have a league that has the best integrity in the world and we will play our part in that. We are expected to win. We will go to win. That is the responsibility we always have,” said Ferguson.

Whether this is really the case, who knows, I guess only Ferguson himself. If it is not, then he will have to answer some seriously difficult questions come Monday morning.

Middlesbrough however face the least likeliness of surviving the test of time as their requirements for Sunday would require a serious spell of luck to go their way.

Gareth Southgate’s side travel to West Ham and they need to win, they also need for Newcastle and Hull to lose their games, additionally there is also the goal difference to be considered.

Certainly this scenario is one which Middlesbrough can only approach by being positive and giving their all, from that point on they just have to wait and see the outcome of the other results.

Newcastle’s mission for survival is basically produce a result that is better than that of Hull on the day or take all three points, and hope Sunderland lose. If this equation goes their way then they may live to see another Premier League start.

Newcastle’s result on Sunday will bring to question whether in fact Alan Shearer was worth bringing to the club, as his duty was to strengthen the Magpies squad and save them from relegation.

Sunderland for their part, just need a point to secure their stay in the Premier League or at least match Newcastle or Hull’s results.

While all the four clubs harbour ambitions of getting a result that will save them from the deep blue sea, two will be left for dead to join West Brom.