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Just to help to try overcome my usual pessimism I've had a go at the predictor thingy. My normal sense of doom and gloom predicts no points from the next 2 away games while Wigan and Villa pick up points. On a fraught last day I have Wigan and Villa sharing points while Saints battle out a 0-0 draw with Stoke. The tension is unbearable but Saints survive on goal difference with 40 points while Villa look to a future in the league below. Admittedly the odds are with Saints but I'll not be assuming that we're safe until the arithmetic confirms it.

Wigan 2-2. Some good news at last.

Now Fox out for the season too then.

Woeful. Looks like it'll be a last day escape required then.

I dose of reality.

Wigan 2-1

I can only hope that WBA will end up regretting all those missed chances they've had.

Actually it's Saints that more likely to concede at the moment. Not creating much at all.

Could be another of those games where Saints struggle to break down a team that we might have hoped to beat.

Scrappy thread and a scrappy game. Weather didn't help I suppose. Looked like hard work. Could've had all 3 points but could also have thrown away the one. Not too disappointed.

What's it to be then? Concede just before half time probably.

Or maybe not after seeing it again.

A bit harsh perhaps.

I'm disappointed that we didn't score more.

Another miss!!! Guly!!!!

Boruc is the calmest we have back there in defence.

Saints defence still looks panic stricken.

That should do it.

Saints need to finish this lot off. A one goal lead is too precarious.

Poor Saints defending again.

A 2nd would have been nice. Would probably have put Reading right out of it. Expect Royals to come out with some gusto after half time. See that off and then their heads'll drop once they concede another to Saints.

Spurning chances to put Reading to the sword.

Comical defending by Saints.

Panic in defence.

It has happened. 1997 - Sunderland 40 1998 - Bolton 40 2003 - West Ham 42 A couple of wins and a sprinkling of draws will do the job for Saints quite easily I reckon.