Portsmouth and Chelsea make the FA Cup final

Portsmouth were relegated on Saturday and won their FA Cup semi final against Spurs on Sunday, but the big winners at the weekend were Chelsea, who also made the final and saw Premier League rivals Manchester United slip up at Blackburn.

UP POMPEYWhat a weekend it was for Portsmouth fans. On Saturday the inevitable happened and they were relegated from the Premier League without even kicking a ball, thanks to West Ham's win over Sunderland. Avram Grant's team responded by overcoming their former boss Harry Redknapp and his Spurs outfit to book a place in the FA Cup final. The expression 'roller-coaster season' doesn't even begin to sum up what Pompey have been through this term - but at least now they will end the season on a high. The clubs support was in fine voice on Wembley for the semi final, it will be quite a party on May 15th.

UNITED SLIP UPManchester United have been at pains to avoid suggestions that they are a one man team, but since Wayne Rooney limped off against Bayern Munich they have not won a game. The forward line of Dimitar Berbatov and Federico Macheda drew a blank against Blackburn, and the 0-0 draw effectively handed the title to Chelsea on a plate. If they win their game in hand, the Blues will be four points clear of United with four games to go. Ferguson must be praying that Rooney recovers in time for the Manchester derby this weekend.

NO BLUES FOR CHELSEAWhen they went out of Europe it seemed that Chelsea's season was falling apart - now they are in line for their first ever league and FA Cup double. And with Arsenal and Manchester United both out of Europe Carlo Ancelotti's men are set to be the most successful club in the Premier League this season. Their win over Villa was impressive and Blackburn's resistance against United was an unexpected bonus, now their destiny is in their own hands.

LAWS RULESBrian Laws has endured a torrid time since joining Burnley at the start of the year, and when relegation rivals Hull took the lead at the KC Stadium after three minutes it seemed like another long afternoon was in store. But Burnley responded emphatically and left with an improbable 4-1 victory. It was their first away win of the season and lifts them above Hull in the table. It probably won't save them from relegation but it might keep Laws in a job until the end of the season, and could condemn Hull to the drop.

HAMMER TIMEWest Ham's chances of staying in the Premier League were given a massive boost by Burnley's win over Hull and their own victory over Sunderland. The all important winner came from Brazilian Ilan who pounced on a Carlton Cole knock down from a long ball early in the second half. It was hardly a classic but Hammers fans won't care as it ended a run of seven games without a win.

LIVERPOOL LOSING ITIt might have been a rehearsal for the Europa League final but Liverpool's clash with Fulham ended in a 0-0 draw and also ended the Reds' chances of a top four finish. With Fernando Torres missing once again Liverpool went with David Ngog - but, as usual, he failed to find the net. If Rafa Benitez is around next season he will need to improve his attacking options.

GOAL HUNGRY CITYManchester City are finishing the season at a gallop, and they have now scored 11 goals in their last two games, and 14 in their last three. Their strikers are in such form that they are running out of goal celebration routines. Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor have demonstrated their dancing ability, Adebayor has taken to performing a military salute and Tevez, the man who used to suck on a dummy, now whips out his shinpad when he scores. Who knows what they will think of next. Whatever it is, they are likely to get the opportunity to perform it in the Champions League now they are four points clear of Spurs in fifth.

RIO TOUGHS IT OUTThere was more bad news for Manchester United and England after it emerged that Rio Ferdinand had picked up a groin injury against Blackburn. However the England skipper showed that he is made of tough stuff earlier in the game when he dislocated a finger in a collision with Martin Olsson. With his digit pointing in a gruesome angle he simply jogged to the sideline where it was tugged back into place and Ferdinand returned to the fray. It brought to mind a disparaging comment made by rugby commentator Brian Moore, who having seen Welsh fly half James Hook suffer a similar injury commented: "If he was a footballer, he'd be in A&E by now". Not so, apparently.

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