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With an exciting Premier League season nearing its conclusion skysports.com looks back of some of the greatest escapes from the drop. What do you make of our top ten? Did we leave any great escapes out? Send us your views!

Oldham 4 Southampton 3 (1993)

When Oldham headed into the final week of the 1992/93 season trailing fourth from bottom Crystal Palace by eight points, their supporters looked at the glass as being neither half full nor empty but rather just ordered another drink. A large one. Three fixtures in seven days saw Joe Royle's side face title-chasing Aston Villa away, before Liverpool and Southampton were due at Boundary Park.

Nicky Henry's screwed shot across Villa's Mark Bosnich proved bitter-sweet as while it staved off the drop for another day it also handed Manchester United their first title in 26 years. A calamitous midweek display from David James (this was pre his giving up Nintendo and smoking) gave Oldham a 3-2 victory over Liverpool that had Palace boss Steve Coppell looking even more worried than usual.

On the final day Oldham cruised into a 4-1 lead over a languid Saints before Matt Le Tissier decided to make things interesting by completing a sublime hat-trick. The Latics held on though and as the wireless in the dugout confirmed a 3-0 defeat for Palace at Arsenal, Royle and his players were safe. A year later they were relegated.

Everton 3 Wimbledon 2 (1994)

After 40 years in the top flight, Mike Walker's Everton were staring relegation squarely in the face as they went into this final day clash with Wimbledon at Goodison Park.

The game could not have started worse for The Toffees with a Dean Holdsworth penalty and Gary Ablett own goal giving the visitors a 2-0 lead. Graham Stuart's spot-kick gave the home fans hope before half-time. Barry Horne's 30-yard stunner levelled the scores before Stuart's second of the game capped a remarkable turnaround.

Bradford 1 Liverpool 0 (2000)

Few gave Bradford a chance of staying up in the 1999/2000 season, but thanks to David Wetherall's powerful header against Liverpool at Valley Parade on the last day of the season, The Bantams secured a second season of top-flight football.

The former Leeds defender netted with just 12 minutes on the clock, the West Yorkshire outfit keeping out the Merseysiders for the rest of the contest to secure a priceless win for Paul Jewell's side.

The unlikely win over The Reds meant Wimbledon were relegated at Southampton, ending their 14-year top-flight stay.

West Brom 2 Portsmouth 0 (2005)

The Baggies defied the odds in 2005 by becoming the first-ever Premier League side to be bottom at Christmas and avoid the drop.

Despite entering the last day of the 2004/05 season in the drop zone they claimed a famous 2-0 win over Portsmouth at The Hawthorns while Charlton's late 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace relegated The Eagles. Elsewhere, Norwich and Southampton both lost and were also relegated.

Geoff Horsfield and on-loan Kieran Richardson netted for The Baggies, while Jonathan Fortune's effort against The Palace spelt heartbreak for Iain Dowie's side.

Carlisle 2 Peterborough 1 (1999)

You could not have written a better xxxxx if you tried with Carlisle's on-loan keeper Jimmy Glass netting with virtually the last kick of the game to give the Cumbrians a priceless 2-1 win over Plymouth at Brunton Park relegating Scarborough from the Football League after they could only manage a 1-1 home draw with Peterborough United.

Scarborough FC's first relegation proved the beginning of the end as they folded in June 2007 with debts of ?.5million.

Manchester United 0 West Ham 1 (2007)

Controversy reigned in the 2006/07 season as West Ham avoided a points deduction over the registration of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

Although Mascherano failed to make an impact at Upton Park, Tevez proved the catalyst for survival with a string of crucial goals in the second half of the season, including a priceless winner in their final game of the season at newly-crowned champions Manchester United that saw Sheffield United relegated following a 2-1 defeat to Wigan.

Wigan 1 Sheffield United 2 (2007)

Wigan secured Premiership survival and condemned Sheffield United to the drop with a dramatic win at Bramall Lane.

Paul Scharner's 14th minute strike put Wigan ahead, but Jon Stead's header put the Blades level after 38 minutes. Former Blade David Unsworth kept Wigan up with a penalty in first-half injury-time after Phil Jagielka handled Kevin Kilbane's free-kick.

Sheffield United Danny Webber hit a post and Wigan had Lee McCulloch sent off in a frantic second period.

Wigan's win, combined with West Ham's victory at Manchester United, meant the Blades went back down into the Championship after one full season in the top flight.

Barnet 2 Torquay 3 (2001)

The end of the 2000/01 season saw Barnet entertain Torquay United in a winner-takes-all battle at Underhill. The Bees began the day bottom of the Third Division, however, victory over The Gulls would see them safe - and relegate the South Coasters at the same time.

However, it proved somewhat of an anti-climax for home fans as the visitors stormed into a 3-0 lead courtesy of goals from Kevin Hill, Jason Rees, and David Graham.

Barnet fought back to 3-2, but United held on for the win to condemn Barnet to the Nationwide Conference.

Spurs 1 Coventry 2 (1997)

Going into the last game of the 1996/97 season, Coventry were sitting in the final relegation spot of the Premiership.

Gordon Strachan's side were not to be denied at White Hart Lane. Goals from Dion Dublin and Paul Williams gave The Sky Blues a 2-0 lead before Paul McVeigh's effort on the stroke of half-time reduced the arrears.

And the greatest survivor of them all, goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic, was the hero with two fantastic late saves from Neale Fenn and Jason Dozzell as the Sky Blues won 2-1.

This was the ninth time in 30 seasons that Coventry have stayed up on the final day of the season, this time at Sunderland's expense.

Southampton 3 Sheffield United 2 (20080

Nigel Pearson's side began the day in the Championship drop zone needing to beat Sheffield United in order to stand any chance of staying up.

With Sheffield Wednesday seeing off Norwich at Hillsborough, a win for The Saints could relegate Leicester City to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.

Stephen Quinn put The Blades in front, but goals from Marek Saganowski and Stern John gave the home side a priceless lead. Jon Stead's header brought the visitors level but The Saints were not to be denied with John netting the winner before being sent-off.

The 10-men held on and it proved enough as Leicester could only draw with promoted Stoke to leave The Foxes contemplating League One football next season.

Nearly a great escape!

A mention must go to Bournemouth who despite a 10-point deduction came within a whisker of retaining their League One place with six wins and a draw from their last seven league games. Sadly for Kevin Bond's side they fell just short following a 1-1 draw at Carlisle on the last day of the season.