Last day drama, but Everton will grab fifth

Of course Kevin Keegan will have his players wound up to finish the campaign on a high but there is a different mind set between wanting and needing to take three points from a match. Newcastle might want to win but we need to - desperately.

We have tended to limp over the finishing line in recent seasons and, with one win in the last eight games, this year has been no different, as injuries, coupled with earlier efforts, have taken a heavy toll.

Still, it would be cruel in the extreme if Villa capitalised and there would be a bitter irony if we ended up getting punished for being successful. After all, we have played 53 matches so far compared to Villa's total of 41 and that has to have an impact on fitness.

It has been nice to have had runs in the UEFA Cup and Carling Cup but it's only now that you are starting to see the impact of those efforts. Could you imagine if there had been an FA Cup campaign thrown in too?

The end, however, is in sight and David Moyes will be doing everything this week to gee the lads up to get that final point and I would expect us to be good enough to run out comfortable winners.

Regardless of what happens at Upton Park, if we poke our noses in front early on then I'm convinced a couple more goals will follow and the party atmosphere at Goodison will be in full swing long before the final whistle.

I'm sure the manager will be tuned-in to how Villa are faring and will react if and when they score but, provided we go about our business normally, we should have too much power for Newcastle, and Europe will become a reality once again.

Serve up a classic final

ANY doubts that the Premier League is the strongest division in the world have now been dispelled - but who will come out on top in Moscow?

I had a sneaky feeling that Chelsea might edge past Manchester United in the Champions League final, but seeing the way Sir Alex Ferguson's side breezed past West Ham on Saturday has made me think again.

Whatever happens, though, I just hope the two teams try to win the game as opposed to worrying about not losing. The last time that happened in a final, AC Milan and Juventus bored everyone in 2003.