West Ham will be relegated should Birmingham secure a single point from either of their final two fixtures of the season - even if Avram Grant's side manage to beat both Wigan and Sunderland.
United are hanging on the precipice after both Blackpool and Wolves won this afternoon, leaving West Ham needing to win both of their remaining games and for Birmingham to lose both theirs in order to stand a chance of survival.Blackpool gave their chances of avoiding the drop a boost with a memorable 4-3 win over Bolton this afternoon. The Tangerines won the game despite being pegged back twice in the first half by the losing FA Cup semi-finalists.
And the news was no better from the Stadium of Light, where Wolves overcame a disappointing Sunderland outfit 3-1. With the match evenly-poised at the break, the game was won by second half strikes from Fletcher and Elokobi.
In the only other game affecting the relegation zone, Blackburn held league champions Manchester United to a 1-1 draw, taking them to 40 points - seven ahead of West Ham.
Birmingham's final two games of the season are at home to Fulham tomorrow, before the Blues travel to Tottenham on the final day of the season.
West Ham face Wigan at the DW Stadium tomorrow before hosting the erratic Sunderland at the Boleyn Ground next week, in what could be the final Premier League fixture to be staged there.
Premier League standings
15 Blackburn 37 40 -14
16 Wolves 37 40 -19
17 Birmingham 36 39 -18
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18 Blackpool 37 39 -21
19 Wigan 36 36 -23
20 West Ham Utd 36 33 -23
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