With the end of the English Premier League just around the corner, many thought that the champion would have been decided with games to spare. False alert, the title is truly going to the wire. The winner will be decided on the last match day of the 2009-2010 season.

The two clubs battling it out for bragging rights? None other than Manchester United and Chelsea. A season of ups and downs for both clubs but still they managed to hang on at the top of the pile. With United’s defensive crisis in the beginning of the season and Chelsea’s slump after getting knocked-out from the Champions League, the top spot has gone back and forth between the two clubs, with even Arsenal getting a sniff.

The last round of fixtures:

– Manchester United vs Stoke (Sept 26, 2010: Stoke 0 – 2 Manchester United)

– Chelsea vs Wigan Athletic (Sept 26, 2010: Wigan Athletic 3 – 1 Chelsea)

The Wigan Athletic side won’t just roll over for Chelsea, it will be a hard fought match with all the pressure on Chelsea. Manchester United just has to keep on pushing and win vs Stoke and see what happens with Chelsea.

We can all remember that day in Moscow, with one spot kick left to take. You make it and you are crowned Champions League Winners of 2008 Chelsea. But no, John Terry steps up, referee blows his whistle, Terry runs up, fools Van Der Sar, and CLING! The ball fires off the post and the Champions League victory is blown.

Never count a Manchester United team out of anything, and this game, football, well it’s a funny old game isn’t it? Any team, no matter the transfer budget can beat any other team in the league. Just as Burnley beat Manchester United in September and how Wigan netter 3 on route to victory vs Chelsea in September.

The title really is there for the taking. A Chelsea loss or tie and a Manchester United victory would hand the title to United. A Chelsea loss and a United tie, with Chelsea’s superior goal differential would hand the title to Chelsea.

One of the best and most fascinating title chases in recent memory. Both matches will surely be viewed in millions of homes across the planet with many fans keeping one eye on their team’s result and the other glued to a computer or mobile phone screen following the action from the other match.

I myself will definitely be glued to the television watching last day drama unfold, will you?