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15 May 2005
On the final day of the 2004-05 season, none of the three sides to be relegated had been decided. Norwich City, Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion were all separated by just two points going into the final match.
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The player who scored that free kick for Fulham at 01:08 Papa Bouba Diop, sadly died today 29th November 2020, aged only 42. RIP big man.
rip
RIP
@@rohanchoudhary3941 I swear I’ve seen you elsewhere on KZhead. Do you watch AFTV?
Rip
Omg RIP
My dad remembers this day. A Portsmouth fan who went up to the West Brom game, we had nothing to play for, we weren’t gonna get relegated but weren’t gonna get Europe either, mid-table finish. So when we heard news that Southampton were losing the Pompey fans were singing, to their own players “let them score, let them score” because a Baggies goal would send Southampton (our arch rivals) down. And when they did our fans went mental, shaking hands with Albion fans, cheering at their goal, etc. So we lost the battle to win the war basically
Where are Portsmouth and Southampton now 🤣🤣😂🤣😂 lol
Savage Gamer - yeah we’ll be back soon
@@elliot7753 🤣😂🤣😂
@@arsenalfan9213 pompey still have won a trophy mire recently
@MannyLad 85 shhhhhhh good girl
Norwich getting thrashed to seal relegation some things never change
Damn
I'm from Norwich. Won't expect anything less than for them to bottle it 😂
Robert I hope they comeback soon they are a great side
Norwich are too good for the championship but too shit for the prem
@@adityasrivastava6428 Norfolk isn’t too far from Belgium, I reckon they could do a decent job in the Belgian league
I love that, in the Brom/Portsmouth game, when the news came through of the results, despite losing, the Portsmouth fans invaded the pitch and celebrated with the Brom fans, since, in losing, they had helped relegate Southampton HAHA
That’s why as a West Brom fan I love Pompey
@@calumhadley3539 chat.whatsapp.com/EZSDn60fxZC7mQrkCATg7V
really a shame that now we are complete landslides better than both teams that laughed at us... how things come around
You gotta love how man United puts the nail in the coffin
Yes! I was there! Lol
04:40 I love how he's listening to a RADIO for other matches. It's only 15 years ago, but man how things changed.
For real man
Yeah in spanish league we used to play almost all the matches at 17 and we were listening to the radio what's happened in other stadiums. Unfortunately everything has changed and we lost almost everything about the football that we remember.
Change for the better. Literally 0.5 second google search and we'll know all the scores
Mitch Boggins they haven’t palace got relegated eventually and then came back in 2013-14 season
@Mitch Boggins Albion yo yo'd a few seasons after we were relegated after this great escape went back up 2008 stayed up til 2018 then went down in that time we saw Wolves, Blues, Villa dumped out of the league then it was our turn. Oh whilst we were there Norwich Kept going up and down Palace Got Promoted Stayed Up Fulham were in the prem til 2015 or so then went down then back up then down.
I'm an Arsenal fan, why is this all of a sudden in my recommended?
Because you guys deserve this
@@ahsanjalal1292 ur joking. NOT ”you guys” its Arsenal.
Uh oh
Whoops
Because in the 20/21 season you’ll get relegated 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
R.I.P. John Motson. What an icon. His voice will never be forgotten whilst football remains popular - which, arguably, it always will.
Overrated, annoying voice and bias. He was 💩
Fifa memories on PlayStation lol
Just about to mention the legendary commentator Always the most memorable voice in every match
You will always be remembered John Absolute legendary Commentator
I didn't know that he died. I had so much fun playing FIFA 99 on the PS1 emulator.
It’s mad to hear the teams some of them were playing that were already safe...Charlton, Portsmouth...both are miles from these heights now...
AVFCAM IKR
Found the child
Portsmouth had K.P. Boateng some 10 years ago
Tell you what, I do miss Portsmouth, Charlton, Bolton, Blackburn.. They do feel like true Premier League veterans even if it has been a while
@Lewis Whelan Premier League is beyond 1992 when I say PL that's what I mean. And having teams like Bolton around throughout most of the 2000s is strange to think back on now cos they do belong facing big teams, not Forest Green and Harrogate
Such an irony that most of relegated team that season (Southampton, Crystal Palace) had a better future (like nowdays) than the team who survived in that season (Charlton, Portsmouth).
Norwich as well.
@@Vaughandrix Norwich is coming back to the premier League. Portsmouth and Charlton are in league 1.
@@dinasov9 Exactly my point. I'm a Norwich fan and our recent success is largely down to our sporting director, he's brilliant.
@@Vaughandrix well if Norwich do Norwich things, they’ll be back down to the championship at the end of next season
@@iannadeau6565 I don't doubt it at all. 😂
Norwich need a win and lose 6-0 looool
Thanks for nth noob for fuvking spoiling me
@@zwepainghtet7389 hardly a spoilers it happened 16 fucking years ago 😂 why read comments before watching aswell
It was a BO3 in sets 😂😂😂
@Francesco Loren
@@zwepainghtet7389 16 year spoiler
Rest in Peace Papa Bouba Diop!!
The man mountain!
Rest in piss
Remember when 25 millions pounds was a lot of money in the premier league lol
Ball boys get that these days
Premier league is a money overrated league
Jordan Coote now you wouldn’t even get Johnny Evans for 25 mil
@@mercian9425 it’s called inflation
@@martyQw12 Thank you. The only intelligence one here with a solid grasp of the global financial system.👍
the fact that the bottom 4 teams were on 30+ points, and Norwich beforehand were out of the relegation zone, to end up being relegated, shows how competitive this season was, if not the league was back in these days.
30 points is a very weak amount btw
@@ewzinenhou9243 sure, but to have all teams above 30 is competitive. Usually theres a team or 2 in the mid to low 20s that are guaranteed down before the final game. but to not only have all 4 teams above 30, but none of the relegation spots decided means mid table was really competitive, otherwise, one or more of those relegated teams wouldve been in the 20s. Which checks out, only 8 points separated 16th place Portsmouth and 10th place Villa
@@SuccimusPrime It gets better - 4th place Everton was just as far away (in terms of points) from 3rd MU, as 16th place Portsmouth was from 7th Middlesborough
This shows how shit Norwich is
It shows there were about 10 shite teams giving each other points
West Brom fan here, I was there that day and was only about 10, still some of my best memories! Running on to the pitch and shaking hands with Pompey fans who wanted us to win so saints went down. That will always be one of my fondest memories
How's that Southampton relegation working out for you lads
What else didn't you do that day?
@@jonnywalker3208 I mean, it did happen. I was also there as a Baggies fan and half of the Pompey end were wearing West Brom shirts. They even started Mexican waves in the last 10 minutes and kept chanting to "let them score". When the final whistle went, Pompey fans and Albion fans were invading the pitch, and the scenes after the game were immense with both sets of fans celebrating as much as each other. If you don't believe him that's fine, but anyone who was there know what happened and what a unique experience it was
Respect to Papa Bouba Diop for that stunning free-kick. Rest in Peace.
As an American this is what got me hooked on English football. The scenes at West Brom, like it’s VE Day. For finishing... seventeenth. Nothing quite like that here.
I was around 7 or 8 when this happened and I was there.... never experienced anything quite like it again and odds are I never will in football 😂
_"How do you get Americans to talk about themselves?"_ *"Wait three seconds."*
A good relegation battle is so much more exciting to watch than a title race. If you don't win the title you get to try again next year, when you relegate you have to try to get up again, which can be really hard. A relegation battle is about survival!
It’s more important but it isn’t more exciting. There’s not much exciting about awful teams playing badly
Only epl can make relegation battles entertaining
The simple joy of watching goals go in and then not having to wait 5 minutes to see if they'll be disallowed or not because a shoelace is offside.
I know what you mean, but imagine your team getting relegated due to a horrible wrong decision that can not get fixed.
@@Meltrikz yeah but the offside rules today are absolute bollocks. There should be a tiny grace distance at least and it should be done by eye instead of using a 1000x zoom in camera to check if a leg hair was offside
@@Meltrikz The decisions are still wrong the majority of the time mate ...probably way more than before . var is a joke
"I don't like the game being more fair because I have the attention span of a chimpanzee"
@@gort5516 it's not about that. it's about being able to comfortably cheer with a goal instead of having to wait a few seconds or even minutes
R.I.P Motty. Sadly lost his life yesterday. Never forget the legendary commentator
RIP M Dog
Incredible. We were bottom at Christmas. Bottom at the start of the last day. Bottom of the table at half time. Still getting relegated with 5 mins to go….and stayed up.
this is a prime example of why fans matter. WBA didn’t even know they stayed up. no stadium announcement or nothing. it was the fans. the raw started to grow from the terrace and then players/manager/directors knew. i don’t support WBA but that last bit there was a beautiful moment.
It was a time when the EPL was less omnipresent around the world, but everyone that played FIFA 06 would remember this relegation battle (to the sound of Bloc Party's Helicopter).
It was less glamorous but had more soul
It was prime Fifa 05 career mode blasting The Street's fit but you know it. Good times.
the good ole days when Middlesbrough were considered a 4 star team and we blasted My Friend Dario when it came on the tracklist (but always skipped the Oasis song)
@@glifosfato Gosh, the comeback against Steaua in the UEFA semis... Bloody Maccarone!
When Fifa playlists were actually good.
I have never seen my club win the national title, but I experienced them surviving on the last day of the season three years in a row. It is pure bliss.
Ian dowy, andrew johnson, mcbride and so many more not so famous onewhat have you made me remembered..
andrew johnson was the danny ings of the 2000s
andrew johnson, one of my fav player on playstation
Steed Malbranque!
@@mike04574 He was sick on fifa 08 at us. 83 rated and 93 pace.
Teh most epic relegation battle in the premier league history, wasn't it?
RIP John Motson, a legendary commentator to the game.
What a great PL year that was. Liverpool won the CL, Mourinho’s won the league on his first year at Chelsea, breathtaking relegation battle. Those were the days!
Jeeze, can't believe that was 15 years ago, time flies! Always really liked that Fulham team, had some top players in it.
Fulham had Brian McBride;first American player to succeed in EPL.
Yep, a lot of good players. McBride was on top form here 👍 Also the only player to score for the USA in France '98.
RIP Papa Bouba Diop 🙏
West Brom fans like me remember where we were on that day. And it may take a sequel to "The Great Escape" to keep us up in the Premier League for next season...
Remember the times when the stands were full of people? God, I miss those days. Watching football just isn't the same without the fans screaming from the stands.
@David Lim Thanks, Captain Obvious.
@@horsepower523 not only football, any other sport feel lacking without spectators
The fans were more authentic as well. Now, just a bunch of people on their phones. Don't blame them, football isn't as interesting anymore.
@@johnrazna2381 Because the players only care for money
rip john motson what a great commentator very iconic voice
This is exactly the reason why i love Premier League. The battle is happening everywhere. On the champions league zone, europa league zone and even the relegation zone.
100%
Guy Mobray's voice is iconic.. hasn't changed even now lol
All of 4 commentators featured here have become legendary and iconic now
I'm watching this a few days following Papa Bouba Diop's passing. 😔 It was an amazing last day. As others have said, as a Pompey fan I did not mind losing to WBA at all as it meant Southampton went down.
Made no difference you dopey skate, Saints us to beat united but didn’t, that’s the only result that mattered to us that day.
@@LatviasMichaelOwen a draw would have been fine if it went well, a win turned out to be necessary in the end though
6:52 love this commentary, he's properly engaged in the game and you don't hear things like this anymore it seems 😢
Crazy how at a certain point in the day, each of the 4 teams was safe. Gotta love European football and the relegation/promotion system
This is the most exciting relegation battle I've seen in all of the Premier League,why nobody had been relegated for the last game
what about the 2009/2010 one
Because all 4 of them were equally awful throughout the rest of the season
As a Norwich fan, the writing was on the wall that day. I'd put it right up there with losing 7-1 to Colchester United. The team just didn't turn up that day or that season.
It's been 15 years since this happened but I was glued to it the entire time. That is the magic of football.
And now cant wait from Sheffield United to do a great espace in 2020-21 season
The best era of football imo. The game wast becoming fast and exciting yet there was still a decent amount of physicality and grudges between teams adding an edge. Great times
I do miss the physicality, if only for the evenness of games. You can kinda run people over now by simply being faster/quicker but back then, you could use some steel to even it up.
Peak premier league 2000-2008 imo
I was at the hawthorns that day. Unbelievable scenes at the end of the game.
As painful as this was as a Palace fan, this was a great final day
The 2023 relegation fight gives me 205 vibes
Southampton conceding goals from winning positions is one of the most enduring memories of this battle for me, they did it all season seemingly
yeah they did Middlesbrough 2-1 up concede a last gasp Stewart Downing equaliser, Everton same detail 2-1 up as a clock hits 90 concede a last minute Marcus Bent equaliser but the killer was the Villa game 20 minutes down 2-0 up but collapse in the second half and lose 3-2. Palace were just as guilty against Southampton the previous week 2-1 up against 10 men after Crouch got sent off but concede a last minute Higgingbotham equaliser.
Andy Johnson what a baller. Forgot all about him but he was absolutely lethal at Palace for a minute
Aj Palace legend and still works for the club i think 🤔 👍
he was better at falling over in the box and then scoring the resulting cheated penalty. yes he was very good at that
The day I knew I'd be a Southampton fan for life. They went down and I didn't walk away.
Should have 😉😂 play up pompey
and now you’re getting rewarded for it
Never change your colours man
dirty scummed
I hope all is well oml
Coronations, what have you done to me? I'm getting emotional watching the scenes of, not only a team I don't support, but seeing CROWDS of people celebrating, or stressing, as one......those were the days.......
For those coming to this video who maybe weren't born when this happened - or aren't old quite enough to remember the specifics - West Brom staying up meant they became the first team in Premier League history to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table on Christmas Day. No team in Premier League history had achieved that up to this point. It's since happened three times (Sunderland in 2014, Leicester in 2015, Wolves in 2023) but it's always important to remember the first.
Wolves didn't count they weren't Bottom final day and had moved away far before then Leicester and Sunderland hadn't. Wolves were safe in January 2024 and Leicester were safe before the final day, Sunderland were the closest, West Brom's is a true Great Escape as we were gone until then
@@lorddarlo6194 Brom definitely the greatest of these four. No doubt.
Ill never forget motsy. Was first introduced to his voice on the world cup 98 game i had on computer all those years ago. RIP you bute!
When english football had a soul
nah the soul had been long gone. Leicester put the soul back in English football and it still has it
@@roadtodawn8088 No it doesn't. English football is dead.
When English football had no social media
@@ps5stuffguy exactly
And Gary Linekar wasn't a preaching, virtue signalling ✊
Gabor Kiraly's legendary tracksuit trousers.
0:27 £25 million extra for staying up in the premier league back then! Now it’s like £100+ mill. No wonder teams in the championship are accumulating huge losses at a chance of the promotion roulette wheel cos they know going up will cover that debt
My team went up but got relegated after 2 seasons we’ve changed ownership and we’ve spent no money at all and it looks like us being in the premier league has put us in debt
@@bradleydearnley7364 which team is this?
Tom Bardsley probably Huddersfield
Yeah huddersfield we are worse off now I remember when before the premier league it didn’t seem fair that relegated teams got loads of parachute payments but now we’ve been relegated It doesn’t seem like we have any money no know outside of the club knows what’s going on
@@bradleydearnley7364 think that's cos the owner pocketed the premier league money for themselves especially with the minimal spend on the team in trying to stay up
"Never relegated as a manager, he's staring into the abyss now" idk why but that quote gives me chills specially when the camera was on harry redknapp
When Bournemouth were relegated in 1990 I think you'll find that their manager was Harry Redknapp....
Relegation Battle 2020/21: Arsenal hope to remain in the Premier League as a drop down to the EFL will be their first since 1919. Stay tuned for the entertaining bottom three brawl!!
We Gunners will stay in the premier league
This aged well
How much would we all pay for a big 6 club to go down?
this didnt age well
THE MIGHTY GUNNERS WILL NEVER GO DOWN
Amazing it's videos like these that make me wish that we had a promotion/relegation system here in the US.
I've watched American coverage of football (i.e. soccer) games. Don't always watch it, but good to listen to it from time to time.
RIP John Motson. The voice of football for decades will be sadly missed.
Rip john motson, iconic voice
I’m watching an Arsenal video why is this in my recommended
KZhead's algorithms 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao arsenal next
The quality of these matches seems so much higher than today.
Both saints & palace have since turned out to be good premiership teams . Always difficult games against both of them . But as a local team . Was happy for West Brom .
Aged like milk lmao
@@randomsimpsonsquotes6033Well Palace is still in the Prem, though.
That goal by Papa Bouba Diop though 👌. R.I.P big man.
I still remember this day. Amazing
thank you for your great work, this channel is awesome
Thanks for uploading this! I was there at the Hawthorns that day and will never forget it. Had absolutely zero expectations staying up but football has a funny habit of throwing up the most unlikely.
West Brom Were The 1st Top Division Team In England To Stay Up After Being Bottom At Christmas Since 1991 And The 1st Since The Premier League Was Formed In 1992. Usually The Team At The Bottom Of The The Table At Christmas Gets Relegated But West Brom Will Always Be The 1st Premiership Team To Do It, Since It Was Formed In 1992. Sunderland, Leicester And Wolves Have Done It Since And The Following Year Leicester Went On To Win The League. It Doesn't Happen Too Often Though. Only 4 Teams Have Done It Since 1992 And They Were The 4.
Thank you for the upload. Ah memories.
Its really more emotional than losing a cup final
I knew before watching this or checking the table for that season that Norwich were absolutely getting relegated and having now seen the video by fuck did they do it with style
I never witnessed this live but this premier league sounds way better than today... Like I was 2 years old lol
Me too and it was,the anticipation of finding out if your club survived or didn't,new signings,now everything is up on rhe internet and we know way more than we should be knowing
xXLooksLikeIxX Adi go live in a cave then
@@adityasrivastava6428 More than you should know? Are you complaining about your freedom!!
this channel is gift from heaven, the quality is immense. thank you
Thank you so much for uploading this
I am a young football fan, but I can feel the nervousness the excitement the joy and the tear everywhere around England
Love the retro MOTD highlights, proper nostalgic
Tears on my eyes even after 20 years in 2024...to be a premier league fan was a gift from heaven even though i am not from England..this league makes me feel english and i love it
Absolutely brilliant end to a PL season... And I say that as a Palace fan. Not good for us obviously but watching this back in 2020, it had a bit of everything. For the neutrals, this must have been the best final day they have and will ever see.
Wow I didn't know Southampton had been in the top division for 27 years! Having started watching the Premier League in 2004, in my mind the Saints have always been a bottom of the table yo-yo team switching between the divisions.
That might be their destiny
It was basically Matt Le Tissier keeping them up. He was club captain for 25 of those 27 yrs
15 years later they will make similar documentary about Arsenal relegation.
*P A I N*
😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
only ur team went down
Not really
how many managers can say they managed. Southampton. Portsmouth and Bournemouth. and 3 separate London clubs... Other than the legend that is Harry Redknapp.
Every season needs a nail biter like this 👌🏻 fan football 101 ❤
Ian Dowy‘s bewildered face 😂
Can't believe this video pop up on recommended, and when i saw the recent comments ...this is so intense, im at the right place, I love to watch classic premier league matches, season reviews. Thanks for make this trending
I’m American I have heard of brian McBride. Funny thing is though and this was before I was alive it’s insane that the relegated teams from this table are in better shape now than most of the teams that stayed up
How can anyone not love this game ??? Love this spirit
Nothing like the final day. Amazing atmosphere.
1:52 - Gotta love Jonathan Pearce's explosive commentary.
I love Jonathan Pearce commentating. Possibly the most iconic commentator for me. Split between him, Murray Walker, and James Allen.
RIP John Motson. Absolute icon.
It actually baffles me how West Brom began the day rock bottom and still managed to survive.
@David Lim bottom on the final day, winning and relying on other results and staying up is still a pretty big escape
@@tombardsley3081 bottom at half time
Weirdest day watching Pompey & genuinely wanting us to lose & cheering opponents goals! Great day though, was on the pitch with the WBA fans at the end, carnival atmosphere. Shame MOTD didn’t pick up on it. Doesn’t feel that long ago but nearly 20 years FFS.
Ian Dowie channelling his "Goonies never say die" moment.
As a Chelsea fan I remeber that season very well. The relegation battle was incredible. God it takes me back
Gorgeous free kick, RIP Bouba Diop ❤️
Please Do More MOTD Highlights Programme Please And 07/08 Season Please
David The F1 Football Guy please not that season. That season brings back some dark memories
What dark memories
@@account5003 if you knew what team I support and what happened that season, then you'd understand
Norwich?
@@account5003 No. Norwich weren't in the premier league that season
Loved this era of footy.....baggier kits, players with long hair, white ball etc - cheers for uploading!
Glad the algorithm put this in my recommended videos. It's good to hear Motson again. R.I.P.
How things have changed for Southampton compared to other 3 teams we saw for last few years. from a 20th team to become a Giant killer team
07:56 No need to ask where all the pies ended up.
Jeez he is a big boy
What a memory to look back on 16 years later. Remember that weekend well like it was yesterday. Exciting drama and nationwide sunny weather everywhere for the UK.
2022 still remembered this classic relegation battles from 2004/2005 EPL Season. 👍
as a portsmouth fan this is absolutely beautiful, thanks for the upload
hahaha yes. play up pompey
Portsmouth 🤝 Wba
How times have changed. Last I heard Portsmouth got smashed 0-4 on their own turf by Premier League Saints.
Chelsea on 2004/05: league Champions West Bromwich Albion on 2004/05: Champions of relegation battle Different situation but same feelings, the feelings of happiness 🔥🔥
As an commuter belt Arsenal fan I was just so relieved it didn't go to the suburbs of Manchester. London top 2 when Chelsea was cool!
Man it feels good watching these old tapes