A blog of two halves

Already this season I have expressed my dislike of the phrase ‘winning ugly’ both as a cliché and as a philosophy.

It has been a crazy old three months for Josh Bowler.

They’ll write folk songs about Brad Guzan’s legs. Every goal in Chelsea’s 3-0 victory against Middlesbrough on Monday night either went off or through the hapless keeper’s pins.

Sunday’s match will matter more to Sheffield Wednesday than to Fulham but it would be a morale booster for the Whites to extend their unbeaten run to six matches.

QPR’s Championship status is safe. The summer holidays have begun.

Taking the field for their last home match of the Championship programme, Fulham’s players were greeted with a ticker tape welcome.

The halftime score at Goodison Park last weekend was 0-0, and nerves were starting to jangle.

Last month QPR were one of the in-form teams in the Championship winning three games out of five.

The twists are turns to this thrilling title run-in get another spin this weekend as Chelsea travel to Goodison Park for a blue-on-blue encounter, while Spurs host the north London derby.

In recent years the final home match of the season has given supporters one last chance to cheer their favourites, no matter how disappointing the results may have been.