Aston Villa made sure that the Golden Losers Trophy stayed in Derby with an emphatic 6-0 win over the doomed club. And so, the Golden Losers Trophy looks to be heading in a predictable way to the basement club. Derby County now have four games left to dump the trophy. Could Reading be the stooges on the last day of the season? Meanwhile, manager Paul Jewell is optimistic about next season.

Saturday 15th March: Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 1 (Golden loser: Middlesbrough)
Saturday 22nd March: Middlesbrough 1 Derby Country 0 (Golden loser: Derby County)
Saturday 29th March: Derby County 2 v Fulham 2 (Golden loser: Derby County)
Sunday 6th April: Everton 1 Derby County 0 (Golden loser: Derby County)
Saturday 12th April: Derby County 0 v Aston Villa 6 (Golden loser: Derby County)
Saturday 19th April: West Ham United v Derby County