Football Muse
·16 March 2026
The Premier League's most epic escapes as Wolves aim for miracle survival push

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·16 March 2026

Wolves head to Brentford this evening with faint hopes ignited over the Premier League's 'Greatest Escape'.
Winless Wolves set a newPremier League record after failing to win in their opening 19 games, but recent results have improved.
Rob Edwards' side are still 13 points from safety with eight games to go and it would take a miracle for Wolves to survive, but back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Liverpool have at least breathed life into their campaign.
Can Wolves add their name to this list, and secure an escape that would surpass all before them?
Perhaps the greatest conclusion to a relegation battle in Premier League history. Heading into the final weekend, all three relegation places were still to be decided.
West Brom had been bottom at Christmas, a position no side had previously escaped from, and entered a pulsating final-day bottom of the pile. The Baggies remained rooted to the foot of the table throughout most of a dramatic season finale, even a win not enough to guarantee safety with results required elsewhere.
Goals from Kieran Richardson and Geoff Horsefield saw West Brom beat Portsmouth, but it was a nervous wait with Bryan Robson's side needing Norwich, Southampton and Crystal Palace to falter.
Norwich were thrashed atFulham and Southampton lost to Manchester United, but Palace looked to have escaped after leading at Charlton.
However, the Eagles conceded twice in the final eight minutes, with The Hawthorns exploding in celebration as then results filtered in.
West Ham secured a controversial climb from trouble in 2006/07 in a run-in mired in Argentine excellence and controversy.
The Hammers appeared doomed in March, with 10 points between them and safety, until a remarkable run of results.
Carlos Tevez recovered from a slow start in the Premier League to lead the charge, scoring seven times across the final 10 games to propel West Ham out of the drop zone.
His goals included a winner at Manchester United on the final day that sealed survival and condemned Sheffield United to the drop.
That, however, was only the start of the story. Legal disputes over the validity of Tevez's signing caused uproar at Bramall Lane, beforethe two clubs agreed on a £20m compensation package for the relegated Blades.
Tevez departed for Manchester United that summer but remains an iconic figure in East London.
Fulham's fate appeared sealed late in the season, as the Cottagers trailed 2-0 at Manchester City. The result would have left Fulham six points from safety, with just two games to play.
A terrific turnaround changed their season, as Diomansy Kamara scored twice - including a stoppage-time winner - either side of a Danny Murphy equaliser to seal a 3-2 win.
Hope restored, Fulham then beat Birmingham City in a six-pointer to head into the final day with their fate in their own hands.
With relegation rivals Reading and Birmingham both winning, Fulham had no room for error. Fortunately for Fulham, Murphy's late header at Portsmouth confirmed their Premier League status for another season.
Fulham won eight games all season, with four of those coming in their final five fixtures.
There hasn't been a more incredible tale in the Premier League thanLeicester City's shock title success in 2015-16.
The Foxes' unexpected title win is the stuff of legend, made all the more remarkable by the route to get there. The previous season, Leicester sat bottom of the Premier League table at Christmas and were seven points from safety with nine games to go.
Leicester entered April bottom of the table, but unexpectedly won seven of their final nine games in a miraculous escape act.
That momentum continued into the following campaign, when the underdogs overcame odds of 5000-1 to win the Premier League for the first time in their 132-year history.









































