RESULTS, attendances - and how the league position has changed

16/08/03 Manchester United, away; Lost: 0-4; League position: 20; Attendance: 67,647

23/08/03 Blackburn Rovers, home; Drew: 2-2; Position: 16; 27,423

26/08/03 Portsmouth, away; Lost: 0-4; Position: 19; 20,113

30/08/03 Charlton Athletic, home; Drew: 0-0; Position: 17; 23,098

13/09/03 Middlesbrough, home; Won: 2-0; Position: 14; 26,419

20/09/03 Newcastle United, away; Drew, 0-0: Position 12; 52,014

24/09/03 Walsall, Carling Cup, second round, home: Won 3-1; 5,680

27/09/03 Wolves, home; D 1-1; Position 13; 27,043

05/10/03 Aston Villa, away; D 1-1; Position 15; 30,229

18/10.03 Manchester City, away; Lost, 2-6, Position 16; 47,101

25/10/03 Birmingham City, home; Lost 0-1; Position 17th; 25,023.

28/10/03 Gillingham, home; Carling Cup third round, Won 2-0; 5,258

01/11/03 Tottenham Hotspur, away; Won 1-0; Position 15th; 35,191

08/11/03 Southampton, home; Drew 0-0; Position 14 25,619

22/11/03 Leeds United, away; Won 2-0; Position 13; 36,558

29/11/03 Everton, home; Won 2-0; Position 10; 27,350

03/12/03 Liverpool, away; Won 3-2; Carling Cup fourth round; 33,185

06/12/03 Fulham, away; Lost 1-2; Position 12; 14,393

13/12/03 Chelsea, away; Won 2-1; Position; 10; 40,491

16/12/03 Southampton, home: Won 1-0 (aet); Carling Cup quarter-final; 13, 957

20/12/03 Arsenal, home; Drew 1-1; Position 10; 28,003

26/12/03 Liverpool, away; Lost 1-3; Position 10: 42,987

28/12/03 Leicester City, home, Drew 2-2; Position 12; 28,353

03/01/04 Tranmere, away, FA Cup third round; Drew 1-1; 10,587

07/01/04 Manchester United, home; Lost 1-2; Position 13; 27,668

10/01/04 Blackburn Rovers, away; Won 4-3; Position 11; 23,538

13/01/04 Tranmere Rovers, home, FA Cup third round replay; Lost 2-1 (aet 1-1); 8,759

17/01/04 Portsmouth, home; Won 1-0; Position 10; 26,558

NEXT: Aston Villa, home, Carling Cup semi-final, first leg, Wednesday, 8pm (Live on Sky)