Grant in sack race on boxing day

IF YOU believe everything you read in the papers, then the Boxing Day clash at Craven Cottage will be a real battle in the sack race.
Whoever loses out in the relegation battle on Sunday between Mark Hughes and Avram Grant is apparently destined to join the ever expanding dole queue – which suggests that it will probably be a draw.
Hughes has hardly set the world alight since taking over from Roy Hodgson at the Cottage.
He has been hampered by the loss of star striker Bobby Zamora with a broken leg, as well as injury to £5million signing Moussa Dembele from Alkmaar, but even so, the Welshman has failed to ignite his team.
Draws have been their problem, especially at home where five of their nine fixtures have finished all square.
They have managed to beat Wigan (2-0) and Wolves (2-1), but couple that with a failure to win all season on their travels has seen them slump to fourth from bottom with 16 points from 17 games.