'Drained' Jewell celebrates survival

Wigan boss Paul Jewell declared himself "physically and mentally drained" after his team had ensured Barclays Premiership survival.

The Latics won 2-1 at Sheffield United to condemn the Blades to relegation to the Coca-Cola Championship with Charlton and Watford.

And Jewell said: "It was a great achievement for us and I feel a little bit sorry for Sheffield United - it's not nice for someone to celebrate when the other team get relegated. But I felt all week people were writing us off and they (Sheffield United) had it all to lose."

He added: "We didn't need to look at Old Trafford (where relegation rivals West Ham beat Manchester United 1-0) we just needed to win ourselves.

"We played well until we scored, slacked off and came back from bit of a blow to score on half-time.

"The second half was backs to the wall, it was a long road."

And former Bradford boss Jewell, who masterminded a last day survival with the West Yorkshire team seven years ago, had a message for one non-believer.

He added on Sky Sports News: "The guy who threw his season ticket at me against West Ham (at the JJB Stadium on April 28 when Wigan lost 3-0) - I hope he's watching.

"We haven't shown enough resilience when we have come under pressure, we've thrown away too many points from leading positions - but we did.

"The last 15-20 minutes were like the Alamo but we got bodies in the way and they (United) didn't have too many clear-cut opportunities. But it's about survival and it's very tough for this club to be playing in the Premier League."