[['date', 'opponents', 'h / a', 'result f - a', 'attendance', 'league position'], ['8 august 1999', 'everton', 'a', '1 - 1', '39141', '9th'], ['11 august 1999', 'sheffield wednesday', 'h', '4 - 0', '54941', '3rd'], ['14 august 1999', 'leeds united', 'h', '2 - 0', '55187', '1st'], ['22 august 1999', 'arsenal', 'a', '2 - 1', '38147', '1st'], ['25 august 1999', 'coventry city', 'a', '2 - 1', '22024', '1st'], ['30 august 1999', 'newcastle united', 'h', '5 - 1', '55190', '1st'], ['11 september 1999', 'liverpool', 'a', '3 - 2', '44929', '1st'], ['18 september 1999', 'wimbledon', 'h', '1 - 1', '55189', '1st'], ['25 september 1999', 'southampton', 'h', '3 - 3', '55249', '1st'], ['3 october 1999', 'chelsea', 'a', '0 - 5', '34909', '2nd'], ['16 october 1999', 'watford', 'h', '4 - 1', '55188', '2nd'], ['23 october 1999', 'tottenham hotspur', 'a', '1 - 3', '36072', '3rd'], ['30 october 1999', 'aston villa', 'h', '3 - 0', '55211', '2nd'], ['6 november 1999', 'leicester city', 'h', '2 - 0', '55191', '1st'], ['20 november 1999', 'derby county', 'a', '2 - 1', '33370', '1st'], ['4 december 1999', 'everton', 'h', '5 - 1', '55193', '1st'], ['18 december 1999', 'west ham united', 'a', '4 - 2', '26037', '1st'], ['26 december 1999', 'bradford city', 'h', '4 - 0', '55188', '2nd'], ['28 december 1999', 'sunderland', 'a', '2 - 2', '42026', '2nd'], ['24 january 2000', 'arsenal', 'h', '1 - 1', '58293', '2nd'], ['29 january 2000', 'middlesbrough', 'h', '1 - 0', '61267', '1st'], ['2 february 2000', 'sheffield wednesday', 'a', '1 - 0', '39640', '1st'], ['5 february 2000', 'coventry city', 'h', '3 - 2', '61380', '1st'], ['12 february 2000', 'newcastle united', 'a', '0 - 3', '36470', '1st'], ['20 february 2000', 'leeds united', 'a', '1 - 0', '40160', '1st'], ['26 february 2000', 'wimbledon', 'a', '2 - 2', '26129', '1st'], ['4 march 2000', 'liverpool', 'h', '1 - 1', '61592', '1st'], ['11 march 2000', 'derby county', 'h', '3 - 1', '61619', '1st'], ['18 march 2000', 'leicester city', 'a', '2 - 0', '22170', '1st'], ['25 march 2000', 'bradford city', 'a', '4 - 0', '18276', '1st'], ['1 april 2000', 'west ham united', 'h', '7 - 1', '61611', '1st'], ['10 april 2000', 'middlesbrough', 'a', '4 - 3', '34775', '1st'], ['15 april 2000', 'sunderland', 'h', '4 - 0', '61612', '1st'], ['22 april 2000', 'southampton', 'a', '3 - 1', '15245', '1st'], ['24 april 2000', 'chelsea', 'h', '3 - 2', '61593', '1st'], ['29 april 2000', 'watford', 'a', '3 - 2', '20250', '1st'], ['6 may 2000', 'tottenham hotspur', 'h', '3 - 1', '61629', '1st'], ['14 may 2000', 'aston villa', 'a', '1 - 0', '39217', '1st']]
the team held on to first place for the last 18 game of the Season
the team held on to first place for the last 18 game of the [ENT]