The Premier League’s relegation scrap involves two teams, both massive, as London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham go head-to-head to stay out of the bottom three with two games of the season to go.
Hope is dwindling for 18th-place West Ham, who are just two points behind London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The Irons have one match left and can be relegated if Spurs beat Chelsea on Tuesday. Even a draw could essentially seal the deal due to a big gap in goal differential.
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What will it take to stay up?
Seventeenth-place Spurs are on pace for just over 40 points, a familiar magic number, but West Ham are just behind them. The last few 18th-place teams had point totals of 25 (Leicester City), 26 points (Luton Town), 27 (Nottingham Forest), 35 (Burnley), and 28 (Fulham).
This is now a season that will probably require a figure extremely close to the magic ’40' to stay safe and out of the bottom three.
Current Premier League relegation table picture
- 17. Tottenham Hotspur — 38 points, -10 GD
- 18. West Ham United — 36 points, -22 GD
- 19. Burnley — 21 points, -37 GD — RELEGATED on April 22
- 20. Wolves — 19 points, -41 GD — RELEGATED on April 20
Important ‘six-point’ fixtures left this Premier League season
- May 24: West Ham vs Leeds United
- May 24: Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
Premier League relegation zone prediction
- Leeds United, 47 points
- Crystal Palace, 45 points
- Nottingham Forest, 43 points
- Tottenham Hotspur, 39 points
- West Ham United, 39 points
- Wolves, 22 points
- Burnley, 21 points
