Because the 2022/23 Premier League season, the battle to keep away from relegation rumbles on – with 5 groups nonetheless combating for his or her top-flight lives.
It has been a while since we have seen such an intense scrap to keep away from the drop – and the drama appears prone to go to the ultimate day of the marketing campaign.
That will help you hold monitor of what is (and who’s) happening on the backside of the desk, FourFourTwo brings you on top of things with the present state of play and goes over the assorted permutations…
Which groups are already relegated?
Southampton (twentieth)
Rock-bottom Southampton (opens in new tab) had been all however relegated after Monday Might eighth’s 4-3 defeat away to Nottingham Forest, however a feeble 2-0 loss at residence to Fulham (opens in new tab) on Saturday Might thirteenth lastly sealed the Saints’ destiny.
It marks the tip of an 11-season top-flight keep for the South Coast membership – who will take their place within the Championship subsequent time period.
A very depressing marketing campaign for Southampton has seen them accumulate simply six league wins and sack two managers; they will hope to salvage some delight from their closing two fixtures away to Brighton (opens in new tab) and at residence to Liverpool (opens in new tab).
Which groups can nonetheless be relegated?
Leicester (nineteenth)
A fast look at Leicester (opens in new tab)‘s squad ought to inform you there is no approach this group needs to be wherever close to the foot of the Premier League – however the Foxes’ disastrous season gives good proof that this recreation is just not performed on paper.
Changing Brendan Rodgers with Dean Smith within the dugout would not appear to have labored for the 2015/16 champions of England – who, if fellow strugglers Everton handle an unlikely away to Manchester Metropolis (opens in new tab) on Sunday Might 14, might discover themselves 4 factors from security with two video games left after Monday Might fifteenth’s residence conflict with Liverpool.
Ought to they be relegated, Leicester will turn into the second Premier League winners to drop into the second tier, after Blackburn Rovers – who went down simply 4 years after their 1994/95 triumph.
Leeds (18th)
Leeds (opens in new tab) are nonetheless in with a shout of survival after drawing 2-2 at residence to Newcastle (opens in new tab) on Saturday Might 13 – however the Whites head into their closing two video games, away to West Ham (opens in new tab) and at residence to Leeds, having did not win any of their final seven outings.
Sam Allardyce has been parachuted in to attempt to save the West Yorkshire facet – who’ve misplaced 5 of these final seven matches – however they are going to discover themselves three factors from security if Everton spring a shock on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday Might 14.
Everton (seventeenth)
Everton (opens in new tab)‘s unimaginable 5-1 win away to Brighton on Monday Might 8 was one of the sudden outcomes of the Premier League season – and it is put the Toffees’ future in their very own fingers.
Granted, that can not be the case in the event that they lose to Metropolis and Leicester beat Liverpool, however Sean Dyche’s facet not look doomed – as they very a lot did up till very lately.
Nottingham Forest (sixteenth)
Nottingham Forest (opens in new tab)‘s possibilities of surviving their first season again within the high flight are of their management after that victory over Southampton and a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea (opens in new tab) on Saturday Might 13.
Nonetheless, the battle to dodge the drop might properly go all the way down to the ultimate day of the marketing campaign for Steve Cooper’s facet – who host Arsenal (opens in new tab) on Saturday Might 20 earlier than wrapping up away to Crystal Palace (opens in new tab).
West Ham (fifteenth)
It might take a particularly unlucky flip of occasions for West Ham to wind up getting relegated, however… no relegation battle is over till the proverbial fats woman sings.
Leeds’ considerably inferior objective distinction means solely Leicester out of the present backside three can realistically overhaul the Hammers – who might be mathematically protected in the event that they win at Brentford on Sunday.
Bournemouth (14th)
If Bournemouth – one level off the ‘magic’ 40 mark with two video games left – are relegated from right here, then the footballing gods clearly have it in for them.
Gary O’Neil’s Cherries – who host Manchester United on Saturday Might 20 then conclude the marketing campaign away to Everton – will be capable of declare mission completed on Monday evening until Leicester beat Liverpool, although.
