‘It couldn’t happen, could it?’ we wrote a week ago. It’s less unlikely now. Chelsea still have 39 points after defeat to Brentford, and are now just ten points clear of the relegation zone with six games to play.
Having worked out a set of not-all-that-unlikely results that would see Chelsea relegated from the Premier League last week (shown in italics), we’ve amended them to reflect the worsening state of the Blues’ predicament.
Here are the results of the teams in the relegation battle, in order of where they would finish…
11th) West Ham: 34 points to 43 points
Bournemouth (A) W, Liverpool (H) D, Crystal Palace (A) W, Man City (A) L, Man Utd (H) D, Brentford (A) D, Leeds (H) L, Leicester (A) W.
Bournemouth (A) 0-4, Liverpool (H) 1-2, Crystal Palace (A) W, Man City (A) L, Man Utd (H) D, Brentford (A) D, Leeds (H) D, Leicester (A) W.
Only “disrespectful” VAR stopped us being bang on the money, with Liverpool sneaking a win at the London Stadium. David Moyes will cut Europa League Conference partying short to ensure a trouncing of Leicester on the final day. Cue Declan Rice tears in a fond farewell.
12th) Bournemouth: 33 points to 43 points
West Ham (H) L, Southampton (A) W, Leeds (H) L, Chelsea (H) W, Crystal Palace (A) W, Man Utd (H) L, Everton (A) D.
West Ham (H) 0-4, Southampton (A) W, Leeds (H) L, Chelsea (H) W, Crystal Palace (A) W, Man Utd (H) L, Everton (A) D.
Chelsea old boy Dominic Solanke to score the winner at Stamford Bridge as Bournemouth’s striker-less opponents notch the highest xG in recorded history without scoring a goal. Gary O’Neil takes all the acclaim and the Tottenham job.
13th) Crystal Palace: 37 points to 43 points
Everton (H) L, Wolves (A) L, West Ham (H) L, Tottenham (A) W, Bournemouth (H) L, Fulham (A) W, Nottingham Forest (H) L.
Everton (H) 0-0, Wolves (A) 0-2, West Ham (H) L, Tottenham (A) W, Bournemouth (H) L, Fulham (A) W, Nottingham Forest (H) L.
A rotten run of defeats to benefit their relegation rivals (and us for the purposes of this article) will test Roy’s blood pressure, but big away wins at Spurs (where the home fans will have entirely turned on their own team) and Fulham (who will have nothing to play for) will be enough for them.
14th) Nottingham Forest: 30 points to 41 points
Liverpool (A) L, Brighton (H) W, Brentford (A) D, Southampton (H) W, Chelsea (A) W, Arsenal (H) D, Crystal Palace (H) W.
Liverpool (A) 2-3, Brighton (H)…
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