We’re at the stage of the Premier League campaign when teams finally get their hearts broken or achieve what they have been working towards all season long.
The relegation battle in the Premier League in 2022/23 has been one for the ages and with three games still left to play, there are seven teams mathematically at risk of dropping down to the Championship.
Those teams are Bournemouth, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Leicester, Leeds and Southampton. While for Bournemouth and West Ham relegation is possible, they have enough of a points gap that it would take an extreme set of circumstances for them to go down at this stage. The fight is really between the other five teams.
The team in the most trouble in the Premier League as we get ready for the 36th round of games is Southampton. The Saints are bottom of the table, amassing just 25 points.
They are six points behind Leeds and Leicester who are on 30, then Everton who are currently safe with 32 and Nottingham Forest, who have 33. Everton are the team to keep an eye on as they are just above the drop zone.
Southampton need to end the weekend six points or fewer behind Everton to avoid being mathematically relegated.
If Southampton lose or draw their game at home to Fulham on Saturday, May 13 at 15:00, they are definitely down. This is because they will then be eight or seven points behind Everton regardless of their result, with only six points left to play for. Even if Southampton beat Fulham, they can still be relegated if Everton were able to beat Manchester City at home.
Leicester and Leeds cannot be relegated this weekend but they also hold the ability to relegate Southampton. If we discount Everton and say they have been beaten by City, Leicester and Leeds picking up even just one point each will mean Southampton cannot catch them.
With Leeds at home to Newcastle and Leicester hosting Liverpool, the most likely scenario is that Southampton lose at home to Fulham and are relegated in front of their own fans. Their terrible goal difference means that even if they end the weekend within six points of safety, their fate will be all but sealed.
Premier League Gameweek 36 fixtures of the bottom five
|
Position |
Team |
Games played |
Goal difference |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
Nottingham Forest |
35 |
-31 |
33 |
|
17 |
Everton |
35 |
-21 |
32 |
|
18 |
Leicester |
35 |
-15 |
30 |
|
19 |
Leeds |
35 |
-25 |
30 |
|
20 |
Southampton |
35 |
-33 |
24 |
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