It is the business end of the season and the race to stay in the Premier League is getting more tense.
With Opta giving Burnley and Wolves just a 0.35% and 0.07% chance of survival respectively and Crystal Palace a 0.08% chance of going down, it looks like it is a fight between four teams to avoid the remaining relegation spot.
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Just three points separate West Ham in 18th and Leeds in 15th, with only goal difference currently keeping the Hammers in the drop zone.
Opta’s supercomputer has been running the scenarios and providing the percentage chance of Leeds, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and West Ham finishing in 18th place.
At 6.36%, Leeds are currently predicted to have the best chance of staying in the top flight in their first season back, while bottom-of-the-form-table Tottenham – who are just one point ahead Forest and West Ham – have been given a 13.03% likelihood of being in that third relegation spot come the end of the campaign.
Things look a bit more worrying for Vitor Pereira’s Forest and Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham with a 32.85% and 45% chance respectively.
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As Spurs and Forest face each other in a crucial match this Sunday, the picture could yet look a whole lot different heading into the international break next week.
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