With just seven games to go in the Premier League, things are getting more nervy for the teams at the bottom of the table fighting tooth and nail to stay in the league.
For some teams, though, there seems to be little fight and more an air of inevitability, and that’s not necessarily coming from the teams at the bottom.
Premier League relegation odds
Wolverhampton Wanderers, who sit bottom of the league and have done for most of the season, are putting up a real fight with two wins, three draws and a defeat in their last six in the league, but surely, it’s all too little too late?
Burnley’s return to the Championship, following their promotion in May, also seems inevitable. Their success last season was based largely on their staunch defence, which conceded just 16 goals in 46 games, but they’ve found it far tougher to keep out opponents at this level.
But that third relegation place could go to one of four teams, including Tottenham Hotspur, who seem to be sleepwalking to the drop, and their Premier League odds for relegation have been cut sharply by betting sites.
Tottenham relegation odds: Spurs facing the unthinkable
When Thomas Frank was sacked in early February, Spurs were 16th in the Premier League and just five points above the relegation zone. Fast forward five games, and they are now 17th and one point above the bottom three after a disastrous start to life for Igor Tudor.
The Croatian has been in charge for seven games in all competitions, and he’s won one, drawn one and lost five. They have secured just one point in the league, and that came against Liverpool at Anfield.
They followed it up with a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League but still exited the competition on aggregate. However, when it mattered most, we saw the side revert to soft Spurs and lose 3-0 to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest at home, leaving them in real danger of the drop.
Since the turn of the year, they have drawn five and lost eight, and it’s hard to see where another win is coming from.
The appointment of Tudor surprised many, and it was certainly a gamble to bring in someone with no Premier League experience; it’s fair to say it has not paid off.
All the talk about his future hasn’t helped the Spurs’ cause, and he isn’t even listed by football betting sites among the managers most likely to leave their posts next. Their next game is a trip to Sunderland after the international break, and they also have games against Wolves and Leeds to come.
Tottenham upcoming fixtures
West Ham relegation odds: Hammers are fighting for their lives
West Ham might occupy the final relegation place, with 29 points from their 31 games, but they have lost just three of their last 10 league games, winning four and drawing three.
Compare this to the form of Spurs, who lost to the Hammers in January, and they at least appear to be trending in the right direction. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have also beaten Sunderland, Burnley and Fulham, leaving them with greater momentum for the run-in.
West Ham do hold the honour alongside Bolton of being the team with the highest tally of points to be relegated from the Premier League (42 in 2002/2003), and they will be desperate to avoid a similar fate.
The fixture list is not kind to the Hammers in the closing weeks of the season, with trips to Brentford and Newcastle, along with the visit of Arsenal, which could be a defining moment for both teams at opposite ends of the table. The final game could be a relegation-decider as Leeds travel to the London Stadium, a tense prospect for both sides.
West Ham upcoming fixtures
Leeds relegation odds: Could Whites be on the slide?
It was never going to be easy for Leeds back in the Premier League, despite coming up as champions, but they did seem to be relatively safe a few weeks ago.
They haven’t lost too many games since the turn of the year; in fact they have only been beaten four times in their last 18 – their problem has been picking up three points.
They have drawn 12 games so far this season, including 10 of their last 17, which has seen them edge closer to the Premier League trap door.
They currently sit four points clear of the bottom three with seven games to go..
They are odds-on to stay up on the majority of betting apps, but if those points don’t come soon, then the nerves will increase.
They play Manchester United next, but they still have games against Wolves, Burnley, Tottenham and Forest, so their fate is very much in their hands.
Leeds upcoming fixtures
Nottingham Forest relegation odds: Tricky Trees have work to do
Forest are another team who seem to be finding form just at the right time with just three defeats in their last 11 games.
Vitor Pereira lost his first two league games after he became the fourth Forest manager of the season, but since then they have drawn with Man City and Fulham and beat Spurs last time out.
They are also through to the quarter finals of the Europa League, where they will face Porto.
They have arguably the toughest run-in, with Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester United still to play, but we have seen in recent weeks just what the team is capable of.
Nottingham Forest upcoming fixtures
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