The Relegation Thread

[mistermagic]

Matchday 34:
Man City 3-2 Aston Villa
Stoke 1-1 Sunderland
Crystal Palace 0-2 Hull CIty
Burnley 0-1 Leicester
QPR 0-0 West Ham

Table:
15.Aston Villa 32 pts -22
16.Hull City 31 pts -14 (-1)
17.Leicester 31 pts -16 (-1)
18.Sunderland 30 pts -23 (-1)
19.QPR 27 pts -21
20.Burnley 26 pts -26

Run-in:
Aston Villa: Everton (h), West Ham (h), Southampton (a), Burnley (h).
Hull City: Liverpool (h), Arsenal (h), Burnley (h), Tottenham (a), Man Utd (h).
Leicester: Chelsea (h), Newcastle (h), Southampton (h), Sunderland (a), QPR (h).
Sunderland: Southampton (h), Everton (a), Leicester (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a).
QPR: Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a).
Burnley: West Ham (a), Hull City (a), Stoke (h), Aston Villa (a).

Some quite surprising results. It actually is a good result for Sunderland drawing at Stoke and certainly one I had for a banker home win. Same for Hull City, not my wildest dreams would I have seen them win at Palace who were in red & blue hot form not so long ago. Villa lost their game at City but that's enough surprises for one matchday I think...
Massive win for Leicester at Burnley! Now Leicester and Hull have a midweek game against Chelsea and Liverpool respectively which they are both expected to lose so anything would be a bonus. Next weekend sees a rather difficult round-up for everyone involved.
I can see the bottom 3 staying the same throughout the season but then again I can see Sunderland beating Southampton (for some reason).

 

[smat]

Same for Hull City, not my wildest dreams would I have seen them win at Palace

what the hell do you dream about

 

[Pyeman]

Don't worry Pyeman, at least you'll be able to visit the lovely Ashton Gate next season, aye?

Every cloud...

 

[mistermagic]

what the hell do you dream about

Getting a smartphone mainly. This whatsapp love-in is killing me. I want to be a part of it!

 

[Jarv]

Matchday 34:
Man City 3-2 Aston Villa
Stoke 1-1 Sunderland
Crystal Palace 0-2 Hull CIty
Burnley 0-1 Leicester
QPR 0-0 West Ham

Table:
15.Aston Villa 32 pts -22
16.Hull City 31 pts -14 (-1)
17.Leicester 31 pts -16 (-1)
18.Sunderland 30 pts -23 (-1)
19.QPR 27 pts -21
20.Burnley 26 pts -26

Run-in:
Aston Villa: Everton (h), West Ham (h), Southampton (a), Burnley (h).
Hull City: Liverpool (h), Arsenal (h), Burnley (h), Tottenham (a), Man Utd (h).
Leicester: Chelsea (h), Newcastle (h), Southampton (h), Sunderland (a), QPR (h).
Sunderland: Southampton (h), Everton (a), Leicester (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a).
QPR: Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a).
Burnley: West Ham (a), Hull City (a), Stoke (h), Aston Villa (a).

Some quite surprising results. It actually is a good result for Sunderland drawing at Stoke and certainly one I had for a banker home win. Same for Hull City, not my wildest dreams would I have seen them win at Palace who were in red & blue hot form not so long ago. Villa lost their game at City but that's enough surprises for one matchday I think...
Massive win for Leicester at Burnley! Now Leicester and Hull have a midweek game against Chelsea and Liverpool respectively which they are both expected to lose so anything would be a bonus. Next weekend sees a rather difficult round-up for everyone involved.
I can see the bottom 3 staying the same throughout the season but then again I can see Sunderland beating Southampton (for some reason).

You should include Newcastle in this only 5 points clear and have lost 7 in a row, lost 8 of the last 9 and only won once since january

 

[mistermagic]

I'll think about it. Would be amazing to see them go down after being so comfortable for most of the season though.

 

[AnthonyOAFC]

Leicester's have had a cracking recent run of form. Want them to stay up. Think Sunderland are in big trouble. Hull might JUST stay up.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

Hull are fucked, we need a couple of wins and we're safe, Newcastle aren't safe by any stretch of the imagination, Burnley are fucked now I think, and Sunderland are dead and buried. I think QPR might scrape out, which I really hope doesn't happen. Can't stand the club.

It'll be 3 of Sunderland, Burnley, QPR or Hull I reckon. That's not to say that anyone from West Brom downwards are safe, from them downwards, anyone could drop.

 

[JimJams]

Hull are staying up surely?



That should do it.

 

[Humongous Fungus]

Nailed on for a Leicester win tonight.

 

[NiallQuinnDiscoPants]

plenty more twists and turns yet....
for me it's still QPR, Burnley and Leicester for the drop.

Which is unfortunate because I really want 2 of those teams to stay up and i really want Sunderland to go down.

 

[mistermagic]

Wow! Hull have beaten Liverpool. I'll do a round-up after Leicester/Chelsea this evening.

 

[Hank]

Hull winning has put us further into the shit, the Leicester game is now a must win or we're fucked.

 

[Humongous Fungus]

I really hope Leicester fans turn up in ostrich costumes for their last home game.

 

[mistermagic]

Games in hand:
Hull City 1-0 Liverpool
Leicester 1-3 Chelsea

Table:
15.Hull City 34 pts -13
16.Aston Villa 32 pts -22
17.Leicester 31 pts -18
18.Sunderland 30 pts -23 (-1)
19.QPR 27 pts -21
20.Burnley 26 pts -26

Run-in:
Aston Villa: Everton (h), West Ham (h), Southampton (a), Burnley (h).
Hull City: Arsenal (h), Burnley (h), Tottenham (a), Man Utd (h).
Leicester: Newcastle (h), Southampton (h), Sunderland (a), QPR (h).
Sunderland: Southampton (h), Everton (a), Leicester (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a).
QPR: Liverpool (a), Man City (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a).
Burnley: West Ham (a), Hull City (a), Stoke (h), Aston Villa (a).

Great result for Hull who are now 4 points clear of the drop. Leicester failed to capitalize on their game in hand with a 1-3 home loss to Chelsea. The big game of this weekend will be Leicester hosting Newcastle who lost their last 7. I'll add them to the mix if they lose this game.
The rest of the bottom 6 have some tricky games. Sunderland are under a great deal of pressure as they host Southampton. I can just about see Villa beating Everton.

 

[smat]

Sunderland's three away games

 

[Nath]

Hull have a few tough fixtures coming up. I reckon they could cause an upset in one or two of them though. The Crystal Palace game has transformed them exactly at the right time.

 

[SUTSS]

Newcastle remind me a little of us last season. The whole club seems to think they are safe and they are just drifting toward the drop zone and won't be able to react before it is too late.

 

[Abertawe]

Hopefully Sunderland can hang on, dem barcodes are looking pretty vulnerable right about now.

 

[Benji]

Hull and Leicester will both likely get another win before the season ends. And if Sunderland manage hold on today, I can see them beating Everton which will put Newcastle on the brink. Newcastle have a relatively easy run in, but they are in total free fall. It could happen.

 

[FishyMackem]

Sunderland will be a point adrift of safety with a game in hand. Like others have said, it puts massive pressure on Newcastle now who have been shocking lately.

 

[Pyeman]

So it's a relatively simple equation: we need to win all three of our last games, and hope Leicester or Hull lose all theirs.

Premier League posters, I fear our time together may be nearing its end.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

Shame really, really like you guys as a club, QPR can fuck off. Hope to see you back soon (assuming we don't join you).

 

[mistermagic]

Yeah, Burnley and QPR losing today pretty much confirms relegation for them. Great day though as Sunderland, Leicester and Villa all won. Puts a bit of pressure on Hull who host Arsenal on Monday and West Brom who play away to Manchester United later today.
Fun last 3 games this!

 

[G.B]

I think it's safe to say we're very much involved now

 

[JustinQPR]

Newcastle will beat us. We've been pathetic at home since January, I dread to imagine just how shit we'll be once relegation is confirmed up in Manchester next week.

 

[JimJams]

But Newcastle have been pathetic home and away since January, so they trump you on that one.

 

[Super_horns]

Newcastle lose next week and they will go down with Burnley/QPR.

 

[Abertawe]

Like how bad is Carver? They'd have been better off hiring Gazza.

 

[Renegade]

Pardew must be loving this. Leicester have been awesome for the last month, the only relevant side worth watching in the league. Well, them and Villa. How bizarre.

#CarverForPM