All posts tagged "Relegation"
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Everton, Burnley or Leeds: Who will suffer relegation drop?
Norwich City’s relegation to the Championship has already been confirmed and Watford are almost certain to join them in the second tier after a terrible run of home defeats. But with a handful of Premier League matches still to play, there is set to be an almighty scrap to avoid the drop over the next couple of weeks.
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Premier League relegation battle reaching boiling point
The pressure was on Everton when they took to the field on Sunday afternoon. Burnley’s victory over Watford the previous day left the Toffees five points adrift of safety. Frank Lampard’s side were in desperate need of a win, but it was the European champions Chelsea who stood in their way.
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Rating the Premier League relegation contenders
It seems five minutes ago that we were eagerly awaiting the start of the season. Suddenly, 24 games later, we are entering the run in. Liverpool seem to have wrapped up the title which means most of the excitement at the tail end of the season will come from the Premier League relegation battle.
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How will the promoted teams fare in the Premier League?
Since the current format of the Premier League was established in 1995 there has only been one season – 1997/98 – when the three promoted clubs all went straight back down, so it’s fair to expect that at least one of this year’s arrivals will avoid the drop.
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Championship Title Race: How Do Promoted Sides Fare In The Premier League?
Leeds were the big winners of the three automatic promotion hopefuls in the Championship this week. Whilst Norwich and Sheffield United stumbled to draws against the sides ranked 17th and 20th in the league, Marcelo Bielsa’s side comfortably beat Preston.