On the Relegation Dogfight

With only two rounds remaining in this year's Premier League, the title is pretty much decided - what is more interesting is what is going on at the bottom of the table - who is going to be spending their next season playing Championship football.

I have little hope for West Ham, and something that should have happened to them back in the 2006-2007 season will happen this year - they are going down.  The question is - who will be the other two teams that are going down along with them.

Currently, Wigan (36), & Blackpool (36) are not looking good.  On top of that, Wolverhampton (37) Birmingham City (39) Blackburn Rovers (39), and even the once mighty Aston Villa (42) are all still mathematical danger of the drop.

Predictions for Each

West Ham        Wigan Athletic (A), Sunderland (H) - Prediction - 2 Draws - 35 P

Wigan               West Ham (H), Stoke City (A) - Prediction - 1 Draw, 1 Loss - 37 P
Blackpool         Bolton (H), Man United (A) - Prediction - 1 Win, 1 Loss - 39 P
Wolves             Sunderland (A), Blackburn (H) - Prediction - 1 Win, 1 Draw - 41 P
Birmingham     Fulham (H), Tottenham (A) - Prediction - 1 Draw, 1 Loss - 40 P
Blackburn        Man United (H), Wolves (A) - Prediction - 1 Loss, 1 Draw - 40 P
Aston Villa       Arsenal (A), Liverpool (H) - Prediction - 2 Losses - 42 P

By the math, my predictions are West Ham, Wigan, and Blackpool are going down.  I am damn happy that West Ham United is going down, and it is about time Wigan Athletic go down - they have been houghing and wheezing to the end of each season and they offer nothing but half empty stadiums and a soundbite from a rather inept owner.  I am very sad that Blackpool will go down because Ian Holloway is a fantastic manager who kept his team in it right to the end - and, nobody needs to point out - took 6 off of Liverpool.

I doubt that I am going to be 100% right with my predictions, but I would say I am close.

Next Post - Who is coming up to the Premier League for the 2011-2012 season.