Premier League relegation run-in: Remaining fixtures for all teams in danger

While the Premier League title race has been known to deliver drama, it is easy to argue that the relegation battle is where the spectacle really is.

After all, the stakes are enormous at the bottom compared to top. Manchester City or Arsenal winning the title will not change that much for either. Yes, Arsenal will feel like they are overdue, but both will still be in the Champions League next season, both will still be elite clubs, and neither will really lose anything if they don’t win the title.

At the bottom, it is completely different.

A number of teams are currently embroiled in a battle to save their Premier League skins and for the three that fail, the ramifications will tear through the very fibre of the club. They will lose status, riches, players, visibility and pride if they don't achieve the points required to stay afloat.

Here's the relegation run-ins for all clubs involved in the battle at the bottom.

West Ham remaining fixtures

Current position: 15th
Games played: 37
Goal difference: -12
Points: 37

West Ham's chances of going down appear to be reducing each and every week, but they are not out of the woods just yet.

A hat-trick of defeats had dented confidence London Stadium but a morale boosting 1-0 win over Manchester United may just have done the trick. If they are to pick up more points, a trip to Brentford must be navigated before crunch games with Leeds and Leicester to end the Hammers' season.

Nottingham Forest remaining fixtures

Current position: 16th
Games played: 35
Goal difference: -33
Points: 30

Or will Allardyce and Leeds be able to rely on the fact Steve Cooper's Nottingham Forest can't pick up points away from home? The Tricky Trees will hope not, but their shocking record when parted from The City Ground makes for extremely uncomfortable reading with what's coming up.

Winning against Southampton was a must, with a trip to Chelsea, no matter how out of form they may be, not one for the relegation bucket list. A home game with Premier League title chasing Arsenal isn't great either, so it could be down to the final day at Crystal Palace.

Everton remaining fixtures

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Current position: 17th
Games played: 34
Goal difference: -21
Points: 32

Many thought Sean Dyche's appointment at Everton would turn the tide on Merseyside - shoring up the club's defence and making them exceptionally hard to beat.

Things weren't going great until an unbelievable 5-1 win at Europa League-chasing Brighton & Hove Albion, which really did put the cat among the pigeons. It's a good job the Toffees got that win too, with Manchester City up next, eek, and then a trip to resurgent Wolves.

The final day of the season against Bournemouth could be real make or break stuff for Everton's fans and the club as a whole.

Leicester remaining fixtures

Current position: 18th
Games played: 34
Goal difference: -15
Points: 30

Leicester have one of those squads where you look at things and think 'nah, they're surely too good to go down'. Truth be told, the Foxes could unless they pull their finger out.

Back-to-back games against high-flying Liverpool and Newcastle are the last thing Leicester need, so Dean Smith may need a result against West Ham on the final day.

Leeds remaining fixtures

Current position: 19th
Games played: 35
Goal difference: -25
Points: 30

Leeds' terrible run of form means they're in real trouble of throwing away their Premier League status after just three years back in the top flight.

The Whites still need to face Newcastle and Tottenham, with a trip to West Ham also uneviable given the Hammers' need to pick up points of their own. New manager Sam Allardyce will need to call upon all of his experience to get Leeds out of this pickle.

Southampton remaining fixtures

Current position: 20th
Games played: 35
Goal difference: -33
Points: 24

Southampton's managerial changes haven't done the business this season and it's looking increasingly like that the club will be back in the Championship for 2023/24.

Ralph Hasenhuttl and Nathan Jones have lost their jobs, so it's Ruben Selles who could be taking the Saints through the trap door unless they can conjure up big wins against Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Brighton and, on the final day, Liverpool.

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