It was always going to be a tension filled day, when the team
just out of the relegation zone facing the team just in it.
Not exact matches
Tomorrow evening Arsenal take on a Crystal Palace side that looked nailed on for
relegation a couple
of months ago, but since Roy Hodgson took over they have gone on an amazing 8 game unbeaten run and have moved up to
just one point
of getting
out of the
relegation zone and the team has an abundance
of confidence at the moment.
A 4 - 1 defeat to Southampton makes it seven defeats now in the Premier League, with David Unsworth
just two points above the
relegation zone despite «knowing the club inside
out», «bleeding blue» and all the other tropes afforded by pundits to any British manager regardless
of actual qualification.
And while Hull City were
just relegated from the Premier League last season, they have had a relatively rough ride this season in the Championship, as they find themselves
out of the
relegation zone on only goal difference with Sunderland on 25 points.
They currently sit in 16th place in the table,
just four points above the
relegation zone, and will no doubt be hoping that their excellent defensive record will keep them
out of the bottom three.
As a direct result
of their slump in form, Birmingham now reside in 19th,
just one place off the foot
of the table but, encouragingly, only a point off safety meaning a positive return from this weekend's clash with Bolton, preferrably in the form
of a win, which would go some way to avenging their bitter FA Cup Sixth Round defeat, could, depending on how others in close proximity fare elsewhere, lift the club jump
out of the dreaded
relegation zone — a tasty incentive for the players if ever I saw one.
And despite taking four points from a possible nine, things
just got a whole lot harder for Marco Silva to jump
out of the
relegation zone this weekend.
So, Stone
out till 2015, Barkley not ready to start training
just yet, Mirallas
out for a number
of weeks, Howard flapping goals in, our central defence pairing acting like the Chuckle Brothers without the timing, Coleman and McCarthy doubtful for the next game at least, Lukaku looking more like a # 2.8 m player than a # 28m one, Osman and Pienaar looking like a shadow
of their former selves, Everton outside the
relegation zone by
just two points.
Sunderland on the other hand currently sitting second from bottom with 12 points,
just 3 behind Chelsea and if they can get a result at Stamford Bridge they have a chance to get
out of relegation zone.
The Swans have a big fight on their hands at the moment to
just haul themselves
out of the
relegation zone.
Newcastle hope to be
out of the
relegation zone by more than
just goal difference after this weekend as they host a Stoke side who have picked up
just two points on the road this season -LSB-...]
Carvalhal has made an impact since arriving at the Liberty Stadium
just a few days after departing the Owls on Christmas Eve, with Swansea beating both Liverpool and Arsenal to drag themselves
out of the Premier League
relegation zone.