Another weekend has gone past and while not mathematic it is now between two for that last Premier League relegation spot.
Nottingham Forest's impressive win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, despite having made eight changes to their team as they had one eye on the Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa - that did not go to plan - move Vitor Pereira's men away from the tussle between West Ham and Tottenham and all-but to safety.
One point separates 17th-placed Spurs and 18th-placed West Ham, with one of the two to join Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers in slipping through the trap door to the Championship come the end of the season.
Tottenham are in the driving seat now
Spurs gained the upper hand last weekend, picking up a huge morale-boosting win over Aston Villa, having seen the Hammers slump to a 3-0 defeat to Brentford the day before.
And it is the Lilywhites who have the more favourable-looking fixtures in the last three matches, albeit that can have little impact at this stage of the campaign.
Betfair ambassador Alan Shearer deivers his predictions for the full week's action every week and he has had his say on what he thinks is going to happen in the relegation battle this weekend.
West Ham play first once again, with a Sunday afternoon clash with title-chasing Arsenal at the London Stadium.
Shearer said: "I think West Ham were really poor defensively at Brentford last weekend. They gave too many chances away, too many goals.
"I think Arsenal will win this weekend having that belief and confidence that they've got at the club now, knowing that it's such a tough game, but I'm just going to edge on the side of Arsenal taking the three points, which would put West Ham in a difficult position in terms of relegation."
De Zerbi is getting results at just the right time
Such a result would give Tottenham a huge boost as they take on Leeds United on Monday Night Football, with the Whites knowing they will be safe from relegation if West Ham fail to beat Arsenal.
Shearer added: "Leeds are going to play a huge part in who gets relegated, because they play both Spurs and West Ham. It’s fascinating, but I think with what I saw from Spurs last week, they may just have enough now to stay up.
"And I guess with the energy that they showed the other day, I think they'll have enough to beat Leeds at home.
"Roberto De Zerbi has got a shift out of those players, and you didn't see any of that six or seven weeks ago. It looks a brilliant move now to bring De Zerbi in when they did."