Nottingham Forest are scrapping for Premier League survival and have six games remaining to get over the line
The battle for Premier League survival is threatening to go right to the wire, but Nottingham Forest are being tipped to get over the line.
The Reds claimed a valuable point at the weekend with their 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at the City Ground. Head coach Vitor Pereira is still searching for his first home win in charge but was pleased with the fight shown by his team on Sunday.
After a Murillo own goal broke the deadlock for the visitors, Forest responded through Neco Williams. The stalemate moved them up to 33 points, three points clear of the drop zone with six games remaining.
Leeds United’s win over Manchester United on Monday night saw them pull six points clear of the bottom three. West Ham United are just one point behind the Reds while Tottenham Hotspur currently occupy the third relegation spot with 30 points.
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According to stats experts Opta, Forest’s chances of dropping into the Championship now stand at 10.11%. That has improved from about a month ago, when the Reds’ chances of relegation were put at 34.05%.
With that in mind, Pereira’s men are predicted to finish 16th, with a predicted final points tally of 40.85. That suggests they are being tipped to pick up seven points from their remaining six games.
The Hammers are also tipped to stay up as their chances of going down are put at 38.78%. They are predicted to finish 17th with 38.34 points.
Opta predict it will be Spurs who join bottom two Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley in falling into the second tier. The north London outfit’s chances of relegation are put at 49.50% and they are predicted to finish with 37.11 points.
Predicted final table with predicted final points tally
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The run-in
Forest’s final six league games
Burnley (H)
Sunderland (A)
Chelsea (A)
Newcastle United (H)
Manchester United (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Leeds’ final six league games
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Burnley (H)
Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Brighton and Hove Albion (H)
West Ham United (A)
West Ham’s final six league games
Crystal Palace (A)
Everton (H)
Brentford (A)
Arsenal (H)
Newcastle United (A)
Leeds United (H)
Spurs’ final six league games
Brighton and Hove Albion (H)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
Aston Villa (A)
Leeds United (H)
Chelsea (A)
Everton (H)