Tottenham survival bid: Predicted final table and how their run

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Tottenham are in a fight for their Premier League lives, now in the relegation zone and two points from safety heading into this weekend's action. Spurs face Brighton this weekend, with Roberto De Zerbi going up against his old side, and the new boss could do with a big result.

As cliche as it may be, every game is a cup final at this point, and Spurs are going to need to produce some big performances with time running out. Here we round up all the latest surrounding the relegation picture.

Current table

Predicted final table

Here is the final predicted table, as calculated by OPTA's simulation system, which uses various simulations to produce a most likely points average.

Run-ins compared

Leeds United: Wolves (H), AFC Bournemouth (A), Burnley (H) , Tottenham (A), Brighton (H), West Ham (A).

Nottingham Forest: Burnley (H), Sunderland (A), Chelsea (A), Newcastle United (H), Man Utd (A), AFC Bournemouth (A).

West Ham: Crystal Palace (A), Everton (H), Brentford (A), Arsenal (H), Newcastle United (A), Leeds United (H).

Tottenham: Brighton (H), Wolves (A), Aston Villa (A), Leeds United (H), Chelsea (A), Everton (H).

Run-ins compared

Leeds are well on their way to safety at this point, and they will feel that another three or four points will likely get them to safety. Given they play Wolves and Burnley, along with a couple of relegation rivals, they should be confident of wrapping up safety.

Forest likely need two wins and a draw or two, but their fixtures are much more tricky, putting plenty of pressure on that Burnley clash. Forest have a fixture list to fear.

West Ham are in a similar spot in terms of points needed, and they too have some tricky games, but they do have some momentum in their sails. They will be looking at Palace, Everton, and Leeds as the most winnable games, especially given the latter are likely to be home and dry by the last game.

Spurs, meanwhile, have the most work to do, and it won't be easy against Brighton this weekend, as De Zerbi will know all too well. Wolves is a must-win game, and you look at Leeds and Everton as the most winnable games, not that either are easy games by any stretch. Chelsea and Villa are the standout tricky games, but Spurs are going to need some big results somewhere along the line.

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