The fight to survive in the Premier League is about the only interesting thing left, in my opinion. With the title nearly wrapped up and on its way to Stamford Bridge and with Liverpool losing the fight to the top four, I believe it’s the bottom of the table that will give us the drama this time around. Here are some thoughts on Leicester City, Burnley, QPR, Sunderland, Aston Villa, and Hull City.



Leicester City- 20th

The foxes have been in dire need of three points for weeks now, to at least give the club a chance of staying up.

Well, they got their wish. They have beaten West Ham United by 2 goals to 1 and this has put pressure on the clubs around them.

Nigel Pearson has been in a confident mood all season that he has the managerial experience and know-how to keep them out of danger and help them survive. When Leicester were promoted last season they were going into the season with optimism. They bought quite well but still didn’t have the pulling power to get those all-important big names in. One name who did however arrive at the club was Cambiasso. Even though the experienced Italian brought knowhow to the team he didn’t bring the pace that was needed. There have been the off the field issues and even controversial moments but the foxes will fight on. With them four points off Sunderland who are just outside the relegation spots.

Burnley- 19th

A club that has bounced between the top two divisions in the past is once again fighting to stay in the Premier League.

The club is heavily relying on Danny Ings and Vokes to come up with the goals however George Boyd has been an instrumental part of the team this year. With Scotty Arfield also showing what he’s made of after his release from Huddersfield Town two years ago.

Sean Dyche and his merry men will head to White Hart Lane tomorrow to try to make ground up on the teams above them.

QPR- 18th

The hoops have had an up and down season so far, with Harry Redknapp leaving halfway through the season and Chris Ramsey taking control they’ve not made it easy for themselves.

QPR often called the big relegation spenders, have once again got too many players on the books who aren’t good enough. However, one man who does rise above the team of mediocre players is Charlie Austin.

Austin has made it his aim to improve season on season and so far he has 16 goals and has weighed in with his fair share. Looking to make his name now with England you have to wonder whether he’ll stay at Loftus Road if QPR do go down.

Sunderland- 17th

The team that always does just enough and no more. Sunderland have always made a good fist of staying in the Premier League but has their year to once again be relegated come around?

Gus Poyet was disliked by many of the fans and was given the boot – it’s now Dick Advocaat who has to help the Black Cats purr once more.

For most of the season, it’s been like watching a clown show, but from one week to the next you’d have no idea who the joker would be in the team. From own goals to strikers out of form, from fans not turning up and protests from the bench – whatever could have gone wrong at the Stadium of Light has gone wrong.

With only being 1 point outside the drop zone, they’ll need some sort of run to get them out of the mess they’re in.

Aston Villa- 16th

Paul Lambert finally got the chop from Aston Villa – and it was about time too – as Villa have slowly slipped down the table under his management.

He has been replaced by Tim Sherwood, a man who clearly shows passion and is tactically a very good young manager. With Sherwood in charge, he’s had very little time to turn the mentality around in the dressing room.

Villa went on one of the longest runs without scoring a goal, but are now playing free-flowing football and have climbed out of the relegation places.

Hull City-15th

Steve Bruce has made some progress this season, with Hull showing why they deserve to be in the Premier League. However, they are still only three points outside the drop zone and will look to cement a spot in the top flight in the next few weeks.

My prediction for relegation is:

Sunderland

QPR

Leicester