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The next three games could all spell the end of Aston Villa's time in the Premier League.



This season has been unpredictable to say the least.



Getting the crystal ball out has often felt as good a way of predicting results as consulting the form tables.



But with Mystic Meg unavailable (ask your parents kids) the Birmingham Mail have taken to oddsportal.com to see who the bookies fancy over the next three gameweeks.



They don't fancy Aston Villa.



Remi Garde's side are expected to lose all three of their next games - away to Swansea, at home to Chelsea and at home to Bournemouth.



Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland are predicted to pick up three points each though, starting with Newcastle defeating Sunderland in this weekend's Tyne-Wear Derby.



If the bookies are right, then Sunderland and Norwich will be tied on 28 points, just one ahead of Newcastle. Villa would be almost certainly down, 12 points adrift of safety with just five games to go.



Things are looking good for Leicester though at the other end of the table.

Claudio Ranieri's side will open up an eight point lead over Tottenham during the course of the next three Premier League gameweeks.The odds suggest that the Foxes will take all nine points from their next three games - away to Crystal Palace, at home to Southampton, and away to Sunderland.Tottenham on the other hand will pick up just six points from their next three games.Their visit to Anfield is predicted to end in defeat to Liverpool but they're expected to win their home matches against Bournemouth and Manchester United.Only two other teams will win all of their next three matches according to the bookies - Chelsea and Manchester City.Victory in the Manchester Derby will put some distance between Manuel Pellegrini's side and West Ham, and will be followed up with wins away at Bournemouth and at home toWest Brom.

If the bookies are right, then by the end of the next three games City could be eight points clear of the Hammers and 10 clear of United.



Guus Hiddink's Chelsea are predicted to win at home to West Ham this weekend and clock up away wins at Aston Villa and Swansea as we move into April. That would leave them just one point behind Liverpool, Southampton and Manchester United.

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