Hull City, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Swansea City are battling it out against the drop in the Premier League.
Rio Ferdinand has suggested that Hull City, Sunderland and Middlesbrough will all be relegated from the Premier League this season on Premier League Tonight, which was broadcast on 31st January.
Hull and Sunderland currently occupy spaces in the bottom three, alongside Crystal Palace.
However, Ferdinand believes that Palace will move away from trouble in the upcoming weeks, which could draw Middlesbrough into the relegation battle.
Boro are sat in 15th place as things stand, but there is a tension around the Riverside Stadium after Aitor Karanka’s recent comments.
And Ferdinand expects Palace, Swansea and Leicester City to overtake Middlesbrough, and avoid the drop.
“I think Hull, Sunderland and Middlesbrough,” the former Manchester United defender said, when asked three teams who will be relegated this season.
Ferdinand’s predictions seem to write off Sunderland and Hull, who have struggled throughout the campaign so far.
Sunderland are currently currently five points away from safety, and Hull are only one point better off – despite an improvement under Marco Silva.
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