Ahead of Leicester City’s trip to Swansea City this weekend, we take a look at how the bottom six – including Hull, Palace, Sunderland and Middlesbrough – have fared against each other this season.
Sunderland
League position: 20th
Played: 6
Won: 3 Drawn: 0 Lost: 3
Points: 9
Still to play: Middlesbrough (A), Leicester City (A), Hull City (A), Swansea City (H)
Three of Sunderland’s five league wins have come against their relegation rivals. With trips to Boro, Leicester and Hull still to come, David Moyes will need his side to keep up their high standards from the 4-0 drubbing of Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace
League position: 19th
Played: 7
W: 2 D: 1 L: 4
Points: 7
Still to play: Middlesbrough (H), Leicester City (H), Hull City (H)
Palace have conceded twenty goals against their relegation rivals this season. All of their remaining games with bottom six strugglers take place at Selhurst Park, which will be little comfort for the Eagles, who have only recorded two home wins this season.
Hull City
League position: 18th
Played: 5
W: 2 D: 1 L: 2
Points: 7
Still to play: Leicester City (A), Swansea City (H), Middlesbrough (H), Sunderland (H), Crystal Palace (A)
Marco Silva will be buoyed by the knowledge that his Hull side have the most games to play against their fellow contenders for the drop. With arguably the best run-in of the bottom six clubs, Hull’s survival chances will likely rest on whether they can get favourable results from these ‘six-pointers’.
Middlesbrough’s ‘nearly signed’ XI; featuring Nemanja Matic
Swansea
League position: 17th
Played: 6
W: 3 D: 0 L: 3
Points: 9
Still to play: Leicester City (H), Hull City (A), Middlesbrough (H), Sunderland (A)
Swansea’s trip to Sunderland on the penultimate weekend of the Premier League season could be crucial. Paul Clement’s side will be hoping to avenge defeats to Leicester, Hull and Middlesbrough in the coming reverse fixtures.
Leicester City
League position: 16th
Played: 6
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2
Points: 8
Still to play: Swansea City (A), Hull City (H), Sunderland (H), Crystal Palace (A)
The Foxes will face a congested end to the season after progressing through to the latter rounds of the FA Cup and Champions League. A win against the Swans this weekend could see the Champions ease their relegation worries ahead of games against Millwall and Sevilla.
How would the Premier League look if Paul Merson was always right?
Middlesbrough
League position: 15th
Played: 6
W: 3 D: 2 L: 1
Points: 11
Still to play: Crystal Palace (A), Sunderland (H), Swansea (A), Hull City (A)
Middlesbrough have the best points tally against teams around them. However, they will be concerned that three of their remaining four fixtures against fellow relegation battlers are away from home. The coming weeks will be crucial for Boro, as these four games take place within the space of the next seven matchdays.
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