14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 -10 45 15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 -5 43 16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 -13 42 17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 -25 38 R 18 Birmingham City 38 8 10 20 28 50 -22 34 R 19 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 9 22 31 58 -27 30 R 20 Sunderland 38 3 6 29 26 69 -43 15
ha ha look at Sunderland, that's bad. Surely we will get another point this season! (famous last words).
Well looking at Aston Villa last season, 10 12 16 42 If we want to come in 16th this season then we have to win 8, draw, 3 and lose another 4 to be level on points with their total from last season. 17th it's even easier. We get to lose another 8, win another 8 and somehow reduce our draws by 1. If we want to get the 38 points needed for safety we will have to do the following from our remaining fixtures.. A Man Utd LOSE February H Bolton DRAW A West Ham WIN H Wigan Athletic WIN H Everton DRAW March H Charlton WIN A Tottenham DRAW H Chelsea LOSE April A Middlesbrough DRAW H Portsmouth DRAW A Blackburn WIN H Man City WIN A Sheffield Utd WIN May A Reading DRAW H Newcastle DRAW That gives us 40 points and pretty much guarrentees survival.
Maybe not...... But I could see us turning a few of those draws into victories, which would make up the shortfall of a few extra defeats
