The Premier League relegation battle: we predict who will slip into the Championship

The Premier League relegation battle is threatening to go to the wire.

Tottenham have blinked and are set to appoint Roberto De Zerbi as their third manager of the season following the dismissal of Igor Tudor.

Nottingham Forest are on boss number four while West Ham have had two. Leeds, the other team in danger of going down, have stuck with Daniel Farke but will that loyalty pay off?

We analyse the final seven games to see who will accumulate enough points to stay up and who will slip into the Championship (on the assumption Wolves and Burnley are already gone).

Leeds – 15th, 33 points from 31 games

Having looked in little danger for most of the season, Leeds have slipped into trouble after a run of two wins since Christmas.

Their run-in is decent, however, with winnable home games that could prove their salvation. They face every team in the bottom four so, either way, Leeds will have a huge say in who survives.

Nottingham Forest, 16th, 32 points from 31 games

Forest have been in the fight for much of the season with owner Evangelos Marinakis chopping and changing on a regular basis to find the right formula.

Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche have come and gone, leaving Vitor Pereira as the man to oversee the final push.

They have a tricky run-in but the manner of the 3-0 win at Spurs prior to the international break will give them plenty of confidence.

Tottenham, 17th, 30 points from 31 games

It has been a thoroughly miserable season for Spurs fans with their team struggling while near-neighbours Arsenal close in on the title.

The impending appointment of Roberto De Zerbi offers hope although it will be interesting to see how quickly the Italian attempts to adopt his high intensity, attacking approach.

Tottenham’s run-in is mixed and it is crucial they take points from their next three games ahead of a difficult May.

West Ham, 18th, 29 points from 31 games

It seems a lifetime ago that West Ham sacked Graham Potter. In reality it was last September with Nuno brought in to replace him.

Wins over Tottenham, Sunderland and Burnley in January and February offered encouragement but their form has returned to being inconsistent.

They have the leakiest defence of the four strugglers but one of the better run-ins. They host Leeds on the final day in what could be a crunch clash.

Final Table

Based on these predictions, this is how the final table will look…