Relegation 2022/23

[Dario Terracotta]

The "big decisions" even themselves out over the course of a season according to the pundits ,well we will be due a shedload in these forthcoming games won't we?

 

[Kev The Rat]

Looking at the teams around us run ins, Forest and Southampton will do incredibly well not to go down.

Wolves, Palace, Leeds and Bournemouth all have enough good fixtures, if any of them go down they've had a shocker.

Both us and Leicester have a mixture, and it could go either way. Leicester are sinking without a trace whilst we need to put a horrid result and performance behind us by beating Fulham, who represent our easiest chance at 3 points before the end of the season. Hopefully the Yank makes Leicester even worse somehow.

West Ham don’t convince me at all and I think they’ll be bang in there until the final day. Busy schedule and some very tough games in there too.

One of 3 teams to fill that final spot for me.

West Ham have long gone there’s only 4 teams that can go down. Agree Forest are done for.

I notice that Southampton have 3 home games that they could and are likely favourites to win:

Palace, Bournemouth and Fulham.

I doubt if that will be enough for them but something to bear in mind

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Somehow? It's at home we should beat them at Goodison.

No mitrovic,no Silva,no problems

 

[tadpole]

And better than no one above us.

We don’t beat Fulham then it’s one win in 8 for Dyche. People won’t have it but we were clearly fortunate to get a point against Chelsea and Spurs otherwise it would look even worse than it already is.

A couple of games ago it was any one from 7/8 that could go down, the group has now been whittled down to 4 it seems. Let’s hope none of those below us run into Bournemouth or Leeds type form

Leeds win one game suddenly they're a form team

 

[Kev The Rat]

Leeds win one game suddenly they're a form team

2 wins in 3 tbf. I would think they win today and if so it’s 3 in 4

That’s all you need down the bottom

 

[hallamblue]

West Ham have long gone there’s only 4 teams that can go down. Agree Forest are done for.

I notice that Southampton have 3 home games that they could and are likely favourites to win:

Palace, Bournemouth and Fulham.

Well by your logic we will beat Bournemouth and Fulham as well which would put us above Bournemouth and keep us above Southampton even if they won all 3 of those, so it's all good.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Well by your logic we will beat Bournemouth and Fulham as well which would put us above Bournemouth and keep us above Southampton even if they won all 3 of those, so it's all good.

Well I said they could and are likely favourites. I would say we could beat and we are favourites against Fulham but it’s not guaranteed we will win. I would expect us to beat both them and Bournemouth, yes but they’re no slam dunks.

 

[davek]

The bottom line right now is that it's between us and Leicester who takes up the final relegation spot.

But if we win next week and certain others dont we're back in a very different conversation about us and 3/4 other clubs in that fight with Leicester to avoid the final relegation slot.

Fulham is absolutley massive.

 

[Del-boy]

We have four home games left, two of which are Newcastle and City. Given our away form, (lack of form) I think we are toast.
Losing at home against Saints and Wolves has done us.

 

[Bluelenny1984]

Why did losing to Man Utd, a result that was incredibly likely beforehand, turn everyone into bed wetting lunatics?

Any opportunity to come out from under there rocks, cry and spin the negative message. Thinks its telling when a result looks positive its dead on here.

 

[allezlesbleus]

Obviously subsequent results did that. But that’s where we are. In the hands of other teams results realistically.

Strictly speaking mate our future is still firmly in our own hands. Other teams’ results speed up or slow down the process of making ourselves safe. Yesterday was a disappointment of course but the dominoes towards saving ourselves are falling into place. We might have been adrift in bottom 3 with a wrecked goal difference. Instead, we are just above water with three teams below us who, so long as we win next week, might be at arm's length from us next week. Our challenge then will be to keep them at arm’s as the matches run out. Tricky but doable.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

West Ham have long gone there’s only 4 teams that can go down. Agree Forest are done for.

I notice that Southampton have 3 home games that they could and are likely favourites to win:

Palace, Bournemouth and Fulham.

I doubt if that will be enough for them but something to bear in mind

Why do you reckon West Ham are safe? Save for a lucky OG they would be 1 point ahead of us with some very unpleasant fixtures to come.

 

[davek]

Well I said they could and are likely favourites. I would say we could beat and we are favourites against Fulham but it’s not guaranteed we will win. I would expect us to beat both them and Bournemouth, yes but they’re no slam dunks.

I cant see it that way. Look at the table.

This is going to be a very tough fixture and in reality we enter it as second favourites. Yes, Mitrovic is a massive miss for them, but they are well capable of taking all three points and certainly a draw off us. They've had a great season and will want to prove after two defeats they're not a one man band.

We'll need a performance full of aggression and focus to win that game.

Yes, it's winnable. Bit it's not one I'd put into the 'likely win' category.

 

[Cels]

Going by the Echo, Bournemouth has an unfair advantage as they are due to play themselves during their next five fixtures.

Bournemouth fixtures:​

Tottenham (A)

West Ham (H)

Bournemouth (H)

Leeds (H)

Chelsea (H)

 

[hallamblue]

I cant see it that way. Look at the table.

This is going to be a very tough fixture and in reality we enter it as second favourites. Yes, Mitrovic is a massive miss for them, but they are well capable of taking all three points and certainly a draw off us. They've had a great season and will want to prove after two defeats they're not a one man band.

We'll need a performance full of aggression and focus to win that game.

Yes, it's winnable. Bit it's not one I'd put into the 'likely win' category.

They've lost 4 games in a row, the guy who scores half of their goals is suspended, as is their manager. They can't make Europe, they can't go down and we're at home. They're only ever won once at Goodison in their history. If we can't win we are in big trouble.