10
Aston Villa
29
9
7
13
32
38
-6
34
11
Stoke City
30
8
10
12
32
44
-12
34
12
West Ham United
29
8
7
14
32
38
-6
31
13
Hull City
29
8
6
15
30
37
-7
30
14
Swansea City
29
7
8
14
38
43
-5
29
15
Norwich City
30
7
8
15
24
48
-24
29
16
West Bromwich Albion
29
5
13
11
33
43
-10
28
17
Crystal Palace
29
8
4
17
19
38
-19
28
18
Sunderland
27
6
7
14
26
42
-16
25
19
Cardiff City
30
6
7
17
23
52
-29
25
20
Fulham
30
7
3
20
30
65
-35
24
I suspect Villa, Stoke, West Ham, and Hull are probably safe, since there are too many teams that would have to pass them to go down. But from 14th on down, there are compelling reasons to think any could go:
So...who ya got?
Aston Villa
29
9
7
13
32
38
-6
34
11
Stoke City
30
8
10
12
32
44
-12
34
12
West Ham United
29
8
7
14
32
38
-6
31
13
Hull City
29
8
6
15
30
37
-7
30
14
Swansea City
29
7
8
14
38
43
-5
29
15
Norwich City
30
7
8
15
24
48
-24
29
16
West Bromwich Albion
29
5
13
11
33
43
-10
28
17
Crystal Palace
29
8
4
17
19
38
-19
28
18
Sunderland
27
6
7
14
26
42
-16
25
19
Cardiff City
30
6
7
17
23
52
-29
25
20
Fulham
30
7
3
20
30
65
-35
24
I suspect Villa, Stoke, West Ham, and Hull are probably safe, since there are too many teams that would have to pass them to go down. But from 14th on down, there are compelling reasons to think any could go:
- Swansea are winless in seven matches since Laudrup was canned.
- Norwich has a manager who's a tactical disaster.
- West Brom has a Spanish-speaking manager who's a tactical disaster.
- Palace has too little talent for this division.
- Sunderland dug themselves a hole they're still trying to get out of.
- Cardiff also have too little talent, they fired an excellent manager, and Vincent Tan is a noted crazy person who might appoint his son's roommate as manager if Solskjaer doesn't win something soon.
- Fulham sold their only reliable goal-scorer, can't stop anyone, and are managed by nutcase.
So...who ya got?