Burnley’s already slim survival hopes took another major dent in midweek with their defeat at Everton.
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With results elsewhere, it leaves them nine points adrift of safety with only nine games now remaining.
Elsewhere in the fight for survival, Tottenham suffered another major blow, going down to a 3-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace – which leaves them hovering just a point above that dreaded dropzone.
Nottingham Forest picked up an important point away at Manchester City, while West Ham were 1-0 winners at Fulham.
Leeds United were beaten 1-0 at home by Sunderland, while bottom side Wolves continued their mini-resurgence with a surprise win over Liverpool.
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Josh Laurent thanks the Burnley fans following the 2-0 defeat to Everton. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttardplaceholder image
Josh Laurent thanks the Burnley fans following the 2-0 defeat to Everton. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
But what are the predictions following the 29th round of fixtures?
We’ve taken to football statistics website Opta, who have used their analytics to predict how the final Premier League table will look following this weekend’s results.
Here’s where Burnley are currently expected to finish in May:
Final predicted table
Arsenal – 83.98pts
Man City – 75.69
Aston Villa – 65.16
Man Utd – 64.43
Liverpool – 63.01
Chelsea – 62.84
Brentford – 57.26
Everton – 53.61
Bournemouth – 52.01
Newcastle – 51.98
Fulham – 51.06
Sunderland – 50.32
Brighton – 50.07
Crystal Palace – 48.95
Leeds – 42.09
Tottenham – 40.04
Nottingham Forest – 39.08
West Ham – 37.49
Burnley – 27.07
Wolves – 24.62
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