West Ham United’s win over Wolves was made all the sweeter after both Tottenham and Nottingham Forest dropped points on Sunday.
In fact, Spurs lost to Sunderland in Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge of the club to leave his side 18th in the Premier League table.
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With six games to go, West Ham United look like staying in the Premier League after all.
Here’s how the famed Opta supercomputer views it all.
West Ham given 37.35% chance of relegation, Tottenham 44.90%
There has been a significant swing since the last match day.
West Ham are two points clear of Spurs and their chances of relegation – in Opta’s view at least – with six games to go are just 37.35%.
Spurs, meanwhile, are currently favourites to get relegated alongside Burnley and Wolves. They are handed a 44.90% chance of a first-ever relegation from the Premier League.
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Given the rivalry between these two teams, they are the ones upon which many fans will focus.
Still, there’s still a very real chance that Nottingham Forest or Leeds go down instead.
Forest are a point ahead of the Irons after they drew with Aston Villa on Sunday. Their chances of relegation currently stand at 10.29%.
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Leeds are on the same number of points as Forest (33) having played a game fewer. They are only given a 7.47% chance of relegation, though it will be interesting to see what happens in their game with Manchester United on Monday.
The fact that West Ham’s survival chances are now in their own hands is frankly incredible, given how bleak their situation looked in early January.
There are six cup finals to go and nothing has been achieved yet. Still, all the momentum is with the Hammers right now, which is a testament to the work that Nuno Espirito Santo and his coaching staff have done.
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