The 2022/23 Premier League relegation battle could possibly be one of many tightest in years as established Premier League duo West Ham and Everton battle with others to retain their top-flight standing.
The Toffees rolled the cube by sacking Frank Lampard, bringing in former Burnley boss Sean Dyche, whereas the Hammers have caught by their head coach David Moyes up to now.
Nonetheless, after a slim 1-0 win over last-place Southampton on April 2, the priority has begun to seep into the fanbase once more after a hapless 5-1 residence loss to Newcastle on April 5.
Upcoming matches in opposition to Fulham (away), Arsenal (residence), Liverpool (residence), Man Metropolis (away) and Man United (residence) of their remaining 10 matches would not encourage a lot confidence of staying up, however in keeping with the newest data-based projections from FiveThirtyEight, West Ham are solely going through a 15 % likelihood of happening.
Here is a have a look at the relegation image for West Ham, who’re solely above the underside three on objective distinction. On the identical time, they have to additionally navigate a Europa Convention League quarter remaining in opposition to Belgium’s Gent.
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Place
Staff
PTS
GP
Objectives
Purpose Diff.
Subsequent sport
Relegation
chance
12.
Crystal Palace
30
29
24
-15
@ LEE, April 9
3%
13.
Leeds United
29
29
38
-11
vs. CRY, April 9
10%
14.
Wolves
28
29
23
-19
vs. CHE, April 8
21%
15.
West Ham
27
28
26
-13
@ FUL, April 8
15%
16.
Everton
27
29
23
-18
@ MUN, April 8
37%
17.
Nott’m Forest
27
29
24
-28
@ AVL, April 8
65%
18.
Bournemouth
27
29
27
-30
@ LEI, April 8
42%
19.
Leicester Metropolis
25
29
40
-11
vs. BOU, April 8
30%
20.
Southampton
23
29
23
-24
vs. MCI, April 8
77%
*The underside three groups are relegated to the second-tier Championship.
Appropriate as of April 5, 2023
When had been West Ham final relegated?
West Ham’s most up-to-date Premier League relegation got here on the finish of 2010/11, as they completed backside of the desk, with their lowest factors tally (33) since 1978.
After narrowly surviving relegation the earlier season, beneath former Italian worldwide Gianfranco Zola, house owners David Gold and David Sullivan opted to usher in Avram Grant as the brand new boss for the 2010/11 marketing campaign.
Objectives had been a serious problem beneath Grant (dropping from 47 beneath Zola to 43), and he was sacked earlier than the ultimate sport of the season, with relegation already confirmed.
What number of instances have West Ham been relegated?
West Ham have been relegated 5 instances of their membership historical past, the primary coming 1932, as they dropped from the First Division into the Second Division, the place they stayed till 1958.
That kickstarted a 20-year keep within the top-flight, alongside successful the 1964 and 1975 FA Cup and the 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup, earlier than struggling relegation once more in 1978.
They continued to yo-yo between the divisions, earlier than a primary Premier League promotion in 1993, beneath membership legend Billy Bonds. However they slipped out of the highest tier for 2 years between 2003 and 2005, and once more in 2011.
This season is their eleventh uninterrupted Premier League marketing campaign, which breaks new floor as their longest streak, and Moyes might be decided to make sure the Hammers can cling onto their place.
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Will West Ham be relegated?
West Ham ended 2022 in dreadful type, with 5 straight Premier League losses, both facet of the World Cup break.
That they had a constructive begin to 2023, simply as Moyes’ job was starting to come back beneath main strain. However for the reason that begin of the brand new 12 months the Hammers have gone 3W-4L-4D of their 11 league matches of 2023.
The factors picked up have been beneficial since information analytics web site FiveThirtyEight is giving Moyes and his gamers a robust likelihood of staying up (85% to remain up).
West Ham remaining Premier League schedule
Match
Date
Opponent
Residence/
Away
25
Mar. 4
Brighton
4-0 L
26
Mar. 12
Aston Villa
1-1 D
27
Apr. 1
Southampton
1-0 W
28
Apr. 5
Newcastle
5-1 L
29
Apr. 8
Fulham
A
30
Apr. 16
Arsenal
H
31
Apr. 23
Bournemouth
A
32
Apr. 26
Liverpool
H
33
Apr. 29
Crystal Palace
A
34
Might 3
Man Metropolis
A
35
Might 7
Man United
H
36
Might 13
Brentford
A
37
Might 20
Leeds United
H
38
Might 28
Leicester Metropolis
A