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Sarah Clapson

Final Premier League table predicted as Nottingham Forest tipped for close-run survival battle

It was an afternoon to forget for Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium, but they are still being tipped to secure Premier League survival.

The Reds’ woes on the road continued as they were thumped 4-0 by West Ham United last weekend, with a woeful 15-minute collapse doing the damage. It places added importance on Sunday’s clash with 18th-placed Everton at the City Ground.

The gap between Forest and the bottom three has been cut to four points with 14 games remaining. It looks like the battle to stay up could go right to the wire, with plenty of twists and turns still to come.

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The data experts at FiveThirtyEight are indeed forecasting a close-run race. And losing to the Hammers hasn’t altered their prediction for Steve Cooper’s side a great deal.

Not so long ago, they had the Reds down to finish 17th with 37 points. It was said they had a 31 percent chance of being relegated.

With the numbers crunched again after the latest round of fixtures, they say Forest now have a 38 percent chance of going down. But Cooper’s men are still being backed to end the campaign in 17th, with Everton, Bournemouth and Southampton tipped for the drop.

Predicted final Premier League table

1 Arsenal, 84 points

2 Manchester City, 82 points

3 Manchester United, 74 points

4 Tottenham Hotspur, 67 points

5 Newcastle United, 64 points

6 Liverpool, 63 points

7 Brighton and Hove Albion, 62 points

8 Brentford, 56 points

9 Fulham, 55 points

10 Chelsea, 53 points

11 Aston Villa, 49 points

12 Crystal Palace, 44 points

13 Leicester City, 42 points

14 West Ham United, 41 points

15 Wolverhampton Wanderers, 39 points

16 Leeds United, 38 points

17 Nottingham Forest, 37 points

18 Everton, 34 points

19 Bournemouth, 33 points

20 Southampton, 32 points

Where will Forest finish in the table? Have your say in the comments below

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