West Ham United find themselves in the midst of a nine-team fight to avoid relegation out of the Premier League this season.
The Hammers’ point against Villa did see them climb one place up to 17th and out of the bottom three, but they are level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth, having missed the chance to climb up to 14th and go two points clear of the bottom three.
Having finished the previous two campaigns in sixth and seventh respectively, they have gone from Champions League hopefuls trying to avoid dropping to the Championship in a matter of months and know that they have to do enough in their final 12 games of the league season to seal survival. But how many points is likely to secure safety?
