West Ham United will have to wait another 15 days to have a chance of boosting their chances of Premier League survival when they host bottom club Southampton.
The Hammers played their final match before March’s international break on Thursday night, beating Cypriot side AEK Larnaca 4-0 (6-0 on aggregate) to set up a Europa Conference League quarter-final clash with Belgian side Gent.
While things in Europe are looking rosy, in the Premier League, they sit 17th and only clear of the bottom three via goal difference.
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Next up in the Premier League for West Ham is a home match against bottom side Southampton on April 2, although many of the sides battling the Hammers for survival are all in action at least once before David Moyes’ side’s next league game.
Of sides currently in the bottom nine, with just five points separating 12th from 20th at present, West Ham have, on paper, the joint-second hardest run in their next four games.
Crystal Palace, who sacked manager Patrick Vieira on Friday morning, have, on paper, the easiest set of the fixtures.
Out of the current bottom nine, Everton (15th) have the hardest fixtures, with all of them coming against sides in the top half.
Here is a look at the current bottom nine’s next four fixtures and how they compare to the rest of the sides currently fighting to beat the drop.
12th Crystal Palace (P27 27pts)
19/03 Arsenal (A) - 1st
01/04 Leicester City (H) - 16th
08/04 Leeds United (A) - 19th
15/04 Southampton (A) - 20th
Average position of next four opponents : 14 (easiest)
13th Wolverhampton Wanderers (P27 27pts)
18/03 Leeds United (H) - 19th
01/04 Nottingham Forest (A) - 14th
08/04 Chelsea (H) - 10th
15/04 Brentford (H) - 8th
Average position of next four opponents : 10.25 (middle)
14th Nottingham Forest (P26 26pts)
17/03 Newcastle United (H) - 5th
01/04 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) - 13th
04/04 Leeds United (A) - 19th
08/04 Aston Villa (A) - 11th
Average position of next four opponents : 12 (third easiest)
15th Everton (P27 25pts)
18/03 Chelsea (A) - 10th
03/04 Tottenham Hotspur (H) - 4th
08/04 Manchester United (A) - 3rd
15/04 Fulham (H) - 9th
Average position of next four opponents : 6.5 (hardest)
16th Leicester City (P26 24pts)
18/03 Brentford (A) - 8th
01/04 Crystal Palace (A) - 12th
04/04 Aston Villa (H) - 11th
08/04 Bournemouth (H) - 18th
Average position of next four opponents: 12.25 (second easiest)
17th West Ham United (P26 24pts)
02/04 Southampton (H) - 20th
05/04 Newcastle United (H) - 5th
08/04 Fulham (A) - 9th
16/04 Arsenal (H) - 1st
Average position of next four opponents: 8.75 (joint-second hardest)
18th AFC Bournemouth (P26 24pts)
18/03 Aston Villa (A) - 11th
01/04 Fulham (H) - 9th
04/04 Brighton and Hove Albion (H) - 7th
08/04 Leicester City (A) - 16th
Average position of next four opponents : 10.75 (fourth easiest)
19th Leeds United (P26 23pts)
18/03 Wolverhammpton Wanderers (A) - 13th
01/04 Arsenal (A) - 1st
04/04 Nottingham Forest (H) - 14th
08/04 Crystal Palace (H) - 12th
Average position of next four opponents : 10 (fourth hardest)
20th Southampton (P27 22pts)
18/03 Tottenham Hotspur (H) - 4th
02/04 West Ham United (A) - 17th
09/04 Manchester City (H) - 2nd
15/04 Crystal Palace (H) - 12th
Average position of next four opponents : 8.75 (joint-second hardest)
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