West Ham United will have to wait another 13 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 last 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 next month
While things in Europe are looking rosy, in the Premier League, they sit 18th in the Premier League after dropping into the bottom three over the weekend.
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Next up in the 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 again before David Moyes’ side’s next league game, with all of the bottom nine except for West Ham playing over the weekend due to Manchester City’s involvement in the FA Cup..
Of sides currently in the bottom nine, with just four points separating 12th from 20th at present, West Ham have, on paper, the joint-third 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, with all of their next four games coming against sides currently in the bottom seven.
Out of the current bottom nine, Everton (15th) have the hardest fixtures, with all of them coming against sides between third and 12th.
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 (P28 27pts)
01/04 Leicester City (H) - 17th
08/04 Leeds United (A) - 14th
15/04 Southampton (A) - 20th
22/04 Everton (H) - 15th
Average position of next four opponents : 16.5 (easiest)
13th Wolverhampton Wanderers (P28 27pts)
01/04 Nottingham Forest (A) - 16th
08/04 Chelsea (H) - 10th
15/04 Brentford (H) - 8th
22/04 Leicester City (A) - 17th
Average position of next four opponents : 12.75 (second easiest)
14th Leeds United (P27 26pts)
01/04 Arsenal (A) - 1st
04/04 Nottingham Forest (H) - 16th
08/04 Crystal Palace (H) - 12th
17/04 Liverpool (H) - 6th
Average position of next four opponents : 8.75 (joint-third hardest)
15th Everton (P28 26pts)
03/04 Tottenham Hotspur (H) - 4th
08/04 Manchester United (A) - 3rd
15/04 Fulham (H) - 9th
22/04 Crystal Palace (A) - 12th
Average position of next four opponents : 7 (hardest)
16th Nottingham Forest (P27 26pts)
01/04 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) - 13th
04/04 Leeds United (A) - 14th
08/04 Aston Villa (A) - 11th
17/03 Newcastle United (H) - 5th
Average position of next four opponents : 10.75 (fourth easiest)
17th Leicester City (P27 25pts)
01/04 Crystal Palace (A) - 12th
04/04 Aston Villa (H) - 11th
08/04 Bournemouth (H) - 19th
15/04 Manchester City (A) - 2nd
Average position of next four opponents: 11 (third easiest)
18th 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-third hardest)
19th AFC Bournemouth (P27 24pts)
01/04 Fulham (H) - 9th
04/04 Brighton and Hove Albion (H) - 7th
08/04 Leicester City (A) - 17th
15/04 Tottenham Hotspur (A) - 4th
Average position of next four opponents : 9.25 (middle)
20th Southampton (P28 23pts)
02/04 West Ham United (A) - 18th
09/04 Manchester City (H) - 2nd
15/04 Crystal Palace (H) - 12th
21/04 Arsenal (A) - 1st
Average position of next four opponents : 8.25 (second hardest)
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