There is good news for Nottingham Forest fans fearing the worst following their difficult start to the campaign: six of the last 10 Premier League teams to sit 19th after seven games have survived.
And in further encouraging news for head coach Steve Cooper, four of the six stayed up without resorting to changing their managers. Newcastle United dispensed with Steve Bruce on their way to an 11th-placed finish last term having been on just three points seven games into the season.
However, they stuck with Bruce in 2019-20 when they were again 19th and rallied to finish 13th. Burnley, meanwhile, kept faith with Sean Dyche in 2020-21 despite taking just two points from their opening seven fixtures. They eventually finished 17th.
