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Isaac Seelochan

Nottingham Forest's relegation battle with Leeds and Everton predicted by supercomputer

Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to securing their Premier League status for another season after Saturday's 2-2 draw against Chelsea.

Steve Cooper's side are three points clear of the bottom three with just two games left. The Reds host Arsenal at the City Ground next before travelling to Crystal Palace on the final day.

Forest are now locked in a battle for survival with Everton, Leeds and Leicester after Southampton's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on Saturday.

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The Reds' relegation rivals have some tough remaining fixtures if they are to avoid joining the Saints in the second tier of English football.

Leicester face daunting fixtures against in-form Liverpool and Newcastle before hosting West Ham on the final day whilst Leeds face West Ham before ending the season against Tottenham at Elland Road.

And the supercomputer at FiveThirtyEight has predicted that Forest will stay up at the expense of the Foxes and Sam Allardyce's Leeds.

Here is the full predicted table...

FiveThirtyEight Predicted Table

1. Man City 91

2. Arsenal 85

3. Man United 72

4. Newcastle 71

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5. Liverpool 68

6. Brighton 64

7. Tottenham 60

8. Aston Villa 59

9. Brentford 55

10. Fulham 53

11. Crystal Palace 46

12. Chelsea 46

13. Wolves 42

14. Bournemouth 41

15. West Ham 40

16. Forest 35

17. Everton 35

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18. Leeds 33

19. Leicester 33

20. Southampton 25

What do you think of the supercomputer's prediction? Have your say in the comments section

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