The most intense Premier League relegation race in years is beginning to heat up. Managers are getting sacked left, right and centre while league positions are as volatile as the British weather.
Victory for Leeds United at the weekend lifted them outside the bottom three - despite languishing in 19th before the game. For the first time in living memory, as many as nine teams could realistically go down heading into April.
For context, just four points separate rock-bottom Southampton from Crystal Palace in 12th. A couple of results can transform a side’s fortunes - for better or worse - and no club appears capable of pulling away.
