How many points will keep us up?

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Believe.

[IFWaters]

Statistically' for 20 team league, average is 37.6 points. 40 points has been enough in 18 of 20 seasons. No team has managed more than 2 points a game in the last 10 games.

Ergo, I think QPR are down already.

We need 4 points from the next 3 games.

[Zakk Fatt]

So this is the remaining fixtures and my prediction:

Man City - Villa loss - 24pts
Reading - draw - 25pts
QPR - draw - 26pts
Liverpool - Liverpool Win - 26pts
Stoke - draw - 27pts
Fulham - draw - 28pts
Man Utd - Man U win - 28pts
Sunderland - draw - 29pts
Norwich - Villa loss - 29pts - Villa relegated, pressure is off.

Chelsea - draw - 30pts
Wigan - Villa win - 33pts (We take Wigan down with us with this result and Reading survive by goal difference alone) Attendance 26,350

QPR, Wigan and Villa go down.

If we beat Reading, QPR and Stoke we will turn it around but if we lose one of those games then its all over as far as I'm concerned.

[SoccerHQ]

I would take losing at Stoke if it mean 6 points off Reading and QPR.

Apart from Monday night, draws won't be much use to us for the rest of the season, we need to win games.

[KRS]

So this is the remaining fixtures and my prediction:

Man City - Villa loss - 24pts
Reading - draw - 25pts
QPR - draw - 26pts
Liverpool - Liverpool Win - 26pts
Stoke - draw - 27pts
Fulham - draw - 28pts
Man Utd - Man U win - 28pts
Sunderland - draw - 29pts
Norwich - Villa loss - 29pts - Villa relegated, pressure is off.

Chelsea - draw - 30pts
Wigan - Villa win - 33pts (We take Wigan down with us with this result and Reading survive by goal difference alone) Attendance 26,350

QPR, Wigan and Villa go down.

If we beat Reading, QPR and Stoke we will turn it around but if we lose one of those games then its all over as far as I'm concerned.

Your glass is definitely less than half empty if you can only predict a win against Wigan on the last game of the season. You deserve a medal for the most depressing set of predictions I've read.

[SoccerHQ]

Pretty happy with things today. Fair enough QPR have a chance now but o get to 35 they need to win 5/10 which I think is still a very big ask and they've sucked Southampton right back into danger.

Big thing for me is goal difference has come right back into play now, Wigan currently on -22 and Reading on -20.

And Sunderland are not out of danger by any stretch.

[KevinGage]

Pretty happy with things today. Fair enough QPR have a chance now but o get to 35 they need to win 5/10 which I think is still a very big ask and they've sucked Southampton right back into danger.

Big thing for me is goal difference has come right back into play now, Wigan currently on -22 and Reading on -20.

And Sunderland are not out of danger by any stretch.

Agree.  There is a danger that today's win could give QPR momentum, but It'll be tough for them regardless.    We need as many teams involved as possible - welcome back Southampton.

[villan from luton]

Reading seem to have got over that good run, lets hope that continues. Need to show some balls on Monday and grind out something, if only to give us confidence for the following two games.

[SoccerHQ]

Agreed, even just a point on monday would get us out of the bottom 3 and with the two games after that we would have a good chance of staying out of there for a while.

[Richard]

Am beginning to believe ! Think there is no one else in the bottom 6 I fear, its whether we can keep the goals out, our attack is potent if on form.

[walsall villain]

Pretty happy with things today. Fair enough QPR have a chance now but o get to 35 they need to win 5/10 which I think is still a very big ask and they've sucked Southampton right back into danger.

Big thing for me is goal difference has come right back into play now, Wigan currently on -22 and Reading on -20.



And Sunderland are not out of danger by any stretch.

Agree, not a bad day. Southampton appeared to be playing very well since Xmas but you never know, today could really drag them back in. If we don't get the results then it won't matter. Really hoping for a fighting performance and a point on Monday. Think we will win at Reading.

[Richard]

if we win at Reading the momentum will carry us forward to beat QPR too

[SoccerHQ]

4 points will be acceptable from Reading and QPR. Would love 6 obviously but at this stage of the season it's as much stopping the others winning games.

[Bottom Right 89]

Where do people think the relegation line can be drawn now? For me it's Newcastle down although realistically I think they have a bit too much quality to get involved but they still need a couple of wins to make sure. I don't know how Norwich have got out of it or West Ham but they're safe now surely. Could've just done with a bit more ruthlessness from Liverpool, 6 nil and we'd have been back on terms with Wigan. Monday is a bonus game, as long as we don't let them rack up a cricket score we might as well have a go as only QPR have landed a punch this round, the calm expressions from a few weeks ago on the faces of Martinez and McDermott have been replaced by serious concern.

4 points is the minimum requirement from Reading and QPR, the fall back position is just don't lose either match.

[SoccerHQ]

Up to Sunderland imo who have a tough run in but could be sucked in like we were from this time last season.

Realisitically the 3 will come from the current bottom 4.