How many points will keep us up?

[SoccerHQ]

Going to be an interesting last three games.....Sunderland's final two home games are against Stoke and Southampton.

Now I reckon even Peter W can't present a theory where Sunderland, Stoke and Saints all get 3 points from those two games.

When Sunderland lose against Stoke Southampton win their game.  They then beat Southampton. At the same time Stoke get beaten. So, over the two weeks that you mention Sunderland, Southampton, and Stoke all get 3 points.

Southampton are only playing Sunderland in that formula.

[peter w]

This is about Sunderland and their two games.

[SoccerHQ]

So Southampton pointless and remain in deep trouble then?

[Matt Collins]

I think it will go down to the last game for us, even if we go on a good run. I think we'd need to have 40 points (or close to that) going into that game to be safe before it starts.

That's 10 points from 7 games, which seems doable. But I can't see too many points from Chelsea and Man U, so it seems a bit unlikely to me.

My best bet would be 7-9 points from those 7 games.

[silhillvilla]

Looks like the fulham and Sunderland home games are must win for us and then hopefully get something out of stoke and norwich away and Wigan.
Anything against liverpool Utd or Chelsea is a bonus .

[Ads]

I think we are more than capable of beating Liverpool agqin.

[silhillvilla]

If we can, it would be a massive 3 points.

[peter w]

No, Southampton aren't pointless SHQ. When Sunderland play and lose against Stoke, Southampton win their game against whoever.

[SoccerHQ]

No, Southampton aren't pointless SHQ. When Sunderland play and lose against Stoke, Southampton win their game against whoever.

Cool. That's Spurs away actually.

[peter w]

No, Southampton aren't pointless SHQ. When Sunderland play and lose against Stoke, Southampton win their game against whoever.

Cool. That's Spurs away actually.

Bale own goal. 72 mins.

[sonlyme]

Gotta love predictive threads.  Especially page one.  Well we have 30 points and we also have 8 games to go.  What we also have is some sense of confidence that we can win games.  Tight games.  Hotly contested games.

My personal prediction has us reach 41 points - and that is a fairly pessimistic forecast.  We can beat anyone - but sadly - we can also lose to anyone - and I mean - ANYONE.  But recent form and the growing understanding in the team leads me to feel that it is not us who should be worried about the trapdoor - it is Sunderland.

And wouldn't that put a nice silver lining on a difficult season - the one time messiah - getting his just desserts - as an all time judas.

[Ads]

Cattermole and Fletcher being out for the season has made Sunderland's chances of getting 35 points that little bit harder.

Yanited could really do us a favour on the weekend if they beat them and give them a good smacking at the same time.

[eastie]

Sunderland can get to 35 points but that will not be anywhere near enough to stay up in my opinion - i think 38 minimum will be needed and i don't see sunderland reaching that.

United will be pumped up for this game after the way sunderland celebrated uniteds demise last game of the season last year.

[pauliewalnuts]

Gotta love predictive threads.  Especially page one.  Well we have 30 points and we also have 8 games to go. 

When you see it out like that, the situation looks considerably better.

[PaulWinch again]

The most worrying thing is that the original predicitions for the results are bang on at the moment.