Relegation Watch

[PaulWinch again]

Considering they didn't win a league game until November and yet are in the driver's seat to stay up, that is nearly as insane as Pearson is.

Yeah very odd. A win probably saves them.

[SoccerHQ]

Up to 18th!

[PaulWinch again]

That’s Bournemouth done. We need to win our two games.

[SoccerHQ]

We've been given yet another life.

4 points and I'd be very confident we'd stay up. Probably won't be good enough to do that but survival is there if the team really really want it.

[PaulWinch again]

Really need Watford to get to get tonked and us to win.

[RamboandBruno]

For all the dismay after Everton me included, that point could yet be vital. Even in Bournemouth beat Everton I they are done. It’s us and Watford. The reaction of their players against Man City will be interesting as will Man City’s after two dodgy performances. Unless Watford pull something out the bag, this is going to the last game of the season for me, whatever happens against Arsenal.

[SoccerHQ]

I think it's pretty certain to go to last day now.

We just need to avoid scenario where we lose by 2 or 3 v Arsenal as then we might have to overturn 5-6 GD on final day (if say Watford only lose 2-0 to Man. City) which would be a very remote prospect of survival.

[gpbarr]

Incredible.

Permutations just got a lot cleaner.

Here’s my take:

Watford will struggle to get a point from there last two games, clearly in disarray and not very good either. Yes City and Arse will be on the beach but I’d still bet against Watford. Let’s be generous and say they end the season on 35 points with a GD of -26.

Bournemouth just bottled it. I think they will draw against Everton but even if they win, then end on 37 and a GD of say -25.

So if we win both, we survive.
If we get 4 points, we need to improve our GD by 2 to survive
If we get 3 points we can still survive if Watford lose both (probable) and Bournemouth don’t win against Everton.

What a chance!

[cdbearsfan]

That's the sort of attitude I expect us to have and it would be a disastrous mindset. We have to be looking to beat Arsenal, regardless of what happens at Vicarage Road beforehand.

[Des Little]

If we don’t grasp this opportunity then we fully deserve to go down. No excuses now.

[john2710]

We've been given another lifeline. We'll know the Watford vs Man City result before we play Arsenal. It could be that a win takes us out of the bottom 3 & back in control.

[David_Nab]

What we want is a massive reaction from city against Watford and Arsenal to go back to their Brighton level of performance.

[ktvillan]

If we'd just held out or AEG had converted the sitter at Everton we'd have a very decent chance of staying up.  As it is there's a slim chance but we'll need a hell of a lot more luck than we've had for most of this season.

[CT]

What we want is a massive reaction from city against Watford and Arsenal to go back to their Brighton level of performance.

I just wonder of Arsenal might make a few changes? I’ll clutch at any available straw.

[SoccerHQ]

What we want is a massive reaction from city against Watford and Arsenal to go back to their Brighton level of performance.

I just wonder of Arsenal might make a few changes? I’ll clutch at any available straw.

They beat Liverpool with likes of Reiss Nelson starting.

They've only won 3-4 games away all season so it's easier to get a result v them on your home patch than at Emirates where we obviously should've got at least a draw but for some rank bad decisions and poor game management.