{"id":806721,"date":"2026-03-06T00:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806721\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T00:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:12:11","slug":"how-it-stands-and-remaining-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806721\/","title":{"rendered":"How it stands and remaining fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"

All you need to know as Wolves, Burnley, West Ham, Forest, Spurs and Leeds fight for safety<\/p>\n

The fight to stay in the Premier League is intensifying as the 2025\/26 season enters its decisive phase.<\/p>\n

At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs will be relegated to the Championship – the second tier of the English football pyramid – and replaced by three teams from that division.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> and Burnley<\/a> sit firmly in the relegation zone, 12 and nine points from safety respectively. But Wolves in particular have been in good form of late, drawing with leaders Arsenal<\/a>\u00a0before beating both Aston Villa<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> over the last week to make it eight points from their last five matches.<\/p>\n

West Ham United<\/a> lie in 18th place, the final relegation spot, but they moved level on points with 17th-placed Nottingham Forest<\/a> on Wednesday after beating Fulham<\/a> 1-0.<\/p>\n

Indeed, there was a time during Wednesday’s matches when West Ham were on course to move above Forest. It took an Elliot Anderson<\/a> equaliser against Manchester City<\/a> and a 2-2 draw against the title contenders to earn Forest a point that keeps them above West Ham on goal difference. Such are the fine margins.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> are only one point above the bottom three as they battle to avoid being relegated from the Premier League for the first time.<\/p>\n

They were unable to win their game in hand against Crystal Palace<\/a> on Thursday, losing 3-1 at home despite taking the lead through Dominic Solanke<\/a>. Spurs also had Micky van de Ven<\/a> sent off, which means the Dutchman is suspended for their next league fixture against Liverpool<\/a> at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Leeds United<\/a> are two points further ahead in 16th.<\/p>\n

What are the remaining fixtures?<\/p>\n

Wolves\u2019 hopes of a sensational fightback are boosted by a look at their fixtures. Based on the current standings, four of their remaining eight fixtures are against fellow bottom-six sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are several other “six-pointers” to come too, including two huge matches on the final day of the season.<\/p>\n

Key fixtures between bottom six sides<\/p>\n

22 March<\/strong> Spurs v Forest
10 April <\/strong>West Ham v Wolves
18 April <\/strong>Leeds v Wolves, Forest v Burnley
25 April <\/strong>Wolves v Spurs
2 May <\/strong>Leeds v Burnley
9 May <\/strong>Spurs v Leeds
24 May <\/strong>West Ham v Leeds, Burnley v Wolves<\/p>\n

Remaining fixtures for the bottom six<\/p>\n\nMW<\/p>\nLeeds<\/strong><\/td>\nSpurs<\/strong><\/td>\nForest<\/strong><\/td>\nWest Ham<\/strong><\/td>\nBurnley<\/strong><\/td>\nWolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/p>\nCRY (A)<\/td>\nLIV (A)<\/td>\nFUL (H)<\/td>\nMCI (H)<\/td>\nBOU (H)<\/td>\nBRE (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n31<\/p>\nBRE (H)<\/td>\nNFO (H)<\/td>\nTOT (A)<\/td>\nAVL (A)<\/td>\nFUL (A)<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n32<\/p>\nMUN (A)<\/td>\nSUN (A)<\/td>\nAVL (H)<\/td>\nWOL (H)<\/td>\nBHA (H)<\/td>\nWHU (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n33<\/p>\nWOL (H)<\/td>\nBHA (H)<\/td>\nBUR (H)<\/td>\nCRY (A)<\/td>\nNFO (A)<\/td>\nLEE (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n34<\/p>\nBOU (A)<\/td>\nWOL (A)<\/td>\nSUN (A)<\/td>\nEVE (H)<\/td>\nMCI (H)<\/td>\nTOT (H)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n35<\/p>\nBUR (H)<\/td>\nAVL (A)<\/td>\nCHE (A)<\/td>\nBRE (A)<\/td>\nLEE (A)<\/td>\nSUN (H)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n36<\/p>\nTOT (A)<\/td>\nLEE (H)<\/td>\nNEW (H)<\/td>\nARS (H)<\/td>\nAVL (H)<\/td>\nBHA (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n37<\/p>\nBHA (H)<\/td>\nCHE (A)<\/td>\nMUN (A)<\/td>\nNEW (A)<\/td>\nARS (A)<\/td>\nFUL (H)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n38<\/p>\nWHU (A)<\/td>\nEVE (H)<\/td>\nBOU (H)<\/td>\nLEE (H)<\/td>\nWOL (H)<\/td>\nBUR (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Scroll across to see full table<\/p>\n

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