[Lord Snooty]

Well it's getting to that stage of the season where we need to have a look at who everybody else has left to play and do we think we have enough points to survive or not. I reckon Watford are safe, so just doing from Brighton downwards.

BRIGHTON: Pts 35, GD -14
Sat 14: Crystal Palace (a)
Tue 17: Spurs (h)
Sat 28: Burnley (a)
Fri 4: Man Utd (h)
Wed 9: Man City (a)
Sun 13: Liverpool (a)

WEST HAM: Pts 34, GD -18
Mon 16: Stoke (h)
Sun 22: Arsenal (a)
Sun 29: Man City (h)
Sat 5: Leicester (a)
Thu 10: Man Utd (h)
Sun 13: Everton (h)

SWANSEA: Pts 32, GD -19
Sat 14: Everton (h)
Sat 22: Man City (a)
Sat 28: Chelsea (h)
Sat 5: Bournemouth (a)
Tue 8: Southampton (h)
Sun 13: Stoke (h)

TOWN: Pts 32, GD -28
Sat 14: Watford (h)
Sat 28 Everton (h)
Sun 6: Man City (a)
Wed 9: Chelsea (a)
Sun 13: Arsenal (h)

CRYSTAL PALACE: Pts 31, GD -19
Sat 14: Brighton (h)
Sat 21: Watford (a)
Sat 28: Leicester (h)
Sat 5: Stoke (a)
Sun 13: WBA (h)

SOUTHAMPTON: Pts 28, GD -19
Sat 14: Chelsea (h)
Thu 19: Leicester (a)
Sun 22: FA Cup semi against Chelsea
Sat 28: Bournemouth (h)
Sat 5: Everton (a)
Tue 8: Swansea (a)
Sun 13: Man City (h)

STOKE: Pts 27, GD -33
Mon 16: West Ham (a)
Sun 22: Burnley (h)
Sat 28: Liverpool (a)
Sat 5: Crystal Palace (h)
Sun 13: Swansea (a)

WBA: Pts 21, GD -26
Sun 15: Man Utd (a)
Sun 22: Liverpool (h)
Sat 28: Newcastle (a)
Sat 5: Spurs (h)
Sun 13: Crystal Palace (a)

[St Charles Owl]

Its going to go down to the wire, here is what I think could happen:

Brighton - 0 points - Total 35 points
West Ham - 6 points - Total 40 points
Swansea - 7 points - Total 39 points
Town - 4 points - Total 36 points
Palace - 7 points - Total 38 points
Southampton 4 points - Total 32 points
Stoke - 1 point - Total 28 points
West Brom - 0 points - Total 21 points

So with those run-ins I think the bottom 3 as it stands will be the ones who go down, but there is only one surprise win in it for a couple of teams and that could all change!!!!

[Lord Snooty]

Swansea could hold the key to the end result with their last two fixtures being against Southampton and Stoke.

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It all depends as well on how many teams have got their flip flops and swimming trunks on already. I think Leicester have and I'm hoping that Watford turn up on Saturday in theirs.

[Terrier1987cas]

I have us going down on GD...

CRYSTAL PALACE: Pts 42
WEST HAM: Pts 40
SWANSEA: Pts 37
BRIGHTON: Pts 35
SOUTHAMPTON: Pts 33
TOWN: Pts 33
STOKE: Pts 28
WBA: Pts 21

[jjamez]

BRIGHTON: Pts 35, GD -14 37pts
Sat 14: Crystal Palace (a) 1 point
Tue 17: Spurs (h) 0 point
Sat 28: Burnley (a) 1 point
Fri 4: Man Utd (h) 0 point
Wed 9: Man City (a) 0
Sun 13: Liverpool (a)0

WEST HAM: Pts 34, GD -18- 39pts
Mon 16: Stoke (h) 3
Sun 22: Arsenal (a) 0
Sun 29: Man City (h) 0
Sat 5: Leicester (a) 1
Thu 10: Man Utd (h) 0
Sun 13: Everton (h) 1

SWANSEA: Pts 32, GD -19 39pts
Sat 14: Everton (h) 3
Sat 22: Man City (a) 0
Sat 28: Chelsea (h) 0
Sat 5: Bournemouth (a) 0
Tue 8: Southampton (h) 1
Sun 13: Stoke (h) 3

TOWN: Pts 32, GD -28 37pts
Sat 14: Watford (h) 3
Sat 28 Everton (h) 1
Sun 6: Man City (a) 0
Wed 9: Chelsea (a) 0
Sun 13: Arsenal (h) 0

CRYSTAL PALACE: Pts 31, GD -19 39pts
Sat 14: Brighton (h) 1
Sat 21: Watford (a) 1
Sat 28: Leicester (h) 0
Sat 5: Stoke (a) 3
Sun 13: WBA (h) 3

SOUTHAMPTON: Pts 28, GD -19 30pts
Sat 14: Chelsea (h) 0
Thu 19: Leicester (a) 0
Sun 22: FA Cup semi against Chelsea
Sat 28: Bournemouth (h) 1
Sat 5: Everton (a) 0
Tue 8: Swansea (a) 1
Sun 13: Man City (h) 0

STOKE: Pts 27, GD -33 28pts
Mon 16: West Ham (a) 0
Sun 22: Burnley (h) 1
Sat 28: Liverpool (a) 0
Sat 5: Crystal Palace (h) 0
Sun 13: Swansea (a) 0

WBA: Pts 21, GD -26 21pts
Sun 15: Man Utd (a) 0
Sun 22: Liverpool (h) 0
Sat 28: Newcastle (a) 0
Sat 5: Spurs (h) 0
Sun 13: Crystal Palace (a) 0

[WakeyTerrier]

I can only see us picking a point up against Watford and then that's it...we're doomed !!!

Hopefully I'm wrong though

[JUSTASILLYOLDGIT]

I have us going down on GD...

CRYSTAL PALACE: Pts 42
WEST HAM: Pts 40
SWANSEA: Pts 37
BRIGHTON: Pts 35
SOUTHAMPTON: Pts 33
TOWN: Pts 33
STOKE: Pts 28
WBA: Pts 21

Well that's that then.........

[Lord Snooty]

If it's possible for us to stay up with a record low points for staying up, then that's what we'll do. After all, we got up with a minus goal difference and didn't score a goal for ourselves in the three play off matches.

The Huddersfield Town Way.

[theo_luddite]

I see Swansea and Stoke drawing, other than that I'll go with jjamez's prediction. The win against Wotfud being as much hope as realism to be honest. If we go in front early enough (whether it's the 1st minute or the 91st, I don't care as long as we do) then I think we could do them again. If we go behind ..... wasn't Saturday only our 2nd point of the season after going behind?

Having said that - not one of our last five opponents actually played like world beaters for 90 minutes this weekend did they? Some of them couldn't even do it for 45 minutes.

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from http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43049564



We are on 32 so likely need at least 2 points, preferably 4 or more. No reason not to take the 3 Blues and the Gooners on. only the lads from Smoke-on-Stench have a worse goal difference than us and it won't get better by losing 1-0 while sitting in our own half for 85 minutes. We might as well lose by 2 or 3 and go for it because I don't see Smoke getting enough points to equal our current or projected total anyway.

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and another thing ......

in each of our last 5 games, the bottom 8 have won 5 games between them and only 2 in the last 3.



It's not impossible but it's highly unlikely any of us will go on a 2 points a game league winning (over the season) run of form, other than maybe Palace who have finished their run of games against the top lot. (jjamez pretty much has that covered too).

[JUSTASILLYOLDGIT]

Since Watford beat Newcastle 3-0 away in November, they have played 10 times away, losing 9 and drawing just 1. In those 10 games they've scored only 2 goals. They haven't scored in the last 6. So, 3pts and almost safety in the bag then. Or.......... is this Town we're talking about.