How many points Newcastle United need to stay in the Premier League - and it's NOT 40 points
By Jordan Cronin
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 3rd Mar 2019, 13:17 GMT
Newcastle United will need just FIVE points in their final nine games in order to secure Premier League survival - according to the history books.
The Magpies remain six points above the drop zone and have history going in their favour with 36 points the average total in which guarantee top-flight survival. Click and scroll through the pages as we crunch the numbers from every season in the Premier League era and discover the points total needed to survive in their specific campaign.
The average points total required for Premier League survival - and it's NOT 40 points
Goal difference was enough to see Coventry and Southampton survive as Manchester City, QPR and Bolton Wanderers suffered relegation in the Premier League's maiden season.
Sunderland reached the 40 points total but were condemned to relegation alongside Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Coventry survived in 17th by one point.
Goal difference again proved crucial, keeping Everton above the dreaded line, inflicting a relegation on Bolton Wanderers. Barnsley and Crystal Palace also went down.
Charlton slipped in the second tier with 36 points while Southampton survived by a five points, in the end.
Wimbledon's 33 points wasn't enough to retain their top-flight status as Bradford City beat the drop by three points.
With 34 points, Manchester City were relegated for the second time in five years as Coventry and Bradford City joined them in the second tier.
18th place Ipswich could only reach a points total of 36 points as Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers survived with a tally of 40.
Remarkably, not even 42 points was enough to see West Ham safe as Bolton Wanderers won the race for survival. West Brom and Sunderland had been comfortably cut adrift.
The whole bottom three of Leeds, Leicester and Wolves ended the campaign with 33 points.
34 points was the magic number again as West Brom completed the great escape with Crystal Palace, Norwich and Southampton slipping in the Championship.
