Just a few weeks ago, many believed that it would be a four-horse race for survival between Norwich City, Watford, Burnley and Newcastle United.
However, both Burnley and Newcastle have enjoyed a recent upturn in results and have dragged themselves up the table, whilst Leeds United, Everton and Brentford have all been sucked into danger.
The business end of the season is nigh and because of postponements earlier in the season, games are coming thick-and-fast for a lot of sides and the picture at the top and bottom of the table could be altered greatly in the next few weeks.
Here, we take a look at how the supercomputer, courtesy of FiveThirtyEight, predicts the 2021/22 Premier League table will look like and whether or not Eddie Howe’s side will have done enough to drag themselves out of relegation danger:
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5. Manchester United: 63 points (+10GD)
Narrowly missing out on European football will be the Red Devil’s who have been given just a 17% chance of qualifying for Champions League football. Ralf Rangnick’s side have struggled for consistency and may have to settle for Europa League football this season. Photo: Nathan Stirk
6. Tottenham Hotspur: 63 points (+7GD)
Impressive wins against Manchester City and Leeds United had a disappointing defeat to Burnley sandwiched between them. This kind of hot-and-cold form is probably why it is very difficult, even for the supercomputer, to predict where Spurs will end the season. They’ve been given a 19% chance of qualifying for Champions League football. Photo: Chris Brunskill
7. West Ham: 59 points (+9GD)
The Hammers picked up a crucial win against Wolves on Sunday to improve their chances of another season of European football. However, with just a 5% chance of qualifying for the Champions League, they may have to settle for Europa League football once again. Photo: Paul Harding
8. Wolves: 56 points (+2GD)
Wolves’ good form has fired them into European contention and even though they were defeated by West Ham at the weekend, they remain firmly in contention for a Europa League place. They’ve been given just a 1% chance of qualifying for Champions League football. Photo: Shaun Botterill