Spurs need 7 points from next three games.
My rudimentary Premier League Predictor programme says that Spurs will survive the relegation battle, despite a meagre points total of 36 points.
The predictor says that Spurs will win just 4 of their remaining 17 games. Those are the next two home games against Portsmouth and Stoke, and later games at home to Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion.
I have previously made the point that Spurs must get some points under their belt in their next games, rather than rely upon the season run-in. Why? Well our last five games include away fixtures at Old Trafford, Goodison Park and Anfield. We also have yet to play Arsenal and Chelsea at home.
My view is that 9 points from our next three games (Bolton away follows the Stoke game) is absolutely vital for Spurs to stand a real chance of survival. Let's say that 7 points might be a satisfactory return from those three games. Any other return, and I am sure the predictor will be saying something else about our chances.
Premier League Results - 10-14.01.09
Arsenal 1-0 Bolton
A. villa 2-1 West Brom
Everton 2-0 Hull
Fulham P Blackburn
M'brough 1-1 S'derland
Newcastle 2-2 West Ham
P'tsmouth P Man City
Stoke 0-0 Liverpool
Wigan 1-0 Spurs
Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea
Man Utd 1-0 Wigan
Barclays Premier League
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Liverpool 21 13 7 1 35 13 22 46
2 Man Utd 20 13 5 2 33 10 23 44
3 Chelsea 21 12 6 3 40 12 28 42
4 A. Villa 21 12 5 4 35 23 12 41
5 Arsenal 21 11 5 5 34 23 11 38
6 Everton 21 10 5 6 29 25 4 35
7 Wigan 21 9 4 8 25 22 3 31
8 Hull 21 7 6 8 28 39 -11 27
9 Fulham 19 6 8 5 18 14 4 26
10 West Ham 21 7 5 9 26 30 -4 26
11 Newcastle 21 5 8 8 28 34 -6 23
12 Bolton 21 7 2 12 22 29 -7 23
13 S'derland 21 6 5 10 22 30 -8 23
14 P'tsmouth 20 6 5 9 21 33 -12 23
15 Man City 20 6 4 10 38 30 8 22
16 M'brough 21 5 6 10 18 30 -12 21
17 Stoke 21 5 6 10 18 33 -15 21
18 Spurs 21 5 5 11 20 26 -6 20
19 Blackburn 20 4 6 10 22 36 -14 18
20 West Brom 21 5 3 13 17 37 -20 18
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