Premier League relegation: who will follow Portsmouth in to the Championship?

By Steve Wilson 224PM GMT twenty-four March 2010

Anxiety government Iain Dowie, Brian Laws and Gianfranco Zola are feeling the aria of a relegation dog quarrel Photo PA/ACTION IMAGES

Hull City P thirty PTS twenty-four GD -35Remaining fixtures Fulham (H), Stoke (A), Burnley (H), Birmingham (A), Aston Villa (H), Sunderland (H), Wigan (A), Liverpool (H)

On the up or going down? Five defeats on the rebound together with a loss to Portsmouth tells the own tale. Memories of last seasons last day shun will give them goal but the actuality they are right afar managed by Iain Dowie, who was on the losing finish of that Houdini action as a manager at Newcastle, might exam their faith. Winnable home games opposite Fulham, Burnley and Sunderland will need to be exploited as will a potentially wilful outing to Wigan on the penultimate day of the season.

Premier League fixtures Zola West Ham fans should collect on me not players West Ham 1 Wolves 3 Carlton Cole clashes with fan Premier League list Wolves beat West Ham

Hopes That one of West Ham, Wigan and Wolves will fool around the Newcastle United purpose from last season.

Fears That nothing of West Ham, Wigan and Wolves will fool around the Newcastle United purpose from last season.

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Burnley P 31 PTS twenty-four GD -33Remaining fixtures Blackburn (H), Man City (H), Hull City (A), Sunderland (A), Liverpool (H), Birmingham (A), Tottenham (H)

On the up or going down? Under Owen Coyle Turf Moor saw heady victories over Manchester United and Everton and points taken from Aston Villa and Man City. But those days appear a long, prolonged time ago. The extraordinary preference to put Brian Laws in assign looks similar to a large mistake. Defeats to Wigan and Wolves in new weeks feel similar to surrender. A home win over hated rivals Blackburn could speak up appetite in to the presence bid; defeat, however, would all but kill it.

Hopes Somewhere in in between slim and none.

Fears They wouldnt be behind again for a small time.

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West Ham United P 31 PTS twenty-seven GD -16Remaining fixtures Stoke (H), Everton (A), Sunderland (H), Liverpool (A), Wigan (H), Fulham (A), Man City (H)

On the up or going down? Not fit to wear the shirt, according to the nervous locals, during a mauling by Wolves that leaves certainty in between the West Ham patrol at a belly-of-a-snake low. On their day West Ham are a really decent group but such days have been integrate of and far in in between lately. Five true defeats though that enclosed Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea sees Gianfranco Zolas men in a nearby deadly decrease and the tie list stays unkind.

Hopes Robert Green and Carlton Cole find their England form again and fast and the locals get behind, rather than on the backs of, the team.

Fears A truth geared towards personification flitting football is not concordant with a relegation dog fight.

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Wigan Athletic P 31 PTS 31 GD -30Remaining fixtures Man City (A), Fulham (A), Portsmouth (H), Arsenal (H), West Ham (A), Hull City (H), Chelsea (A)

On the up or going down? Depends that Wigan we are articulate about. The side that did for Chelsea and Liverpool or the one that lost 4-0 to Bolton and Portsmouth and suffered that mauling at Tottenham. Two wins from their games opposite Portsmouth, West Ham and Hull should see them safe.

Hopes They have sufficient essential element about them to win a integrate of games even after they humour an unavoidable battering or dual along the way.

Fears Needing something from the last day of the deteriorate and a outing to Stamford Bridge.

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Wolves P 31 PTS 31 GD -22Remaining fixtures Everton (H), Arsenal (A), Stoke (H), Fulham (A), Blackburn (H), Portsmouth (A), Sunderland (H)

Looking up or down? If one group in the relegation brew is creation a plain box for presence it is Wolves. Seven goals and 7 points from their last 3 afar matches suggests bold health. The movement is with Mick McCarthys side and, the subsequent dual fixtures notwithstanding, a comparatively soft run-in awaits.

Hopes They have timed their scurry to the finish to perfection.

Fears Four of their last 7 games are at Molineux where they cant measure for toffee.

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Bolton P 31 PTS 32 GD -20Remaining fixtures Man United (H), Aston Villa (H), Chelsea (A), Stoke (A), Portsmouth (H), Tottenham (A), Birmingham (H)

Looking up or down? On the face of it Bolton have small to be concerned about 14th, eight points transparent of the dump zone, anticipating their form underneath Owen Coyle but a nasty seeking run-in equates to they are not protected only yet. Three uncommonly losable fixtures are up subsequent and disaster to take limit points from matches with Stoke and Portsmouth would siphon them right behind in to it.

Hopes They can scrape sufficient points in Apr to keep their heads on top of water.

Fears Complacency that the pursuit has already been done.