What's the state of play in the Premier League relegation scrap and could Luton or Burnley really catch Nottingham Forest?
- 17 | N Forest - 26 pts | GD: -20
- 18 | Luton - 25 pts | GD: -29
- 19 | Burnley - 24 pts | GD: -32
- 20 | Sheff Utd - 16 pts | GD: -63
*All have played 35 games
Premier League relegation odds (via Sky Bet)
- Luton - 1/7
- Burnley - 1/5
- N Forest 6/4
One down, two to go
With Sheffield United now relegated all that remains is whether they concede 100 goals in the season having already broken Derby's record for most goals conceded (89) in a 38-game Premier League season having shipped. It's is highly likely, with the Blades on 97 conceded with three games left.
BURNLEY's ability to pick up the occasional victory while teams above them fail to win and/or are hit with points deductions means they remain in the fight.
For now the ambition, unlikely though it seems, must surely be to head into their season-ending game with Nottingham Forest without yet having been relegated.
A late equaliser at Manchester United really has given them a fighting chance.
Life in Luton
LUTON continue to show the sort of fight required, with scenes of bedlam consistent at Kenilworth Road all season.
Losing 5-1 at home to Brentford was a shock, but with now safe Everton and unpredictable Fulham still to come they'll believe they still have an enormous chance of pulling off the seemingly impossible.
Worries for Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST's four-point deduction was a huge blow for a team already struggling on the pitch.
The obsession with refereeing decisions seems to have steered focus away from their terrible run of form.
Since winning back-to-back matches in Nuno's second and third fixtures at the helm, Forest have won just twice in 19 games in all competitions.
They fought well in defeat by Manchester City, and now face a trip to Sheffield United and home game with Chelsea before a potentially huge final-day match against Burnley at Turf Moor.
Toffees sticking around
Despite their constant points deductions, and long spells without a win, Everton are now safe courtesy of three successive wins.
Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace produced the same run of results when they needed it to quell any kind of worries.
And back-to-back victories for Brentford, including a 5-1 thrashing of Luton, is what kept them in the division for another season.
Odds correct at 1830 BST (28/04/24)
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