2019-2020 PL: Race To Avoid The Drop

*dusts off thread* Whew, its' been a while...

15th} Brighton & Hove Albion, 32 pts (8g, -7)
16th} Watford, 28 pts (8g, -17)
t-17th{17]West Ham United, 27 pts (8g, -17)

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t-17th[18]Bournemouth, 27 pts (8g, -20)
19th} Aston Villa, 26 pts (8g, -23)
20th} Norwich City, 21 pts (8g, -30)

....with eight games left, Brighton have inched closer to safety, while Watford, West Ham, Bournemouth & Aston Villa are continuing to fight for the last two safe spots above the drop....

16th} West Ham United, 30 pts (6g, -18)
17th} Watford, 28 pts (6g, -20)

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(x)t-18th[18]Aston Villa, 27 pts (6g, -24)
(x)t-18th[19]Bournemouth, 27 pts (6g, -24)
20th} Norwich City, 21 pts (6g, -35)

x-Aston Villa stand 18th due to better goals scored tiebreaker over Bournemouth (36 goals to 30 goals)

With Norwich City all but relegated, the battle here is between Watford, Aston Villa & Bournemouth for 17th and safety next season...

t-16th[16]West Ham United, 31 pts (4g, -19)
t-16th[17]Watford, 31 pts (4g, -22)

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18th} Bournemouth, 28 pts (4g, -27)
19th} Aston Villa, 27 pts (4g, -29)
20th} Norwich City, 21 pts (4g, -37)

-Norwich City will be relegated w/one more loss
-Both West Ham & Watford can solidify their safety odds w/a win respectively
-Both Aston Villa & Bournemouth need to win in order to keep their efforts alive

1 spot, 3 teams....has a nice, 2 Girls 1 Cup ring to it, huh?

-Aston Villa & Watford are on 34 pts
-Bournemouth has 31 pts

For Bournemouth to avoid the drop
-Win vs. Everton with losses by Aston Villa & Watford

For Watford to avoid the drop
-Win or draw vs. Arsenal (would automatically relegate Bournemouth)
-If Watford draw, Aston Villa must lose
-If both Watford and Villa draw, Villa are safe and Watford go down

For Aston Villa to avoid the drop
-Win or draw vs. West Ham (would automatically relegate Bournemouth)
-If Villa draw, Watford must either lose or draw
-If both Villa & Watford draw, Villa are safe and Watford go down
-If Villa lose, Watford must also lose and by either an equal or greater amount