Awoniyi, Dennis, others live to fight another day
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By Ed Emeanua
Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo now know their fate for the English championship league next season has been sealed as Southampton becomes the first Premier League Club to be relegated this season.
The Saints confirmed their relegation fate with a 0-2 home capitulation to vising Fulham at Saint Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, to book their ticket to Championship football next season.
Just at the same time, Taiwo Awoniyi’s gallantry-a brace of strikes on both halves-in Nottingham Forest 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, was only enough to get his side a temporary relegation reprieve.
| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |  Man City |
34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 31 | 58 | 82 |
Won 3-1 against Leicester Won 4-1 against Arsenal Won 2-1 against Fulham Won 3-0 against West Ham Won 2-1 against Leeds
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| 2 |  Arsenal |
35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 39 | 44 | 81 |
Drew 2-2 with West Ham Drew 3-3 with Southampton Lost 1-4 to Man City Won 3-1 against Chelsea Won 2-0 against Newcastle
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| 3 |  Newcastle |
35 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 66 |
Won 6-1 against Spurs Won 4-1 against Everton Won 3-1 against Southampton Lost 0-2 to Arsenal Drew 2-2 with Leeds
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| 4 |  Man Utd |
35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 66 |
Drew 2-2 with Spurs Won 1-0 against Aston Villa Lost 0-1 to Brighton Lost 0-1 to West Ham Won 2-0 against Wolves
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| 5 |  Liverpool |
35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 62 |
Won 3-2 against Nottm Forest Won 2-1 against West Ham Won 4-3 against Spurs Won 1-0 against Fulham Won 1-0 against Brentford
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| 6 |  Spurs |
36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 57 |
Lost 1-6 to Newcastle Drew 2-2 with Man Utd Lost 3-4 to Liverpool Won 1-0 against C Palace Lost 1-2 to Aston Villa
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| 7 |  Aston Villa |
36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 57 |
Drew 1-1 with Brentford Won 1-0 against Fulham Lost 0-1 to Man Utd Lost 0-1 to Wolves Won 2-1 against Spurs
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| 8 |  Brighton |
33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 55 |
Won 2-1 against Chelsea Lost 1-3 to Nottm Forest Won 6-0 against Wolves Won 1-0 against Man Utd Lost 1-5 to Everton
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| 9 |  Fulham |
36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 51 |
Lost 0-1 to Aston Villa Lost 1-2 to Man City Lost 0-1 to Liverpool Won 5-3 against Leicester Won 2-0 against Southampton
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| 10 |  Brentford |
35 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 50 |
Lost 0-2 to Wolves Drew 1-1 with Aston Villa Won 2-0 against Chelsea Won 2-1 against Nottm Forest Lost 0-1 to Liverpool
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| 11 |  Chelsea |
35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 43 |
Lost 1-2 to Brighton Lost 0-2 to Brentford Lost 1-3 to Arsenal Won 3-1 against AFC Bournemouth Drew 2-2 with Nottm Forest
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| 12 |  C Palace |
36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 43 |
Drew 0-0 with Everton Lost 0-2 to Wolves Won 4-3 against West Ham Lost 0-1 to Spurs Won 2-0 against AFC Bournemouth
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| 13 |  Wolves |
36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 52 | -22 | 40 |
Lost 1-2 to Leicester Won 2-0 against C Palace Lost 0-6 to Brighton Won 1-0 against Aston Villa Lost 0-2 to Man Utd
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| 14 |  AFC Bournemouth |
36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 39 |
Lost 0-4 to West Ham Won 1-0 against Southampton Won 4-1 against Leeds Lost 1-3 to Chelsea Lost 0-2 to C Palace
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| 15 |  WestHam |
35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 37 |
Won 4-0 against AFC Bournemouth Lost 1-2 to Liverpool Lost 3-4 to C Palace Lost 0-3 to Man City Won 1-0 against Man Utd
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| 16 |  Nottm Forest |
36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 34 |
Lost 2-3 to Liverpool Won 3-1 against Brighton Lost 1-2 to Brentford Won 4-3 against Southampton Drew 2-2 with Chelsea
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| 17 |  Everton |
35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 32 |
Lost 1-3 to Fulham Drew 0-0 with C Palace Lost 1-4 to Newcastle Drew 2-2 with Leicester Won 5-1 against Brighton
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| 18 |  Leeds |
36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 71 | -25 | 31 |
Lost 1-2 to Fulham Drew 1-1 with Leicester Lost 1-4 to AFC Bournemouth Lost 1-2 to Man City Drew 2-2 with Newcastle
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| 19 |  Leicester |
35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 30 |
Lost 1-3 to Man City Won 2-1 against Wolves Drew 1-1 with Leeds Drew 2-2 with Everton Lost 3-5 to Fulham
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| 20 |  Southampton |
36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 66 | -35 | 24 |
Drew 3-3 with Arsenal Lost 0-1 to AFC Bournemouth Lost 1-3 to Newcastle Lost 3-4 to Nottm Forest Lost 0-2 to Fulham
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The Nigeria striker and compatriot, Emmanuel Dennis, in tandem with their struggling Forest club, will live to fight another day as their onerous survival joust in English elite football drags mercilessly on till the end of the season.
Same goes for Alex Iwobi who fights on with his Everton teammates tomorrow in their crucial date with defending champions and current leaders, Manchester City at the Goodison Park.
kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi are also involved in the relegation war to avoid relegation from the Premier League at the end of the season.
Iheanacho and Ndidi’s struggling Leicester side are pitted in another crucial premier league tie against Champions League qualification chasing Liverpool on Monday at the King Power Stadium.
The overall permutation in the Premier League backwater fight is that forty points is enough to save any club from relegation at this stage.
With that in mind, West Ham on 37 points need just a win from their three remaining league games to avoid being relegated at the end of the season.
West Ham’s next involvements are against Brentford (away) on Sunday, May 14, Leeds (home) on May 21, and Leicester (away) on final day (May 28).
With Southampton now relegated, two other sides among Leicester, Everton, Forest and West Ham must follow ‘The Saints’ on the same fate.
