How West Ham’s next fixtures compare to Everton, Leeds…

How West Ham’s next fixtures compare to Everton, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Leicester

West Ham United have bolstered their chances of staying in the Premier League this season after picking up seven points from their last four league games.

The Hammers moved four points clear of the relegation zone on Sunday afternoon, overturning a 2-0 deficit to hold Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 2-2 draw.

While they are still in the Europa Conference League at the quarter-final stage, in the Premier League, they sit 15th in the table with just games remaining in their campaign.

Next up in the Premier League for West Ham is a trip to relegation-threatened rivals Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, less than 72 hours after their Europa Conference League quarter-final against Gent.

Of sides currently in the bottom six, just eight points separate West Ham in 15th from from 20th at present, with Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth only narrowly clear of the Hammers.

Of the current bottom six, West Ham have the toughest run of next four league fixtures, with meetings against Liverpool and Manchester City among them.

Leicester City in 19th have the easiest run of the current bottom six, with all of their next four games coming against sides sat 10th and lower.

Here is a look at the current bottom six’s next four fixtures and how they compare to the rest of the sides currently fighting to beat the drop.

15th West Ham United (P30, 31 pts)

April 23 – Bournemouth (a) – 14th
April 26 – Liverpool (h) – 8th
April 29 – Crystal Palace (a) – 12th
May – Manchester City (a) – 2nd

Average position of next four opponents: 9 (hardest)

Vladimir Coufal of West Ham United battles for the ball during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the London Stadium (Federico Guerra Maranesi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

16th Leeds United (P30, 29 pts)

April 17 – Liverpool (h) – 8th
April 22 – Fulham (a) – 10th
April 25 – Leicester City (h) – 19th
April 30 – Bournemouth (a) -14th

Average position of next four opponents: 13.75

17th Everton (P31, 27 pts)

April 22 – Crystal Palace (a) – 12th
April 27 – Newcastle United (h) – 4th
May 1 – Leicester City (a) – 19th
May 8 – Brighton and Hove Albion (a) – 7th

Average position of next four opponents: 10.5

18th Nottingham Forest (P31, 27 pts)

April 22 – Liverpool (a) – 8th
April 26 – Brighton and Hove Albion (h) – 7th
April 29 – Brentford (a) – 9th
May 8 – Southampton (h) – 20th

Average position of next four opponents: 11

19th Leicester City (P31, 25 pts)

April 22 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) – 13th
April 25 – Leeds United (a) – 16th
May 1 – Everton (h) – 17th
May 8 – Fulham (a) – 10th

Average position of next four opponents: 14 (easiest)