Nottingham Forest enter their final six games of the season desperate to ensure their stay in the Premier League lasts more than just one campaign.
After winning promotion to the top flight via the play-offs last season, the Reds now have a battle on their hands to stay there. A 3-2 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday left Forest still in the bottom three. The loss also extended their winless run to 11 games.
Forest are back in action on Wednesday, April 26, when they host Brighton and Hove Albion at the City Ground. The Seagulls are one of the surprise packages of the season and pushing for a top-six finish.
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With that in mind, we’ve taken a look at the remaining six (or in some cases seven) fixtures for top-flight clubs placed 12th or lower, and rated their potential difficulty....
Crystal Palace, 12th place (36 points)
Wolves (A) - Tues 25 April
West Ham (H) - Sat 29 April
Tottenham (A) - Sat 16 May
Bournemouth (H) - Sat 13 May
Fulham (A) - Sat 20 May
Nottingham Forest (H) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 13.1
Wolves, 13th place (34 points)
Crystal Palace (H) - Tues 25 April
Brighton (A) - Sat 29 April
Aston Villa (H) - Sat 6 May
Man United (A) - Sat 13 May
Everton (H) - Sat 20 May
Arsenal (A) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 9.3
Bournemouth, 14th place (33 points)
Southampton (A) - Thurs 27 April
Leeds United (H) - Sun 30 April
Chelsea (H) - Sat 6 May
Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 13 May
Man United (H) - Sat 20 May
Everton (A) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 13.4
West Ham, 15th place (31 points)
Liverpool (H) - Weds 26 April
Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 29 April
Man City (A) - Weds 3 May
Man United (H) - Sun 7 May
Brentford (A) - Sat 13 May
Leeds United (H) - Sat 20 May
Leicester City (A) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 10.4
Leeds United, 16th place (29 points)
Leicester City (H) - Tues 25 April
Bournemouth (A) - Sun 30 April
Man City (A) - Sun 7 May
Newcastle (H) - Sat 13 May
West Ham (A) - Sat 20 May
Tottenham (H) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 9.8
Everton, 17th place (27 points)
Newcastle (H) - Thurs 27 April
Leicester City (A) - Mon 1 May
Brighton (A) - Sun 8 May
Man City (H) - Sun 14 May
Wolves (A) - Sat 20 May
Bournemouth (H) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 10.1
Nottingham Forest, 18th place (27 points)
Brighton (H) - Weds 26 April
Brentford (A) - Sat 29 April
Southampton (H) - Mon 8 May
Chelsea (A) - Sat 13 May
Arsenal (H) - Sat 20 May
Crystal Palace (A) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 9.7
Leicester City, 19th place (25 points)
Leeds United (A) - Tues 25 April
Everton (H) - Mon 1 May
Fulham (A) - Sat 8 May
Liverpool (H) - Mon 15 May
Newcastle (A) - Sat 20 May
West Ham (H) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 11.9
Southampton, 20th place (23 points)
Bournemouth (H) - Thurs 27 April
Newcastle (A) - Sun 30 April
Nottingham Forest (A) - Sat 8 May
Fulham (H) - Sat 13 May
Brighton (A) - Sat 20 May
Liverpool (H) - Sun 28 May
Average position of opponents - 8.9
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