Friday 7 April 2017 10:41, UK
Who will be relegated from the Premier League this season? Jamie Carragher, Alan Smith, Thierry Henry, Niall Quinn and Graeme Souness have their say...
Ahead of this weekend's fixtures, Sunderland are rock bottom of the table - 10 points from safety - with Middlesbrough and Swansea occupying the other two spots.
Hull City are two points clear of the drop zone with seven to play - but could Crystal Palace, West Ham or Burnley be sucked in to the scrap?
Here's what the Sky Sports pundits predicted when we asked them at the start of the week...
I would pick Sunderland and, unfortunately, one of my old teams Middlesbrough, who are just not scoring enough goals and do not look like scoring goals.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw Swansea and Bournemouth play a game of football that was like watching a Dutch game, especially from Swansea's point of view, who were fighting for their lives. It was nice; there were no do-or-die moments and there was no one getting angry with their team-mates. I saw a nice game of football where they passed the ball and kept it in their own half - but did not look like winning the game. They worried me then and would worry me now.
As for Hull, even when Mike Phelan was there, I always felt that it was about the ball not being put in the net by them, which I know is a big deal, but if someone could just get a few goals for them…Fair credit to Marco Silva, he has kept their heads up and that is why Hull have a chance.
Right now I am going for Swansea to go down and that is only based on what I saw in the last two weeks in a pretty passionless game at Bournemouth and their inability to beat one of their relegation rivals in Middlesbrough.
Sunderland are going down, and Middlesbrough. Then it'll be a hell of a battle between Swansea and Hull, while someone else might drop down there. Palace look like they're doing okay at the moment but you never know what can happen in this league, but I'll go with Swansea.
Sunderland are virtually gone and I think Middlesbrough will go as well. It's a toss up between Swansea and Hull, although both managers have done a great job to give them a fighting chance. But even a team like Burnley are getting a little bit close with a few games to go, and there could be a surprise with another team getting dragged back into it.
I think Sunderland have run out of lives. Hull City are a funny one with Marco Silva, he's a very talented manager, but he has it all to do still. I think he might just fall short. Finally, Middlesbrough as well.
Sunderland are in big trouble and I don't see any way for them back. Against Swansea, things may have been so different for Steve Agnew at Middlesbrough if Rudy Gestede finished his big chance. That would have lifted them and given them impetus.
I'm not entirely sure Burnley are safe yet. They need another win or two. If you looked at the way they played against Spurs, as soon as Spurs scored the first goal Burnley were over and out. I'd worry that they might struggle if Hull keep winning and Swansea get above them. They've got a cushion, but at the end of April that might be different.
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