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Sky Sports Premier Predictor: Leicester City 50-50 to be relegated

By Harry Carr

Tuesday 14 February 2017 18:04, UK

Claudio Ranieri, Leicester manager, v Swansea
Image: Claudio Ranieri has seen his team slump to 17th this season

Defending Premier League champions Leicester have a 50 per cent chance of being relegated this season, according to the Sky Sports Premier Predictor.

Claudio Ranieri's men have lost their last five Premier League fixtures, including Sunday's damaging defeat at relegation rivals Swansea.

That wretched run of form has seen them slump to 17th in the table, just one point above the drop zone.

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Now, the Sky Sports Premier Predictor - which uses an algorithm to rank results, previous performances and the difficulty of upcoming fixtures - says the Foxes' Premier League status is in the balance.

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Hull City, Sunderland and Crystal Palace are the only teams currently expected to finish below Leicester, according to the Predictor, and last season's title winners will need to start picking up points soon if they are to reverse their shocking decline.

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Image: Liverpool boosted their top-four chances with win over Tottenham

Elsewhere, Chelsea remain hot favourites to take the crown this season. The Predictor gives them an 87 per cent chance of lifting the Premier League trophy.

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Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham remain the teams most likely to finish in the top four, although Liverpool have boosted their top four hopes with their impressive 2-0 win over Spurs.

Sky Sports Premier Predictor - % chance of Premier League finishing position

Team Winner Top 4 Relegated Predicted pts Predictor ranking pts Change this week
Chelsea 87% >99% <1% 84 835 -6
Man City 4% 68% <1% 72 694 18
Arsenal 3% 64% <1% 72 726 10
Tottenham 2% 61% <1% 71 771 -31
Liverpool 2% 53% <1% 70 702 31
Man Utd 1% 51% <1% 70 687 13
Everton <1% 3% <1% 60 607 -1
WBA <1% <1% <1% 53 494 4
West Ham <1% <1% <1% 51 458 -4
Burnley <1% <1% <1% 50 423 6
Stoke <1% <1% <1% 49 431 3
Southampton <1% <1% 1% 46 480 24
Watford <1% <1% 2% 45 384 -13
Bournemouth <1% <1% 10% 41 321 -18
Swansea <1% <1% 11% 41 365 16
Middlesbrough <1% <1% 22% 39 397 1
Leicester <1% <1% 50% 36 393 -16
Hull City <1% <1% 58% 35 326 -10
Sunderland <1% <1% 61% 35 322 -24
Crystal Palace <1% <1% 84% 32 345 -3

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