For so long as there's been relegation, supporters have been attempting to foretell the minimal variety of factors wanted to keep away from it.
So what ought to Burnley, Leeds, Sunderland and others be aiming for?
Historically, 40 factors are stated to be sufficient for Premier League survival.
That is as a result of solely three groups have ever reached the 40-point mark in a 38-game season and gone down.
They're: West Ham with 42 in 2002-03, Sunderland with 40 factors in 1996-97 and Bolton with 40 factors the next yr.
However, given all three of these seasons have been properly over 20 years in the past, is it time to set a decrease benchmark?
Over the previous 10 seasons, the typical factors collected by the crew in 18th – a complete you'd want to higher with the intention to keep up – has been precisely 32.
Tottenham completed Seventeenth final time period with 38 factors however, due to the weaknesses of the promoted trio, they'd nonetheless have crushed the drop with simply 26.
The season earlier than, Seventeenth-placed Nottingham Forest managed 32 factors – a tally which included a 4 factors deduction – however really solely wanted 27 to remain up.
