With the second half of the season now well under way and just 5 points separating those in the bottom half of the table, which three teams will eventually face the drop? After a great start to the season, Hull seem to be going backwards. Tottenham on the other hand started badly but have lifted themselves out of the bottom 3. But who has the legs to make it to the end?

The following table shows the algorithm’s view of team strength. The number of points represents the ‘power’ of a team. The higher the points, the stronger the team. Hull may still have a league ranking of 9 but this is mostly from their great start. They’re actually languishing near bottom in terms of team strength with just 17.27 points versus Totttenham with 63.60.

Based on this table, it would be Hull, Middlesbrough and Stoke who will drop into the Championship. As we know, form changes, players come and go. It’s down to the respective managers to motivate their team over the finish line.