While Manchester City race away at the top of the Premier League, the situation at the bottom is far tighter and the three sides who'll sit beneath the relegation line come May is anyone's guess.
And while you'd have expected certain teams to be down there, they have been joined by some bigger names such as Newcastle United, Everton and West Ham.
We take a closer look at where it has gone wrong for the basement boys, who is to blame and whether there are any reasons for optimism.