Leeds vs Nottingham Forest and Burnley vs West Ham make it a enormous…

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest and Burnley vs West Ham make it a enormous…

This Premier League weekend sees two relegation six-pointers at the backside of the desk.

It all begins at Friday Night Football as Sixteenth-placed Leeds host Seventeenth-placed Nottingham Forest – with each groups beginning this weekend level on factors with a six-point cushion above the backside three.

Then on Saturday, Nineteenth-placed Burnley host 18th-placed West Ham in a do-or-die game for the Clarets. Burnley are already 11 factors off security with 14 games to go and are 5 factors behind the Hammers.

Sky Sports’ soccer journalists look by the main speaking factors for the 4 groups…

Leeds and Farke at a crossroads of their season

Nottingham Forest at house. This is little doubt the greatest game of Leeds’ season – and for Daniel Farke’s reign at Elland Road. Both club and supervisor are at a crossroads.

The German head coach has completed nicely to quieten the early-season doubters, and has given himself hope in his bid to show he’s not just an elite Championship supervisor. He may be a profitable Premier League one, too.

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But what Farke and Leeds have insisted since the start of the season is: so long as they’re on a point-per-game foundation, then the club can be positive.

Leeds presently have 26 factors from 24 games so they’re above the point-per-game mark. But if they do not win against Forest on Friday, then it could get a little bit tense.

That’s because after this weekend, Leeds go away to Chelsea and Aston Villa, then host Manchester City. Leeds might dip under that mark by the end of the month – and then questions can be requested again.
Sam Blitz

Can new boy Lucca assist Forest’s conversion?

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Sky Sports News’ Anton Toloui assesses the enterprise Nottingham Forest have completed in the January switch window.

We might see a Nottingham Forest debut for new striker Lorenzo Lucca at Elland Road, who signed on mortgage from Napoli in January.

Sean Dyche can be wanting the 6ft 7in Italian to assist enhance Forest’s objective conversion, which ranks among the worst in the Premier League. They are Nineteenth for targets (24), Nineteenth for shot conversion (8.5 per cent) and did not score in the second most games (11 of 24 – only Wolves did not score in more).

Morgan Gibbs-White stays their top league scorer this season (6) – holding him in the summer season arguably their best enterprise – and he might go level with Bryan Roy (24) as Forest’s second highest goalscorer in the Premier League.

The club’s current highest scorer in the league is Chris Wood (37), however injury has restricted his minutes and targets (two) this season. Forest’s other strikers – Igor Jesus, Taiwo Awoniyi and Arnaud Kalimuendo – have managed just three targets between them, so Lucca’s arrival is well timed and, hopefully, fruitful.

But despite struggles in entrance of objective, Forest are on their longest unbeaten run of the season (4) and have gained 4 of their last seven away Premier League games, including the last two.

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Can Forest add more targets to Morgan Gibbs-White?

Dyche’s first league win in cost was against Leeds on November 9 too, and he can be in search of the same again as his ship steadying mission continues on Friday Night Football.
Charlotte Marsh

Hammers have hope – however must bounce again from Chelsea blow

West Ham’s survival prospects regarded reworked at half-time on Saturday, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet 2-0 up at Chelsea and trying set to again up consecutive wins over Tottenham and Sunderland to offer themselves a platform to tug out of and away from the drop zone.

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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s match against West Ham in the Premier League.

But a painful collapse to their London rivals – capped off by that crushing blow of an Enzo Fernandez injury-time clincher – has ramped up the relegation battle stress as soon as more. Now, the journey to Burnley appears like a must-win.

The Hammers can take encouragement from their current performances, though. There has been an elevated risk in attacking areas, with Crysencio Summerville hitting kind, while deadline day loanee Axel Disasi might assist tackle the persistent defensive issue from crosses, which as soon as again emerged at Stamford Bridge.

Fixtures with Man Utd, Bournemouth, Liverpool, Fulham, Man City and Aston Villa observe the journey to Turf Moor. With that in thoughts, getting factors on the board on Saturday is crucial.
Peter Smith

Burnley in last likelihood saloon

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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Sunderland and Burnley.

It’s now or never for Burnley to end their 15-game winless run in the Premier League and kickstart their fight for survival as Scott Parker appears for a response to their woeful 3-0 defeat at Sunderland.

The relegation alarm bells have been ringing lengthy before their embarrassing performance in the north east on Monday, with Saturday’s house fixture against West Ham a essential alternative to shut the hole to security.

After attracts with Tottenham, Liverpool and Man Utd, plus a victory over Millwall in the FA Cup, Burnley “fell way short” in doing “the real basics” at Sunderland.

“I didn’t see this performance coming,” added Parker. “As a club that’s fighting for survival, it’s not acceptable,” said defender Kyle Walker.

So will there be a response? There wasn’t one in the January switch window to assist Burnley’s plight as only James Ward-Prowse arrived on mortgage and he will not even be capable to face his mother or father club on Saturday.

Burnley must show they don’t seem to be making ready for the Championship already.
David Richardson

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