The latest on the Top 7 v the Rest.

As could have been predicted at the start of the season, the usual top 7 clubs occupy the top 7 places in the Premier League. (Man Utd, Man City, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton). None of the remaining Premier League clubs do very well against the top 7, and at the moment only 3 of the other 13 have won more than one game against them. We have played 10 of our 14 games against them, whereas Sunderland and West Ham have only played 7 (West Ham play Chelsea tonight 29/01/2014), and Norwich only 8. 

We have to believe we can do better in our remaining fixtures than those teams around us, lets keep the faith.  

Table of The Rest 13 v The Top 7 as at 4.00pm on 28/01/2014

Team                      Pl       W    D    L      Pts
Newcastle                8        3     1    4      10
WBA                        8        1     5    2       8
Aston Villa               9        2     1    6       7
Sunderland              7        2     0    5        6
Southampton           8        1     3    4       6
Stoke                      9        1     2    6       5
Cardiff                  10        1     2    7       5
West Ham              7         1     0    6       3
Hull                        9         1     0    8       3
Norwich                  8         0     1    7       1
Crystal Palace         9         0     1    8       1
Swansea               10         0     1    9       1
Fulham                  9          0     0    9       0

TOTALS:            111       13  17  81

The top 7 teams therefore WIN more than 70% of the games against the rest, and the rest only win around 11% of the games against the top 7. 

Therefore, 4 of the teams have not managed a single win against the top 7. Credit must go to West Brom who despite a poor season by their standards have only lost twice to top 7 teams.

I know their are no easy games, but I hope this puts things in a hopeful and positive light.