"For the first time since before Christmas, just three points will separate the teams in 17th and 18th at the end of a Premier League weekend. West Ham's 2-0 victory at Burnley has at last dragged them to within touching distance of Nottingham Forest again, with the Hammers enjoying a mid-season renaissance by winning three of their past four matches. While Wolves and Burnley are cut completely adrift, Nuno Espirito Santo's team are seemingly keeping the relegation battle alive single-handedly."
"There have only been 10 occasions since the Premier League was formed in 1992-93 that the fight for survival has not gone down to the final day - although five of those have occurred in the last decade. So after some damp squibs in recent years, are we set for an unusually exciting end to the campaign at the bottom of the table? BBC Sport looks at how things are shaping up as clubs attempt to avoid the dreaded drop into the Championship."
Three points separate 17th and 18th for the first time since before Christmas after West Ham's 2-0 victory at Burnley. West Ham have won three of four matches and reignited their challenge, while Nottingham Forest sit marginally above them. Wolves languish bottom with eight points from 25 matches and face a 99.99% chance of relegation per Opta, risking the lowest-ever Premier League points total. Burnley's probability of relegation stands at 99.4% after the defeat, amid growing fan frustration and calls for manager Scott Parker's dismissal. Only ten seasons since 1992-93 avoided a final-day survival decision.
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