Which sides face relegation from the Premier League in 2015/16?

Which teams face relegation from the Premier League in 2015/16?

The 2014/15 campaign certainly didn’t pass without its fair share of heightened drama, inevitable heart-break, and even the odd miracle as last season’s domestic term eventually came to its close.

 

From the teams who barely escaped the threat of relegation back down to the Championship by the skin of their teeth, to the sides who greatly frustrated their supporters with their way below par performances – and of course not forgetting the outfits who always seemed nailed on for the drop in the first place – 2014/15 ultimately didn’t fall short of last day excitement.

 

So, even though mid-way through the summer transfer window doesn’t seem like the wisest time to predict which teams will fall victim to the drop come this time next year – just who looks most well placed to satisfy their supporters by the end of the season, and who will end up plying their trade in the Championship next term as the 2015/16 campaign reaches its conclusion?

 

Bournemouth –

The English second tier certainly provided fans of the Premier League with some relatively fresh outfits to stake their claim in the top flight next season, but none were as unlikely as Eddie Howe’s plucky AFC Bournemouth side.

 

The Cherries weren’t exactly incredible in the goal-scoring department last season, yet because Bournemouth successfully topped the Championship table with perhaps the most promising young English manager currently operating in the game at the moment – it seems Eddie Howe’s outfit look like the most confident bunch of the newly promoted teams.

 

Nevertheless, it would take a brave man to back Bournemouth for survival as they clearly remain one of the least high profile sides to ever make an appearance in the English Premier League.

 

Watford –

Watford have gone for a risky approach this summer after parting ways with the man in the dug-out who got the Hornets promoted in the first place – Slavisa Jokanovic – and replacing him with the somewhat equally unrecognisable – Quique Flores.

 

Fortune favours the brave supposedly, but as the impressive striking form of both Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo may yet not be enough to keep Watford safe next season, perhaps the decision to begin the new term under such unpredictable circumstances may backfire for the Hornets in the end. 

 

Norwich –

Alex Neil’s side remain the only outfit among the newly promoted teams to have recently plied their trade in the Premier League. With Cameron Jermone among a whole host of other names with top flight experience on board next term, the signs look decent for the Canaries with a little more summer recruitment needed to aid their cause in 2015/16.

 

They may not have been much of a success in the Prem when they were relegated two seasons ago, but they certainly weren’t push-overs either – so this time around Norwich definitely stand a fighting chance once again.

 

Leicester City –

The King Power Stadium faithful experienced one of the greatest escapes ever from relegation last season. The Foxes’ poor form around the mid-way point and the somewhat dreaded Christmas period saw many wrongly write them off towards the end of the year, as a team with very little going for them.

 

Leicester nevertheless showed true fight and determination to stay up last season, yet as Nigel Pearson’s off-filed antics really didn’t help matters from the Foxes perspective in all honesty, perhaps the fiery boss won’t be smiling come the end of the 2015/16 campaign.

 

Sunderland –

It wouldn’t be a bold call to suggest that Sunderland will once again be rooting around near the bottom of the table come the end of next season. In failing to stick with the plan set up under Paolo Di Canio just a few seasons ago, the Black Cats haven’t dealt with their long-term issues, and have merely stagnated as a result of the lack of quality out on the pitch.

 

Dick Advocaat did well last term; that much is certain – but can the 67-year-old Dutchman really be the man to lead Sunderland into a better future in the next few years? Probably not.

 

The Black Cats will still likely stay up next season however, as a result of their prior experience of the Premier League dog-fight.

 

Newcastle –

Make no mistake, unless the Tynesiders completely tighten up the way things are run behind the scenes at St. James’ next season, relegation will always remain a dangerous threat for Newcastle United.

 

Admittedly a further bounce back down to the Championship does look unlikely going into the new campaign for sure, but as no one really saw the Magpies losing eight consecutive games in a row at the tail-end of last season and almost nose-diving into the English second tier once again, nothing is seemingly impossible for Steve McClaren’s new outfit. 

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