Premier League relegation battle: Will Nottingham Forest, Luton or Burnley stay up?

This weekend has seen the Premier League relegation battle start to take shape.

Saturday saw Sheffield United's demise confirmed, while Everton and Brentford secured safety.

That means the battle at the bottom is now between Burnley, Luton and Nottingham Forest, with two of the three going down.

Luton missed a chance to climb out of the drop zone as they lost 2-1 at Wolves on Saturday, with their chances of relegation rising from 70% to 78% over the weekend.

Burnley picked up a battling 1-1 draw at Manchester United with an 87th-minute equaliser, which boosted their hopes of survival from 7% to almost 13%.

Nottingham Forest, in 17th, are one point above Luton and their chances of relegation have dropped by 1% over the weekend to 35% following their 2-0 defeat by Manchester City.

BBC Sport breaks down the relegation battle statistics...

Premier League table

17. Nottingham Forest

35

26

-20

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18. Luton

35

25

-29

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19. Burnley

35

24

-32

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20. Sheffield United (R)

35

16

-63

DLLLL

Predicted Premier League final table - Opta

17. Nottingham Forest

35

17th - 26 points

18. Luton Town

78

18th - 25 points

19. Burnley

87

19th - 24 points

20. Sheffield United (R)

100

20th - 16 points

What are the remaining fixtures?

Date

Nottingham Forest

Luton Town

Burnley

3 May

Everton (H)

4 May

Sheffield United (A)

Newcastle United (H)

11 May

Chelsea (H)

West Ham (A)

Tottenham (A)

19 May

Burnley (A)

Fulham (H)

Nottingham Forest (H)

But it's complicated...

While Forest's four-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has been applied, they have appealed against the decision. That appeal was set to be heard on Wednesday, 24 April.

The hearing was expected to be wrapped up within a day, but Forest will have to wait to discover if they are successful - with the timeframe of the outcome unclear.

They are expected to discover their fate before the final day of the season.

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