Watford are rooted rock-bottom in the Premier League table with just nine points and Norwich are only two points better off - but is the writing on the wall? No team with 33 points or fewer have stayed up in the Premier League since the 38-game season was introduced in 1995/96 - so the Hornets and Canaries certainly need an upturn in results. Since 2000/01, only three teams out of 19 that were bottom of the Premier League table on Christmas Day have survived come May - that's a mere 16 per cent. However, it might be worth noting that one of the few teams to secure top-flight survival after sitting bottom of the Premier League at Christmas was Leicester in 2014/15 - with new Watford head coach Nigel Pearson at the helm. Their average opponent ranks 7.4 in the league table, facing Liverpool this weekend and Manchester United before Christmas Day.

Source: Sky sports December 13, 2019 12:00 UTC